Saddleworth West and Lees ward

Vote share over time

Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Alicia Claire Marland Elected 1,379 43.2% +13.4
Proud of Oldham & Saddleworth Paul Shilton 1,102 34.5% +6.0
Labour Party Ghazala Rana 407 12.8% -9.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Hesketh Ford 303 9.5% -9.8
Majority277
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,191

Liberal Democrats hold

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Mark Kenyon Elected 975 29.8% -4.0
Proud of Oldham & Saddleworth Paul Shilton 933 28.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Ken Rustidge 731 22.4% -1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Antony Cahill 631 19.3% +10.3
Majority42
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,270

Liberal Democrats hold

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Sam Al-Hamdani Elected 953 33.8% +5.7
Labour Party Adrian Clive Alexander 670 23.8% -16.0
Saddleworth First! Paul Boots Errock 660 23.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Paul Taylor 280 9.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Lord 254 9.0% -23.1
Majority283
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,817

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Valerie Leach Elected 1,042 39.8% +6.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Andris D'Adamo 842 32.1% +16.2
Liberal Democrats Sam Al-Hamdani 737 28.1% +3.7
Majority200
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,621

Labour Party hold

05/05/2016

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Gordon Hewitt Elected 955 33.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Nurse 768 26.6% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barrow 705 24.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andris D'Adamo 460 15.9% —
Majority187
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,888