Rushmere 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Stefan Long Elected | 1,031 | 33.9% | -15.7 |
| Reform UK | Vicky Hill | 790 | 26.0% | +18.0 |
| Green Party | Susan Grace Hagley | 536 | 17.6% | +8.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chijioke Philip | 433 | 14.2% | -12.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Drake | 248 | 8.2% | +1.9 |
| Majority | 241 | |||
| Turnout | 48.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,247 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,040 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Alasdair Donald Mackenzie Ross Elected | 1,163 | 49.6% | +2.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Debbie Richards | 626 | 26.7% | -7.3 |
| Green Party | Rachel Morris | 221 | 9.4% | -0.6 |
| Reform UK | Timothy Robert Hawke | 188 | 8.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Drake | 146 | 6.2% | -2.3 |
| Majority | 537 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,171 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,345 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Kelvin Dean Cracknell Elected | 1,113 | 47.6% | -6.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Richard Ion | 794 | 33.9% | +0.6 |
| Green Party | Rachel Morris | 234 | 10.0% | +3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Drake | 200 | 8.6% | +2.2 |
| Majority | 319 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,171 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,339 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Stefan Long Elected | 1,308 | 53.6% | +8.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Cawthorn | 814 | 33.4% | -9.7 |
| Green Party | Rachel Morris | 162 | 6.6% | -0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lucy Drake | 156 | 6.4% | +1.7 |
| Majority | 494 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,256 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,440 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Alasdair Donald Mackenzie Ross Elected | 1,208 | 44.9% | +1.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Richard Ion | 1,159 | 43.0% | +5.7 |
| Green Party | Rachel Morris | 200 | 7.4% | -4.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Fletcher | 126 | 4.7% | -3.1 |
| Majority | 49 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,693 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kelvin Dean Cracknell Elected | 935 | 43.0% | -14.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stephen Richard Ion | 812 | 37.4% | +1.4 |
| Green Party | Lee Morris | 256 | 11.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Jacob | 169 | 7.8% | +0.8 |
| Majority | 123 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,172 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Sandra Alex Gage Elected | 1,283 | 57.0% | -0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Cawthorn | 809 | 36.0% | +4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Fletcher | 157 | 7.0% | +2.1 |
| Majority | 474 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,249 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Alasdair Donald Mackenzie Ross Elected | 1,285 | 57.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Cawthorn | 712 | 31.9% | — |
| Green Party | Maxwell Hartley Phillips | 125 | 5.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Jacob | 109 | 4.9% | — |
| Majority | 573 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,231 | |||