Dawdon ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
30/11/2023 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | June Watson Elected | 514 | 55.9% | +4.1 |
| Independent | Robert Arthur | 339 | 36.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Josh Rayner | 56 | 6.1% | -10.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Francois Vila | 10 | 1.1% | — |
| Majority | 175 | |||
| Turnout | 15.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,062 | |||
| Ballots cast | 919 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kevin Joseph Shaw Elected | 1,043 | 51.8% | -2.6 |
| Labour Party | Leanne Kennedy Elected | 1,035 | 51.4% | — |
| Seaham Community Party | Robert Arthur | 689 | 34.2% | -9.4 |
| Seaham Community Party | Linda Willis | 542 | 26.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Robert Young | 333 | 16.5% | +3.7 |
| Majority | 346 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,224 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,013 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2017 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kevin Joseph Shaw Elected | 886 | 54.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Leanne Kennedy Elected | 812 | 49.9% | — |
| Seaham Community Party | Robert Arthur | 710 | 43.6% | — |
| Seaham Community Party | Kathryn Brace | 520 | 32.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Cooper | 209 | 12.8% | — |
| Green Party | Robert James Reay | 117 | 7.2% | — |
| Majority | 102 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,627 | |||