Lea & Larches 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 | Jemma Louise Rushe Elected | 829 | 39.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Little | 823 | 38.9% | +0.1 |
| Labour Party | Bill Adams | 222 | 10.5% | -24.0 |
| Green Party | Keith Berry | 162 | 7.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Javaris Maharaj | 79 | 3.7% | -7.9 |
| Majority | 6 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,115 | |||
Reform UK gain from Liberal Democrats
04/07/2024 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Little Elected | 1,210 | 38.8% | +2.6 |
| Labour Party | Mark Francis Routledge | 1,077 | 34.5% | -0.9 |
| Independent | Ann Cowell | 467 | 15.0% | -4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daniel Duckworth | 364 | 11.7% | +2.5 |
| Majority | 133 | |||
| Turnout | 48.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,515 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,118 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell Elected | 578 | 36.2% | +15.9 |
| Labour Party | Jenny Mein | 565 | 35.4% | -29.6 |
| Independent | Ann Cowell | 305 | 19.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tracy Elizabeth Slater | 147 | 9.2% | -5.2 |
| Majority | 13 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,412 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,595 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Phil Crowe Elected | 896 | 65.0% | +19.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Jewell | 281 | 20.4% | +11.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Monwara Amin | 199 | 14.4% | -8.1 |
| Majority | 615 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,341 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,379 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | David Borrow Elected | 961 | 45.9% | +7.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Scott Paul Rainford | 472 | 22.5% | -2.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Scott Rainford | 472 | 22.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Craven | 190 | 9.1% | -0.5 |
| Majority | 489 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,095 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jenny Mein Elected | 682 | 38.8% | -12.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Monwara Amin | 445 | 25.3% | -2.8 |
| Independent | Beth Helen Balshaw | 366 | 20.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Craven | 168 | 9.5% | -10.1 |
| Independent | Luke Anthony Parkinson | 99 | 5.6% | — |
| Majority | 237 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,552 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,760 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Phil Crowe Elected | 735 | 51.2% | — |
| Labour Party | David Borrow Elected | 731 | 50.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Jenny Mein Elected | 684 | 47.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David John Callaghan | 403 | 28.1% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Lee Doyle | 359 | 25.0% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Mark Bernard Kingsley | 352 | 24.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Monwara Amin | 326 | 22.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Craven | 282 | 19.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Higham | 258 | 18.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jason Jeffrey | 179 | 12.5% | — |
| Majority | 281 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,436 | |||
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 | 40% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 37% |
| Liberal Democrats | 19% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 3% |
Reconstructed from Larches (66%), Lea (34%). 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 | 37% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 25% |
| Liberal Democrats | 21% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 16% |
Reconstructed from Larches (66%), Lea (34%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.