Bowthorpe 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Amber Smith Elected | 980 | 28.0% | +8.3 |
| Reform UK | Nick Taylor | 898 | 25.6% | -5.8 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Mike Sands | 673 | 19.2% | -12.3 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Mike Sands | 673 | 19.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rebeka Jones | 170 | 4.9% | -8.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Hardman | 110 | 3.1% | -1.5 |
| Majority | 82 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,504 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party
01/05/2025 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Richard Lawes Elected | 689 | 31.5% | -30.4 |
| Reform UK | Nick Taylor | 688 | 31.4% | — |
| Green Party | Tony Arthur Park | 430 | 19.6% | +8.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Antony Daniel Little | 281 | 12.8% | -4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Timothy Bennett | 102 | 4.7% | -4.2 |
| Majority | 1 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,190 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Sue Sands Elected | 1,201 | 61.9% | +1.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rebeka Jones | 342 | 17.6% | +2.5 |
| Green Party | Oliver Springate-Baginski | 226 | 11.6% | -0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Timothy Bennett | 172 | 8.9% | -3.3 |
| Majority | 859 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,941 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Peter Prinsley Elected | 1,185 | 60.6% | +1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Oscar Tala Houseago | 295 | 15.1% | -5.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Timothy Bennett | 238 | 12.2% | +2.9 |
| Green Party | Tamara Maria Rampley | 236 | 12.1% | +0.9 |
| Majority | 890 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,963 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,954 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Mike Sands Elected | 1,170 | 59.0% | +7.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Oscar Tala Houseago | 409 | 20.6% | -8.7 |
| Green Party | Maddie Lyall | 221 | 11.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Timothy Bennett | 184 | 9.3% | +3.4 |
| Majority | 761 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,984 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Sue Sands Elected | 1,173 | 51.9% | +1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joshua Lowe | 662 | 29.3% | +4.2 |
| Independent | Jonathan Watson | 294 | 13.0% | -4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Timothy Bennett | 132 | 5.8% | -3.7 |
| Majority | 511 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,261 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Sally Ann Button Elected | 860 | 49.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Mike Sands Elected | 838 | 48.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Sue Sands Elected | 775 | 45.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Simon Sheppard | 432 | 25.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Antony Daniel Little | 399 | 23.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Syed Zulkarnine Ahmod | 357 | 20.7% | — |
| Green Party | Tim Michael Jones | 321 | 18.6% | — |
| Independent | Jon Watson | 309 | 17.9% | — |
| Green Party | Jennifer Susan Ramsay | 288 | 16.7% | — |
| Green Party | Sabine Virani | 270 | 15.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Danielle Engelbrecht | 164 | 9.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Neal | 152 | 8.8% | — |
| Majority | 343 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,722 | |||
03/05/2018 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 60% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 27% |
| Green Party | 8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6% |
Reconstructed from Bowthorpe (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 53% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 17% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 16% |
| Green Party | 9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4% |
Reconstructed from Bowthorpe (100%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.