Whittlesford 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 +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Lynn Williams Elected 751 52.6% -4.5
Liberal Democrats Sarah Louise Vowler 304 21.3% -21.6
Reform UK Claire Hill 168 11.8% —
Green Party Sophi Berridge 122 8.5% —
Labour Party Clare Elizabeth Downie 83 5.8% —
Majority447
Turnout55.8%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,428

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Lynn Williams Elected 707 57.1% +1.9
Liberal Democrats Barry Laurence Carolan 531 42.9% -1.9
Majority176
Turnout46.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,238

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

27/02/2020 By-election

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Lynn Williams Elected 526 55.2% -8.1
Liberal Democrats James William Douglas Hobro 427 44.8% +30.3
Majority99
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast953

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Topping Elected 714 63.3% —
Labour Party Philippa MacGarry 180 16.0% —
Liberal Democrats Caitriona Quigley 164 14.5% —
Green Party Linda Jane Whitebread 70 6.2% —
Majority534
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,128

05/05/2016 Estimated

This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.

PartyEstimated share
Conservative and Unionist Party 56%
Labour Party 22%
Liberal Democrats 21%
Green Party 2%

Reconstructed from Whittlesford (88%), The Shelfords and Stapleford (12%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.