Wishing Tree 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 Doreena Ross Elected 516 35.5% —
Labour Party John Rankin 365 25.1% -26.2
Green Party Melanie Kavanagh 263 18.1% +6.0
Independent John Cannan 153 10.5% -7.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Cooke 137 9.4% -9.0
Libertarian Party Mal McDermott 18 1.2% —
Majority151
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,452

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

02/05/2024

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Helen Louise Kay Elected 603 51.4% -2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Rob Lee 216 18.4% -17.7
Independent Ian Peter Miller 213 18.1% —
Green Party Mike Wharton 142 12.1% +1.9
Majority387
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,174

Labour Party hold

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Cannan Elected 681 53.7% +7.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Streeten 458 36.1% -4.7
Green Party Steph Fawbert 130 10.2% +1.8
Majority223
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,269

Labour Party hold

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Alan Roberts Elected 608 46.0% -19.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Hugh Clarke 540 40.8% +12.8
Green Party Christine Saunders 112 8.5% +2.0
Liberal Democrats Emlyn Jones 63 4.8% -2.1
Majority68
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,323

Labour Party hold

03/05/2018 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Phil Scott Elected 840 65.3% —
Labour Party Alan Roberts Elected 743 57.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bexx Veness 361 28.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Waterfall 331 25.7% —
Liberal Democrats Nina Blanch 88 6.8% —
Green Party Abby Nicol 83 6.4% —
Liberal Democrats Tricia Kennelly 65 5.1% —
Green Party Thad Skews 63 4.9% —
Majority382
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,287

05/05/2016 Estimated

This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.

PartyEstimated share
Labour Party 60%
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 18%
Conservative and Unionist Party 17%
Liberal Democrats 3%
Green Party 2%

Reconstructed from Wishing Tree (90%), Hollington (10%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.