Budshead 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Nicola Cooke Elected | 1,544 | 40.6% | +30.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charlie Carson | 633 | 16.6% | -17.0 |
| Independent | Dave Downie | 611 | 16.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Howard Ian Simpson | 513 | 13.5% | -32.2 |
| Green Party | Hilary Colvill Fursdon | 353 | 9.3% | +4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Spencer | 149 | 3.9% | -1.4 |
| Majority | 911 | |||
| Turnout | 37.6% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,803 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Alison Mary Simpson Elected | 1,448 | 45.7% | +1.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Drean | 1,065 | 33.6% | -5.9 |
| Reform UK | Sue Smale | 313 | 9.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Spencer | 169 | 5.3% | -2.5 |
| Green Party | Caroline Anne Bennett | 148 | 4.7% | -1.5 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Nik Brookson | 25 | 0.8% | -1.0 |
| Majority | 383 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,168 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kevin J Sproston Elected | 1,328 | 44.6% | +16.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Drean | 1,177 | 39.5% | +3.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqui Spencer | 234 | 7.9% | +3.0 |
| Green Party | Caroline Anne Bennett | 183 | 6.1% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Nik Brookson | 54 | 1.8% | — |
| Majority | 151 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,976 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lee Finn Elected | 1,097 | 35.7% | -14.4 |
| Independent | Dave Downie | 956 | 31.2% | +17.1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Isabel Angela Saxby | 866 | 28.2% | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Alexander MacKenzie | 150 | 4.9% | +2.4 |
| Majority | 141 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,069 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Shayer Elected | 1,830 | 50.1% | +3.1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Jonathan Ray Taylor | 1,027 | 28.1% | -4.7 |
| Independent | Dave Griffiths | 513 | 14.1% | — |
| Green Party | Joshua George Pope | 167 | 4.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Alexander MacKenzie | 92 | 2.5% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Ashley James Ivin Foster | 21 | 0.6% | — |
| Majority | 803 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,650 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jonathan Drean Elected | 1,547 | 47.0% | -4.7 |
| Labour Party | Charlotte Cree | 1,081 | 32.9% | -6.2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | John Brian McCarthy | 504 | 15.3% | +9.7 |
| Active For Plymouth | Stephen Patrick Minns | 157 | 4.8% | — |
| Majority | 466 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,289 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dave Downie Elected | 1,731 | 51.7% | +14.4 |
| Labour Party | Jill Narin | 1,307 | 39.0% | -0.8 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | John Smith | 188 | 5.6% | -11.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Charles Radmore | 122 | 3.6% | +1.5 |
| Majority | 424 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,348 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Jon Taylor Elected | 1,373 | 39.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charlotte Bladen | 1,283 | 37.3% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Gordon Charles Miller | 585 | 17.0% | — |
| Green Party | Joshua George Pope | 99 | 2.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger James Mitchell | 75 | 2.2% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Andy White | 29 | 0.8% | — |
| Majority | 90 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,444 | |||