Beacon and Bents ward

Vote share over time

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

02/05/2024

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sue Stonehouse Elected 1,762 66.2% +6.0
Labour Party Jabed Hossain 843 31.7% +2.8
Majority919
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors6,883
Ballots cast2,662

Green Party hold

04/05/2023

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party David Francis Elected 1,494 60.2% +5.8
Labour Party Masuda Piya Rahman 717 28.9% -5.4
Independent David Wood 140 5.6% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Ali Hayder 119 4.8% -1.9
Majority777
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,851
Ballots cast2,482

Green Party hold

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sarah McKeown Elected 1,346 54.4% +8.1
Labour Party Fay Cunningham 848 34.3% +6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Ali Hayder 165 6.7% -1.6
Independent David Wood 106 4.3% -12.6
Majority498
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors6,870
Ballots cast2,474

Green Party hold

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Sue Stonehouse Elected 1,282 46.3% -20.8
Labour Party Fay Cunningham 781 28.2% -0.4
Independent Ahmed Khan 467 16.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ali Hayder 229 8.3% +3.9
Majority501
Turnout40.5%
Registered electors6,837
Ballots cast2,770

Green Party hold

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party David Francis Elected 1,867 67.1% +28.0
Labour Party Audrey McMillan 795 28.6% -21.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Ali Hayder 121 4.3% -6.3
Majority1,072
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,783

Green Party gain from Labour Party

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Angela Hamilton Elected 1,235 50.3% -6.8
Green Party David Francis 960 39.1% +26.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Ali Hayder 261 10.6% +1.0
Majority275
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,456

Labour Party hold

05/05/2016

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Anglin Elected 1,344 57.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Stephen Clarke 490 20.8% —
Green Party Rhiannon Sian Curtis 292 12.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ali Hayder 227 9.6% —
Majority854
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,353