West St Leonards 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Derek Lawrence Elected | 506 | 33.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Anna Sabin | 370 | 24.8% | -13.9 |
| Green Party | Emma Joliffe | 346 | 23.2% | +7.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Joseph Beaver | 220 | 14.7% | -20.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Eve Montgomery | 50 | 3.4% | -0.5 |
| Majority | 136 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,492 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Trevor Edward Webb Elected | 441 | 38.7% | +12.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karl Beaney | 402 | 35.3% | -14.3 |
| Green Party | Marisa McGreevy-Rose | 182 | 16.0% | +1.3 |
| Independent | Adam Daniel Taylor-Foster | 70 | 6.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathon Stoodley | 44 | 3.9% | -5.7 |
| Majority | 39 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,139 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Joseph Beaver Elected | 508 | 49.6% | -7.1 |
| Labour Party | Christopher David Munn | 268 | 26.2% | +2.2 |
| Green Party | Sherry Clark | 150 | 14.6% | +4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Gregory Rayment | 98 | 9.6% | +0.4 |
| Majority | 240 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,024 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karl Beaney Elected | 661 | 56.7% | +14.4 |
| Labour Party | John Cannan | 279 | 23.9% | -10.8 |
| Green Party | Jane Packman | 119 | 10.2% | +6.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Gregory Rayment | 107 | 9.2% | -12.7 |
| Majority | 382 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,166 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew Joseph Beaver Elected | 536 | 42.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karl Beaney Elected | 496 | 39.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Julia Price | 440 | 34.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Anne Rouse | 423 | 33.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Eve Montgomery | 277 | 21.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Clarke | 263 | 20.7% | — |
| Green Party | Becca Horn | 53 | 4.2% | — |
| Green Party | Mathew McDonnell | 48 | 3.8% | — |
| Majority | 56 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,268 | |||
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 44% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 38% |
| Liberal Democrats | 13% |
| Green Party | 4% |
Reconstructed from West St Leonards (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.