New Town & Christ Church ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kayleigh Rippingale Elected | 1,249 | 32.4% | +2.7 |
| Green Party | Andrew Canessa | 899 | 23.3% | +8.4 |
| Reform UK | Andrew Eddy | 746 | 19.3% | -2.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Annesley Hardy | 467 | 12.1% | +4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Mathias | 459 | 11.9% | -12.5 |
| Independent | Ian Partridge | 39 | 1.0% | -0.4 |
| Majority | 350 | |||
| Turnout | 38.4% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,058 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,859 | |||
Labour Party hold
23/10/2025 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Richard William Bourne Elected | 800 | 29.7% | -27.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chantelle Whyborn | 657 | 24.4% | +12.1 |
| Reform UK | James Child | 600 | 22.3% | — |
| Green Party | Alex Elizabeth McCormick | 401 | 14.9% | +5.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Angus Allan | 200 | 7.4% | -8.9 |
| Independent | Ian Partridge | 38 | 1.4% | -3.1 |
| Majority | 143 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,245 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,696 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Pam Cox Elected | 1,639 | 57.3% | +15.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Piggott | 468 | 16.4% | +3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Mathias | 350 | 12.2% | -19.6 |
| Green Party | Sara Nicola Ruth | 275 | 9.6% | +2.9 |
| Independent | Ian Partridge | 128 | 4.5% | -2.2 |
| Majority | 1,171 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,860 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Samuel Ian Alexander McLean Elected | 1,301 | 41.9% | -4.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Spindler | 990 | 31.9% | -2.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Piggott | 399 | 12.9% | -5.5 |
| Independent | Ian Partridge | 208 | 6.7% | — |
| Green Party | Robert Charles Brannan | 207 | 6.7% | -8.3 |
| Majority | 311 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | 9,641 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,105 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
05/05/2022 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kayleigh Rippingale Elected | 1,451 | 45.9% | +2.4 |
| Labour Party | Samuel Ian Alexander McLean Elected | 1,292 | 40.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Spindler | 1,089 | 34.4% | +11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin James | 920 | 29.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Annesley Hardy | 580 | 18.3% | -7.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carla Ellen Hales | 524 | 16.6% | — |
| Green Party | Clare Elizabeth Burgess | 473 | 14.9% | +6.4 |
| Majority | 203 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,164 | |||
Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Pam Cox Elected | 1,521 | 43.4% | +11.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carla Ellen Hales | 887 | 25.3% | +5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Spindler | 794 | 22.7% | -13.6 |
| Green Party | Robert Charles Brannan | 301 | 8.6% | -3.9 |
| Majority | 634 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,503 | |||
Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Cope Elected | 1,128 | 36.2% | +10.4 |
| Labour Party | Elisa Mabel Vasquez-Walters | 992 | 31.9% | -9.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carla Ellen Hales | 604 | 19.4% | -5.2 |
| Green Party | Robert Charles Brannan | 390 | 12.5% | +6.9 |
| Majority | 136 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,114 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lorcan James Whitehead Elected | 1,319 | 41.7% | +16.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Spindler | 816 | 25.8% | -15.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Annesley Hardy | 780 | 24.6% | -0.3 |
| Green Party | Robert Charles Brannan | 177 | 5.6% | -14.5 |
| Independent | Edmund John Chinnery | 74 | 2.3% | — |
| Majority | 503 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,166 | |||
Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Theresa Margaret Anne Higgins Elected | 1,140 | 41.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Cope Elected | 1,113 | 40.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Annie Feltham Elected | 1,032 | 37.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Abigail Sarah Fuller | 710 | 25.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Annesley Hardy | 691 | 25.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Leslie Crow | 666 | 24.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Payne | 616 | 22.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Oladipo Oluwafemi Ogedengbe | 563 | 20.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Jaki Donna Whyte | 559 | 20.2% | — |
| Green Party | Robert Charles Brannan | 555 | 20.0% | — |
| Green Party | Ruby Ramona Runnalls Palmer | 346 | 12.5% | — |
| Green Party | Laurence James Knight | 317 | 11.4% | — |
| Majority | 322 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,769 | |||