Whiston & Cronton 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 | David Gilbertson Elected | 920 | 36.3% | +30.4 |
| Green Party | Sandra Gaffney | 865 | 34.1% | -4.4 |
| Labour Party | Denise Allen | 752 | 29.6% | -22.3 |
| Majority | 55 | |||
| Turnout | 31.3% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,537 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Terry Byron Elected | 1,026 | 51.9% | +4.0 |
| Green Party | Michael Antony Rutland | 761 | 38.5% | -13.6 |
| Reform UK | Adam Giles Heatherington | 116 | 5.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Olusoji Obayemi Arosanyin | 73 | 3.7% | — |
| Majority | 265 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,976 | |||
Labour Party gain from Green Party
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Ron Gaffney Elected | 976 | 52.1% | +5.7 |
| Labour Party | Diane Sedman | 897 | 47.9% | -5.7 |
| Majority | 79 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,873 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Denise Allen Elected | 1,164 | 53.6% | +8.7 |
| Green Party | Sandra Gaffney | 1,009 | 46.4% | +2.6 |
| Majority | 155 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,173 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Terry Byron Elected | 966 | 44.8% | +3.6 |
| Green Party | Sandra Gaffney | 945 | 43.9% | -7.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gary Bernard McCormick | 244 | 11.3% | +4.2 |
| Majority | 21 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,155 | |||
Labour Party gain from Green Party
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Ron Gaffney Elected | 1,082 | 51.6% | +22.5 |
| Labour Party | Tony Newman | 863 | 41.2% | -14.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Aaron Waters | 150 | 7.2% | -3.9 |
| Majority | 219 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,095 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Gillian Flatley Elected | 1,207 | 55.5% | -23.4 |
| Green Party | Ron Gaffney | 634 | 29.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carl Robert Cross | 240 | 11.0% | -3.9 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Neil Miney | 92 | 4.2% | — |
| Majority | 573 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,173 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Terry Byron Elected | 1,433 | 78.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Tony Newman Elected | 1,343 | 74.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Gillian Flatley Elected | 1,303 | 71.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave O'Hara | 444 | 24.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Samantha Clare Smith | 343 | 18.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Elizabeth Sommerfield | 311 | 17.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carl Robert Cross | 271 | 14.9% | — |
| Majority | 859 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,816 | |||