St Matthew's 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Takhsin Akhtar Elected | 618 | 36.1% | -28.2 |
| Independent | Waqas Ahmed | 396 | 23.1% | — |
| Reform UK | Charlie Craig Fitzpatrick | 297 | 17.4% | — |
| Green Party | Gareth Basterfield | 270 | 15.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Tayo Korede | 71 | 4.1% | -9.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Murray | 59 | 3.4% | -18.5 |
| Majority | 222 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,711 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Suleman Sarwar Elected | 714 | 64.3% | -16.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rene Van Mierlo | 244 | 22.0% | +14.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sohaib Ashraf | 152 | 13.7% | +2.5 |
| Majority | 470 | |||
| Turnout | 20.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,280 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,110 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Javed Iqbal Elected | 973 | 80.9% | -0.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin David Homer | 134 | 11.1% | -1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Lawrence | 95 | 7.9% | +1.8 |
| Majority | 839 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,762 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,202 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jade Marie Morgan Elected | 963 | 81.7% | +6.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin David Homer | 143 | 12.1% | -4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Joyner | 72 | 6.1% | -1.6 |
| Majority | 820 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,178 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Suleman Sarwar Elected | 962 | 75.3% | -10.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin David Homer | 217 | 17.0% | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Hackett | 98 | 7.7% | -2.1 |
| Majority | 745 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,591 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,277 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Javed Iqbal Elected | 903 | 86.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Jade Marie Morgan Elected | 836 | 79.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Jono Grisdale Elected | 822 | 78.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Frank Parker | 162 | 15.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Parviz Shahsvar | 111 | 10.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sharon Shahsvar | 109 | 10.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Basford | 102 | 9.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Abram | 99 | 9.4% | — |
| Majority | 660 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,048 | |||
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 | 87% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 13% |
Reconstructed from St Matthew's (82%), St George's (18%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.