Chester-le-Street East ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
04/05/2023 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Julie Scurfield Elected | 716 | 59.8% | +28.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Allan Bainbridge | 439 | 36.6% | -4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Amor Haswell | 43 | 3.6% | -1.4 |
| Majority | 277 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,901 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,198 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Beaty Bainbridge Elected | 552 | 41.5% | +9.0 |
| Labour Party | Julie Scurfield | 411 | 30.9% | +7.1 |
| Green Party | Derek Morse | 300 | 22.6% | +7.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil John Bradbury | 67 | 5.0% | +1.5 |
| Majority | 141 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,937 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,330 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
04/05/2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Beatrice Bainbridge Elected | 394 | 32.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Simon Mulligan | 289 | 23.8% | — |
| Green Party | Derek Morse | 181 | 14.9% | — |
| Independent | Paul Leslie Evans | 175 | 14.4% | — |
| Independent | Maureen Diana May | 71 | 5.9% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Stephen Rendle | 59 | 4.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Amor Haswell | 43 | 3.5% | — |
| Majority | 105 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,212 | |||