Benn 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 | Richard Harrington Elected | 786 | 40.0% | -24.7 |
| Green Party | Angela Josephine Dunne | 398 | 20.3% | +8.7 |
| Reform UK | Les Northey | 391 | 19.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sarah Catherine Downes | 257 | 13.1% | -3.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Frances Moran | 123 | 6.3% | -1.2 |
| Majority | 388 | |||
| Turnout | 31.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,172 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,963 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Maggie O'Rourke Elected | 1,039 | 64.7% | +1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Heidi Maria Thomas | 261 | 16.3% | -3.0 |
| Green Party | Becca Stevenson | 186 | 11.6% | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Frances Moran | 120 | 7.5% | -0.2 |
| Majority | 778 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,606 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rob Barnett Elected | 914 | 62.8% | -0.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dapo Awotunde | 280 | 19.2% | -1.2 |
| Green Party | Angela Josephine Dunne | 151 | 10.4% | -6.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tricia Trimble | 111 | 7.6% | — |
| Majority | 634 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,456 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Richard Harrington Elected | 962 | 62.8% | +10.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rachel Elizabeth Lowe | 313 | 20.4% | -6.8 |
| Green Party | Angela Josephine Dunne | 256 | 16.7% | +3.8 |
| Majority | 649 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,531 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Maggie O'Rourke Elected | 888 | 52.5% | +5.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rachel Elizabeth Lowe | 461 | 27.3% | +9.4 |
| Green Party | Becca Stevenson | 219 | 13.0% | -1.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Dunlop Trimble | 122 | 7.2% | -4.3 |
| Majority | 427 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,690 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Tom Mahoney Elected | 703 | 46.9% | -10.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Rachel Elizabeth Lowe | 268 | 17.9% | -4.0 |
| Green Party | Becca Stevenson | 222 | 14.8% | +7.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Dunlop Trimble | 172 | 11.5% | +2.5 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Enid Niven | 133 | 8.9% | — |
| Majority | 435 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,498 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jim Shera Elected | 966 | 57.7% | +2.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Sebastian Keeling | 366 | 21.9% | +5.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Dunlop Trimble | 150 | 9.0% | +0.5 |
| Green Party | Roy Leonard Sandison | 117 | 7.0% | -1.8 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Marian Wakelin | 76 | 4.5% | — |
| Majority | 600 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,675 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Maggie O'Rourke Elected | 837 | 55.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Charlie Hull | 245 | 16.1% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Alex Speirs | 179 | 11.8% | — |
| Green Party | Graham Bliss | 133 | 8.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Dunlop Trimble | 128 | 8.4% | — |
| Majority | 592 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,522 | |||