Kursaal 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 and Co-operative Party | Matt Dent Elected | 849 | 32.9% | -16.2 |
| Reform UK | Richard John Felton | 748 | 29.0% | — |
| Confelicity | Lee John Clark | 380 | 14.7% | — |
| Green Party | Faye Heffernan | 360 | 13.9% | +2.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Liam Mannix | 161 | 6.2% | -12.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Billy Boulton | 69 | 2.7% | -3.0 |
| Heritage Party | Lara Michelle Hurley | 15 | 0.6% | -2.7 |
| Majority | 101 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,582 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
04/07/2024 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Chris Webster Elected | 1,718 | 49.1% | -1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marco David Mann | 651 | 18.6% | +4.3 |
| Green Party | Thomas Matthew Love | 411 | 11.7% | +4.0 |
| Independent | Kay Mitchell | 407 | 11.6% | +0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Billy Boulton | 198 | 5.7% | +2.2 |
| Heritage Party | Lara Michelle Hurley | 115 | 3.3% | +0.2 |
| Majority | 1,067 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,500 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Irene Ferguson Elected | 846 | 51.0% | -3.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marco David Mann | 237 | 14.3% | -7.2 |
| Independent | Kay Mitchell | 179 | 10.8% | — |
| Confelicity | Lee John Clark | 155 | 9.3% | +3.8 |
| Green Party | Thomas Matthew Love | 128 | 7.7% | -0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Crystall | 58 | 3.5% | -1.4 |
| Heritage Party | Lara Michelle Hurley | 51 | 3.1% | +0.9 |
| Majority | 609 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,905 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,660 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Gabriel Leroy Elected | 886 | 54.7% | -8.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Roger Brookes | 348 | 21.5% | -1.8 |
| Green Party | Thomas Matthew Love | 134 | 8.3% | +1.8 |
| Confelicity | Lee John Clark | 90 | 5.6% | +1.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rory Windass | 80 | 4.9% | +1.3 |
| British Democratic Party | Stephen Leonard Smith | 42 | 2.6% | — |
| Heritage Party | Lara Michelle Hurley | 35 | 2.2% | — |
| Majority | 538 | |||
| Turnout | 20.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,105 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,621 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Matt Dent Elected | 1,105 | 62.6% | +15.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Denis Garne | 411 | 23.3% | -12.1 |
| Green Party | Thomas Matthew Love | 114 | 6.5% | -6.1 |
| Confelicity | James Daniel Miller | 70 | 4.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Christopher Howes | 64 | 3.6% | -1.0 |
| Majority | 694 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,764 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Tricia Cowdrey Elected | 926 | 47.4% | +12.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Judith McMahon | 692 | 35.4% | +21.2 |
| Green Party | Thomas Matthew Love | 245 | 12.5% | -6.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Edey | 90 | 4.6% | -12.6 |
| Majority | 234 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,953 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Maggie Kelly Elected | 693 | 35.0% | -16.9 |
| Green Party | Simon Cross | 384 | 19.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Paul Gibeon | 341 | 17.2% | -6.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian Mark Beggs | 282 | 14.2% | -10.4 |
| Independent | Anthony David Dillon | 279 | 14.1% | — |
| Majority | 309 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,979 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Matt Dent Elected | 1,008 | 51.9% | +9.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dave Clift | 479 | 24.7% | +2.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Paul Gibeon | 456 | 23.5% | +19.0 |
| Majority | 529 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,943 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Helen McDonald Elected | 709 | 42.2% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Gordon Bailey-Smith | 379 | 22.5% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Gittus | 378 | 22.5% | — |
| Green Party | Liz Swanson | 141 | 8.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Anthony Collins | 75 | 4.5% | — |
| Majority | 330 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,682 | |||