Birley 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 | Luke Goddard Elected | 2,153 | 44.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Karen Lesley McGowan | 1,292 | 26.6% | -21.3 |
| Green Party | Alan Yearsley | 597 | 12.3% | +2.6 |
| Independent | David Cronshaw | 368 | 7.6% | -12.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Philip Edwardson | 218 | 4.5% | -4.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daniel Gage | 218 | 4.5% | -7.4 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Andrea Ugolini | 16 | 0.3% | -1.2 |
| Majority | 861 | |||
| Turnout | 38.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,546 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,862 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Matthew Robert Dwyer Elected | 1,520 | 47.9% | -5.0 |
| Independent | David Cronshaw | 647 | 20.4% | +14.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steven Winstone | 378 | 11.9% | -7.1 |
| Green Party | Alan Yearsley | 308 | 9.7% | -1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Willis James Marshall | 288 | 9.1% | -0.1 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Andrea Ugolini | 49 | 1.5% | -0.1 |
| Majority | 873 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,495 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,176 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Denise Fox Elected | 1,594 | 52.9% | -3.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steven Winstone | 573 | 19.0% | -0.1 |
| Green Party | Alan Yearsley | 334 | 11.1% | +1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Robert Ellwood | 277 | 9.2% | +3.8 |
| Independent | Anne Elizabeth Barr | 189 | 6.3% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Simon Moulton | 49 | 1.6% | — |
| Majority | 1,021 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,016 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Karen Lesley McGowan Elected | 1,783 | 56.4% | +6.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steven Winstone | 603 | 19.1% | -14.1 |
| Yorkshire Party | Alex Martin | 310 | 9.8% | — |
| Green Party | Alan Yearsley | 296 | 9.4% | -2.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Robert Ellwood | 170 | 5.4% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 1,180 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,162 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Bryan Lodge Elected | 1,848 | 49.5% | +8.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steven Winstone | 1,241 | 33.2% | +20.9 |
| Green Party | Alan Yearsley | 437 | 11.7% | -3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Robert Elwood | 211 | 5.6% | -1.4 |
| Majority | 607 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,737 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Denise Fox Elected | 1,363 | 41.3% | -13.9 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Dennis Booker | 796 | 24.1% | — |
| Green Party | Alan Yearsley | 499 | 15.1% | +3.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas Oulton | 407 | 12.3% | -6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Robert Ellwood | 234 | 7.1% | +0.3 |
| Majority | 567 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,299 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Karen Lesley McGowan Elected | 1,835 | 55.2% | -5.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Barge | 638 | 19.2% | +6.9 |
| Green Party | Ruth Mersereau | 393 | 11.8% | +2.0 |
| Independent | Anthony Cronshaw | 233 | 7.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Oxley | 225 | 6.8% | -3.6 |
| Majority | 1,197 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,324 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Bryan Lodge Elected | 1,912 | 60.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Denise Fox Elected | 1,861 | 59.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Karen Lesley McGowan Elected | 1,719 | 54.7% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Bradley Colk | 960 | 30.5% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Dennis Hobson | 931 | 29.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Calum Heaton | 387 | 12.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Ellen Chapman | 325 | 10.3% | — |
| Green Party | Anthony Richard Naylor | 310 | 9.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Christopher Dixon | 281 | 8.9% | — |
| Green Party | Ruth Frances Nicol | 245 | 7.8% | — |
| Green Party | Alan Yearsley | 231 | 7.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Hilda Wisbey | 185 | 5.9% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | John Joseph Voyse | 83 | 2.6% | — |
| Majority | 759 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 3,143 | |||