Empress 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 | Nicky Slater Elected | 728 | 31.0% | -14.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Abjeet Rudh | 557 | 23.7% | -11.3 |
| Reform UK | Rohin Shingadia | 551 | 23.5% | +15.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Olive Jane O'Dowd-Booth | 284 | 12.1% | +0.1 |
| Green Party | Ryan Salisbury | 229 | 9.7% | — |
| Majority | 171 | |||
| Turnout | 46.5% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,079 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,349 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Julie Hall Elected | 896 | 45.3% | +5.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marina Munro | 692 | 35.0% | +1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Aidan Lunn | 237 | 12.0% | -9.2 |
| Reform UK | Ian Michael Brumwell Simpson | 151 | 7.6% | +3.0 |
| Majority | 204 | |||
| Turnout | 42.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,976 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Gareth Idris Williams Elected | 707 | 40.3% | +8.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Helen Dale | 593 | 33.8% | -12.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Leola Jane Card | 372 | 21.2% | +0.0 |
| Reform UK | Ian Michael Brumwell Simpson | 82 | 4.7% | — |
| Majority | 114 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,754 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Smith Elected | 739 | 46.5% | -4.4 |
| Labour Party | Gareth Idris Williams | 514 | 32.3% | +10.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Leola Jane Card | 337 | 21.2% | +0.5 |
| Majority | 225 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,590 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marina Munro Elected | 940 | 50.9% | +13.0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Barry Jones | 408 | 22.1% | -2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Leola Jane Card | 383 | 20.7% | — |
| Independent | Donna Wallace | 96 | 5.2% | — |
| Reform UK | Benjamin Seery | 21 | 1.1% | — |
| Majority | 532 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,848 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adrian Robert Newell Elected | 592 | 37.8% | -11.8 |
| Green Party | Donna Wallace | 486 | 31.1% | +17.8 |
| Labour Party | Bill O'Donovan | 379 | 24.2% | -4.9 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | John Frederick William Peckham | 108 | 6.9% | — |
| Majority | 106 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,565 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mike Smith Elected | 784 | 49.6% | +0.1 |
| Labour Party | Bill O'Donovan | 460 | 29.1% | +16.6 |
| Green Party | Donna Wallace | 209 | 13.2% | -12.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Leola Jane Card | 127 | 8.0% | — |
| Majority | 324 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,580 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marina Munro Elected | 805 | 49.5% | — |
| Green Party | Donna Wallace | 425 | 26.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Peter Hayward | 203 | 12.5% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Colin Nixon | 193 | 11.9% | — |
| Majority | 380 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,626 | |||