Knutton ward

Newcastle-under-Lyme · 6 contests on record

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 Graham Paul Shaw Elected 359 66.2% +6.3
Labour Party Joshua Gilbert 129 23.8% -2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party James Linden Dowler 54 10.0% -3.9
Majority230
Turnout27.4%
Registered electors1,988
Ballots cast542

Reform UK hold

01/05/2025 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Lynn Dean Elected 281 59.9% —
Labour Party Bayley Dickin 123 26.2% -22.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Finn Swain 65 13.9% -17.9
Majority158
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors1,991
Ballots cast469

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

07/09/2023 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Robert Ian Moss Elected 153 49.0% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Derrick Huckfield 99 31.7% -2.7
Liberal Democrats Aidan Mark Jenkins 60 19.2% —
Majority54
Turnout16.0%
Registered electors1,970
Ballots cast312

Labour Party hold

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Steph Talbot Elected 239 47.9% -1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Derrick Huckfield 172 34.5% -16.8
Independent Beckie Currie 88 17.6% —
Majority67
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors2,002
Ballots cast499

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

25/11/2021 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Derrick Huckfield Elected 188 51.2% +26.0
Labour Party Steph Talbot 180 49.0% -25.7
Majority8
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors2,022
Ballots cast367

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Brian Johnson Elected 355 74.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joseph Michael Swift 120 25.3% —
Majority235
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast475