Podsmead ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Richard Field Elected | 386 | 45.4% | +5.8 |
| Labour Party | Nicky Blatchly-Lewis | 260 | 30.6% | +13.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sarah Devaney | 154 | 18.1% | -18.3 |
| Independent | Lee Powell | 50 | 5.9% | +3.3 |
| Majority | 126 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 850 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Richard Field Elected | 365 | 39.6% | +9.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Byron Clifford Davis | 335 | 36.4% | +6.8 |
| Labour Party | Lisa Jevins | 162 | 17.6% | -0.5 |
| Green Party | Mike Byfield | 35 | 3.8% | -0.5 |
| Independent | Phillip Anthony William Nash | 24 | 2.6% | — |
| Majority | 30 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 921 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
25/07/2019 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sebastian Richard Field Elected | 203 | 30.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Byron Clifford Davis | 200 | 29.6% | -18.5 |
| Labour Party | Lisa Jevins | 122 | 18.0% | -33.9 |
| Reform UK | Rob McCormick | 111 | 16.4% | — |
| Green Party | Mike Byfield | 29 | 4.3% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Simon Collins | 11 | 1.6% | — |
| Majority | 3 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 676 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Deborah Ann Smith Elected | 372 | 52.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Gilbert Miller | 344 | 48.0% | — |
| Majority | 28 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 716 | |||