Swanside 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 | Colin Dever Elected | 1,187 | 51.6% | -30.7 |
| Reform UK | Stephen Dunne | 678 | 29.5% | — |
| Green Party | Ant Canavan | 434 | 18.9% | +5.5 |
| Majority | 509 | |||
| Turnout | 30.6% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,299 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Graham Morgan Elected | 1,595 | 82.3% | +1.2 |
| Green Party | Jade Escalante-Callejo | 259 | 13.4% | -5.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William George Finnan | 83 | 4.3% | — |
| Majority | 1,336 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,937 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Chris Bannon Elected | 1,606 | 81.2% | +1.1 |
| Green Party | Graham Wickens | 373 | 18.8% | +4.8 |
| Majority | 1,233 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,979 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Colin Dever Elected | 1,667 | 80.0% | +19.9 |
| Green Party | Graham Charles Golding | 293 | 14.1% | -25.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | William George Finnan | 123 | 5.9% | — |
| Majority | 1,374 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,083 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Graham Morgan Elected | 1,452 | 60.1% | +3.2 |
| Green Party | Paul Woodruff | 962 | 39.9% | +0.5 |
| Majority | 490 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,414 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Chris Bannon Elected | 1,208 | 56.9% | -24.4 |
| Green Party | Paul Woodruff | 835 | 39.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jack Frederick Boyd | 80 | 3.8% | -5.5 |
| Majority | 373 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,123 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Colin Dever Elected | 1,666 | 81.3% | -14.5 |
| Independent | Johnny Webster | 193 | 9.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carole Ann Sullivan | 190 | 9.3% | -3.8 |
| Majority | 1,473 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,049 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Graham Morgan Elected | 1,681 | 95.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Chris Bannon Elected | 1,606 | 91.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Colin Dever Elected | 1,444 | 82.3% | — |
| Green Party | Paul Kenneth Robert Marshall | 305 | 17.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ray Newland | 230 | 13.1% | — |
| Majority | 1,139 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,755 | |||