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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 | Stuart Allen Elected | 894 | 45.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Colin Thomas Smart | 424 | 21.6% | -27.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Raymond Scanes | 359 | 18.3% | -21.2 |
| Green Party | Martin Hynes | 191 | 9.7% | +1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin T Whitmore | 96 | 4.9% | +1.4 |
| Majority | 470 | |||
| Turnout | 38.9% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,072 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,964 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Philip Mark McSweeney Elected | 769 | 49.1% | +2.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sian Olwyn Chantelle Gubb | 618 | 39.5% | +1.8 |
| Green Party | Martin Hynes | 124 | 7.9% | +2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin T Whitmore | 54 | 3.5% | +1.1 |
| Majority | 151 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,080 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,565 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jenny Smith Elected | 769 | 46.9% | -2.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Raymond Scanes | 618 | 37.7% | -6.0 |
| Green Party | Martin Hynes | 97 | 5.9% | -1.4 |
| Reform UK | Stuart Allen | 73 | 4.5% | — |
| Heritage Party | Terence Kevin Charles | 45 | 2.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Robin T Whitmore | 38 | 2.3% | — |
| Majority | 151 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,066 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,639 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Colin Thomas Smart Elected | 847 | 48.9% | +9.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roland Ossie Mortimer | 757 | 43.7% | -12.9 |
| Green Party | Barry Broom | 126 | 7.3% | — |
| Majority | 90 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,149 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,732 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steve Flood Elected | 1,039 | 56.6% | +28.4 |
| Labour Party | Colin Thomas Smart | 730 | 39.7% | -9.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Mitchell | 68 | 3.7% | -0.4 |
| Majority | 309 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,837 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jenny Smith Elected | 717 | 48.8% | -5.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Raymond Scanes | 414 | 28.2% | -8.4 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Julie Hassell | 210 | 14.3% | +7.7 |
| Green Party | Adria Lee Pittock | 67 | 4.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Conrad Robert-Smith Packwood | 60 | 4.1% | +1.7 |
| Majority | 303 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,468 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Helen Charissa Armitage Elected | 895 | 54.4% | +7.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Raymond Scanes | 601 | 36.6% | +5.0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Alan Cotterell | 109 | 6.6% | -12.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Conrad Robert-Smith Packwood | 39 | 2.4% | +0.4 |
| Majority | 294 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,644 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Colin Thomas Smart Elected | 895 | 46.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bob Hall | 603 | 31.6% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Alan Cotterell | 372 | 19.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth David Russell Jones | 38 | 2.0% | — |
| Majority | 292 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,908 | |||