Abbey 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 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Matthew Braithwaite Elected 1,594 46.5% +7.6
Liberal Democrats Klaar Dresselaers Elected 1,452 42.4% —
Liberal Democrats Barry John Smith Elected 1,370 40.0% —
Labour Party Kara Regina Rose Una Abrams 953 27.8% -7.4
Labour Party Andrew Robert Copeland 820 23.9% —
Labour Party Shajaki Jeyaveerasingam 701 20.5% —
Green Party George Nicholas Burridge 676 19.7% +8.0
Green Party James Sellers 622 18.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Charles Benbow 507 14.8% -13.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Ellie Christina Lauren Ioannou 399 11.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cleon Edmund Enrique Wilson 351 10.2% —
Reform UK Zoe Miller 289 8.4% —
Reform UK Clark Inglis 275 8.0% —
Reform UK Simon Ogilvie-Harris 268 7.8% —
Majority417
Turnout—
Registered electors7,631
Ballots cast (estimated)3,426

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party · Liberal Democrats hold

05/05/2022 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Matthew Braithwaite Elected 1,294 38.9% —
Labour Party Mike Brunt Elected 1,169 35.2% —
Liberal Democrats Klaar Dresselaers Elected 1,160 34.9% —
Liberal Democrats Barry John Smith 1,151 34.6% —
Labour Party Karen Peck 1,133 34.1% —
Labour Party Zak Dada 1,089 32.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Charles Benbow 927 27.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hayley Emma Ormrod 858 25.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sivas Ranjan 796 24.0% —
Green Party Peter James Garrett 391 11.8% —
Majority9
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,323

03/05/2018 Estimated

This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.

PartyEstimated share
Labour Party 43%
Conservative and Unionist Party 43%
Liberal Democrats 19%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2%
Green Party 1%
Duma Polska = Polish Pride 0%
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0%

Reconstructed from Abbey (91%), Trinity (9%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.