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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 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Paul Batson Elected | 1,081 | 72.5% | — |
| Reform UK | Paul David Batson Elected | 1,081 | 72.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Carole Doherty | 420 | 28.2% | -26.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lottie Croft | 211 | 14.2% | -12.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alastair Carl Grigg | 143 | 9.6% | +4.0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | William Ward | 46 | 3.1% | +0.8 |
| Majority | 661 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,491 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party · Reform UK gain from UK Independence Party (UKIP)
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Sheldon James Mill Elected | 726 | 55.0% | -2.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Batson | 345 | 26.2% | +1.7 |
| Independent | Jane Elizabeth Bramley | 144 | 10.9% | +4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Andy Harrison | 74 | 5.6% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | William Ward | 30 | 2.3% | +0.6 |
| Majority | 381 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,319 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Janet Angela Goodwin Elected | 755 | 58.0% | +5.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Philip Burch | 319 | 24.5% | -13.9 |
| Independent | Jane Elizabeth Bramley | 87 | 6.7% | — |
| Independent | Karen Batson | 74 | 5.7% | — |
| Independent | Phillip Andrew Moulson | 45 | 3.5% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | William Ward | 22 | 1.7% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 436 | |||
| Turnout | 15.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,302 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Tim Mickleburgh Elected | 727 | 52.3% | +14.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karen Batson | 533 | 38.4% | -6.1 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | Phillip Andrew Moulson | 102 | 7.3% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | William Ward | 27 | 1.9% | +1.0 |
| Majority | 194 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,389 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Batson Elected | 628 | 44.5% | +18.7 |
| Labour Party | Sheldon James Mill | 533 | 37.7% | +1.7 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Jane Elizabeth Bramley | 126 | 8.9% | -26.8 |
| Independent | Loyd Layton Emmerson | 112 | 7.9% | -13.3 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Val O'Flynn | 13 | 0.9% | — |
| Majority | 95 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,412 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
02/05/2019 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Janet Angela Goodwin Elected | 532 | 36.0% | -3.6 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Jane Elizabeth Bramley Elected | 528 | 35.8% | +17.9 |
| Labour Party | Ian Stuart Rodwell | 442 | 29.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Batson | 381 | 25.8% | +2.8 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Liudmila Berezina | 363 | 24.6% | — |
| Independent | Deborah Elsie Florence May Hill | 314 | 21.3% | +7.8 |
| Green Party | Loyd Layton Emmerson | 232 | 15.7% | +9.7 |
| Independent | Roy Long | 160 | 10.8% | — |
| Majority | 86 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,476 | |||
Labour Party hold · UK Independence Party (UKIP) gain
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Tim Mickleburgh Elected | 706 | 39.7% | -14.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Batson | 409 | 23.0% | +8.2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Jane Elizabeth Bramley | 318 | 17.9% | -10.5 |
| Independent | Deborah Elsie Florence May Hill | 239 | 13.4% | — |
| Green Party | Loyd Layton Emmerson | 107 | 6.0% | — |
| Majority | 297 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,779 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Ray Oxby Elected | 913 | 53.7% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Liudmila Berezina | 483 | 28.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Richard Hardy | 251 | 14.8% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Karen Michelle Manley | 54 | 3.2% | — |
| Majority | 430 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,701 | |||