Central ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Christine Banks Elected | 1,209 | 57.0% | -3.1 |
| Green Party | Martyn Madeley | 498 | 23.5% | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Dietz | 194 | 9.2% | -0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Katie Maria Burgess | 135 | 6.4% | -0.3 |
| Social Democratic Party | Keenan Reece Clough | 51 | 2.4% | — |
| The Liberal Party | Bethan Hazel Williams | 33 | 1.6% | +0.2 |
| Majority | 711 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,120 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Maria Toolan Elected | 914 | 60.1% | -7.8 |
| Green Party | Jayne Clough | 340 | 22.4% | +10.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Buist | 144 | 9.5% | +1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lee David Berry | 101 | 6.6% | -0.9 |
| The Liberal Party | Bethan Hazel Williams | 21 | 1.4% | — |
| Majority | 574 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,520 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Nick Small Elected | 1,066 | 67.9% | -2.3 |
| Green Party | Jayne Clough | 182 | 11.6% | -4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Howard | 119 | 7.6% | +2.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lee David Berry | 118 | 7.5% | +1.7 |
| Independent | John Leadbeater | 84 | 5.4% | — |
| Majority | 884 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,569 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Christine Banks Elected | 1,213 | 70.2% | — |
| Green Party | Robbie Coyne | 285 | 16.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lee David Berry | 100 | 5.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jackie Wilson | 95 | 5.5% | — |
| The Liberal Party | James Robert Dykstra | 52 | 3.0% | — |
| Majority | 928 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,728 | |||