Ashton 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ronan Hodgson Elected | 836 | 33.5% | -2.0 |
| Reform UK | Lee Slater | 723 | 29.0% | -0.5 |
| Labour Party | Andrew David MacLaren | 428 | 17.1% | -5.9 |
| Green Party | Rachel Gill | 373 | 14.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Sedgewick | 136 | 5.4% | +2.2 |
| Majority | 113 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,496 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
16/10/2025 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ronan Hodgson Elected | 659 | 35.5% | +14.0 |
| Reform UK | Lee Slater | 548 | 29.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Mark Francis Routledge | 429 | 23.1% | -35.7 |
| Independent | Ann Cowell | 101 | 5.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Brockbank | 61 | 3.3% | -16.4 |
| Independent | Aran Bailey | 60 | 3.2% | — |
| Majority | 111 | |||
| Turnout | 28.3% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,585 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,858 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | James Hull Elected | 1,012 | 58.8% | -4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Potter | 369 | 21.4% | +9.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daniel Duckworth | 339 | 19.7% | -1.5 |
| Majority | 643 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,526 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,721 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Liz Atkins Elected | 1,114 | 63.1% | -1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tes Slater | 374 | 21.2% | -4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Dable | 208 | 11.8% | +2.3 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | David Brooks | 68 | 3.9% | — |
| Majority | 740 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,336 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,765 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Robert Philip Boswell Elected | 1,249 | 65.0% | +27.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tracy Elizabeth Slater | 490 | 25.5% | +6.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Dable | 183 | 9.5% | +5.6 |
| Majority | 759 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,922 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | James Hull Elected | 851 | 37.8% | -11.6 |
| Independent | Mike Balshaw | 726 | 32.3% | -0.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tes Slater | 433 | 19.2% | +2.6 |
| Green Party | Anne-Marie Walsh | 150 | 6.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Dable | 89 | 4.0% | -7.8 |
| Majority | 125 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,325 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,250 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Liz Atkins Elected | 932 | 49.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Robert Philip Boswell Elected | 884 | 46.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Mark Francis Routledge Elected | 871 | 46.2% | — |
| Independent | Beth Helen Balshaw | 620 | 32.9% | — |
| Independent | Mike Balshaw | 607 | 32.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Luke Walmsley | 314 | 16.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David Dwyer | 299 | 15.9% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Simon Platt | 282 | 15.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tes Slater | 275 | 14.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Dable | 222 | 11.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Potter | 197 | 10.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Finch | 148 | 7.9% | — |
| Majority | 251 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,884 | |||
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 | 52% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 25% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 10% |
| Liberal Democrats | 8% |
| Green Party | 5% |
Reconstructed from Ashton (48%), Riversway (21%), Larches (16%), Tulketh (15%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.