Shrub End 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | James Child Elected | 937 | 34.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Mick Spindler | 850 | 30.8% | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mick Spindler | 850 | 30.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Cameron Hope | 333 | 12.1% | -25.8 |
| Green Party | Robert Charles Brannan | 321 | 11.6% | +5.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bevan Waghorn | 316 | 11.5% | -14.4 |
| Majority | 87 | |||
| Turnout | 31.6% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,745 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,757 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Claire Leah Osborne Elected | 792 | 37.9% | +4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Arnold | 625 | 29.9% | -9.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Angela Leverett Linghorn-Baker | 541 | 25.9% | +4.5 |
| Green Party | Robert Charles Brannan | 131 | 6.3% | +0.8 |
| Majority | 167 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,089 | |||
Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sam McCarthy Elected | 835 | 39.3% | +0.1 |
| Labour Party | Luke Stephen Hayes | 720 | 33.9% | +4.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Angela Leverett Linghorn-Baker | 455 | 21.4% | -9.9 |
| Green Party | Sara Nicola Ruth | 117 | 5.5% | — |
| Majority | 115 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | 8,182 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,127 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mick Spindler Elected | 826 | 39.2% | +2.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Angela Leverett Linghorn-Baker | 660 | 31.3% | -4.0 |
| Labour Party | Luke Stephen Hayes | 623 | 29.5% | +10.7 |
| Majority | 166 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,109 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lyn Barton Elected | 819 | 37.0% | -4.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Angela Leverett Linghorn-Baker | 783 | 35.3% | +1.5 |
| Labour Party | David Charles McCulloch | 417 | 18.8% | +1.6 |
| Green Party | Blake Roberts | 136 | 6.1% | -1.2 |
| Reform UK | Joe Johnson | 61 | 2.8% | — |
| Majority | 36 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,216 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sam McCarthy Elected | 878 | 41.6% | +16.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Vic Flores | 714 | 33.8% | -4.4 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Rosalind Scott | 364 | 17.3% | -13.3 |
| Green Party | Blake Roberts | 154 | 7.3% | +4.8 |
| Majority | 164 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,110 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Pauline Sandra Hazell Elected | 777 | 38.2% | -0.3 |
| Labour Party | Isobel Claire Merry | 622 | 30.6% | -1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam McCarthy | 507 | 24.9% | +3.8 |
| Independent | Mike Clark | 77 | 3.8% | +0.7 |
| Green Party | Wolfgang Friedrich Fauser | 50 | 2.5% | +0.5 |
| Majority | 155 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,033 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
07/09/2017 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Vic Flores Elected | 681 | 38.6% | +10.8 |
| Labour Party | Mike Dale | 572 | 32.4% | +15.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam McCarthy | 373 | 21.1% | -29.5 |
| Independent | Mike Clark | 54 | 3.1% | -15.3 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Bruno Paul Hickman | 52 | 2.9% | -17.0 |
| Green Party | Victoria Ann Weaver | 34 | 1.9% | -8.9 |
| Majority | 109 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,766 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lyn Barton Elected | 960 | 50.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Chaplin Elected | 569 | 30.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Pauline Sandra Hazell Elected | 526 | 27.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Hardy | 510 | 26.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Peter Chaplin | 508 | 26.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Vic Flores | 496 | 26.2% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Bruno Paul Hickman | 379 | 20.0% | — |
| Independent | Sharron Paula Lawrence | 349 | 18.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Bruce John Tuxford | 324 | 17.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Steve Dunt | 322 | 17.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Stuart David Ellis | 305 | 16.1% | — |
| Green Party | Wolfgang Friedrich Fauser | 206 | 10.9% | — |
| Green Party | Stuart Ronald Welham | 143 | 7.5% | — |
| Green Party | Maria Harrison | 92 | 4.9% | — |
| Majority | 16 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,896 | |||