Spotland and Falinge ward

Vote share over time

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

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Iram Faisal Elected 1,283 39.5% -22.1
Liberal Democrats Rabina Asghar 1,030 31.8% +24.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Scholes 624 19.2% +3.6
Green Party Mick Coats 307 9.5% -6.1
Majority253
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,244

Labour Party hold

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Rachel Massey Elected 1,692 61.7% +5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Scholes 429 15.6% +6.1
Green Party Mick Coats 426 15.5% —
Liberal Democrats Joe Marsden 196 7.1% -0.4
Majority1,263
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,743

Labour Party hold

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Faisal Rana Elected 1,777 56.0% +7.5
Independent Carl Faulkner 852 26.9% +3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Scholes 303 9.5% +1.1
Liberal Democrats James Edward Earnshaw 241 7.6% -6.4
Majority925
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,173

Labour Party hold

05/05/2016

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Wendy Ann Cocks Elected 1,505 48.5% —
Independent Carl Faulkner 721 23.2% —
Liberal Democrats Matthew Allen 434 14.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Scholes 261 8.4% —
Green Party Mick Coats 183 5.9% —
Majority784
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,104