Plains 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 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Grahame David Pope Elected | 1,291 | 52.3% | +8.3 |
| Labour Party | David Jonathan Brocklebank Elected | 1,275 | 51.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Margaret Ruth Strong Elected | 1,241 | 50.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Trevor Seaton | 1,065 | 43.2% | +3.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carol Ann Walker | 1,034 | 41.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Edward Stan Kusal Jayamaha | 988 | 40.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Luke Martin Dunkin | 176 | 7.1% | -1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Max Beeken | 171 | 6.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Nigel Gladwell | 160 | 6.5% | — |
| Majority | 176 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,467 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party · Labour Party hold
02/05/2019 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rosa Keneally Elected | 1,043 | 44.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Michael Boyle Elected | 1,026 | 43.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Parr Elected | 937 | 39.6% | — |
| Labour Party | John Butterworth | 928 | 39.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Backhouse Doyle | 887 | 37.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Anthony Patrick Faulconbridge | 886 | 37.4% | — |
| Independent Network | Sarah Hewson | 630 | 26.6% | — |
| Independent | Don Stickland | 236 | 10.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jen Pearce | 203 | 8.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Nigel Gladwell | 173 | 7.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Ian Steele | 154 | 6.5% | — |
| Majority | 9 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,368 | |||