Newtown & St Leonard's 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Bernadette Chelvanayagam Elected | 1,430 | 47.3% | +0.3 |
| Labour Party | Matthew James Vizard | 839 | 27.7% | -8.7 |
| Reform UK | Jo Westlake | 389 | 12.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ruth Smith | 220 | 7.3% | -0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonny Pye | 146 | 4.8% | +1.1 |
| Majority | 591 | |||
| Turnout | 46.1% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,582 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,024 | |||
Green Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Lynn Susan Wetenhall Elected | 1,215 | 47.0% | -3.4 |
| Labour Party | Julian Edward Cabrera | 941 | 36.4% | -1.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Andrew Sparkes | 211 | 8.2% | +0.3 |
| Independent | Paul Simmonds | 122 | 4.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip John Brock | 96 | 3.7% | -0.1 |
| Majority | 274 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,630 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,584 | |||
Green Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Andy Ketchin Elected | 1,373 | 50.4% | +9.8 |
| Labour Party | Carol Whitton | 1,035 | 38.0% | -8.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Julian Maurice Gallie | 213 | 7.8% | -1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Newcombe | 104 | 3.8% | +0.2 |
| Majority | 338 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,584 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,725 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Matthew James Vizard Elected | 1,323 | 46.3% | +1.6 |
| Green Party | Andy Ketchin | 1,159 | 40.6% | -0.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Aric Gilinsky | 269 | 9.4% | -5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lily Rosanna James | 104 | 3.6% | — |
| Majority | 164 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,930 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,857 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Richard Branston Elected | 1,388 | 44.7% | +5.6 |
| Green Party | Dan Grey | 1,262 | 40.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Robert Smith | 452 | 14.6% | +2.3 |
| Majority | 126 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,422 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,103 | |||
Labour Party gain from Independent
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jemima Moore Elected | 1,359 | 48.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Carol Whitton | 1,092 | 39.1% | -17.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jago Barnabas York Brockway | 342 | 12.2% | -12.1 |
| Majority | 267 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,793 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Matthew James Vizard Elected | 1,447 | 56.1% | +1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Alexander Watt | 628 | 24.4% | -2.4 |
| Green Party | Tom Milburn | 267 | 10.4% | +3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Newcombe | 236 | 9.2% | -0.2 |
| Majority | 819 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,578 | |||
Labour Party hold
13/12/2017 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Matthew James Vizard Elected | 1,044 | 54.6% | -2.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lucille Baker | 512 | 26.8% | -0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Newcombe | 179 | 9.4% | +1.3 |
| Green Party | Tom Milburn | 137 | 7.2% | -6.6 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Alison Jane Sheridan | 40 | 2.1% | -3.6 |
| Majority | 532 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,912 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Richard Branston Elected | 1,725 | 57.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Natalie Jane Vizard Elected | 1,562 | 51.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Roger David Spackman Elected | 1,448 | 47.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Norman Shiel | 816 | 27.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Murphy | 755 | 25.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephanie Warner | 676 | 22.4% | — |
| Green Party | Tom Milburn | 416 | 13.8% | — |
| Green Party | Andrew Cheesewright | 371 | 12.3% | — |
| Green Party | Joe Powell | 276 | 9.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | James Landymore | 244 | 8.1% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Jacqueline Barbara Holdstock | 172 | 5.7% | — |
| Independence from Europe | Dave Smith | 104 | 3.4% | — |
| Majority | 632 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,021 | |||