Castle 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 +/−
Labour Party Denny Wilson Elected 1,130 62.9% -2.2
Reform UK Keith Samme 346 19.3% +8.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Christopher John Rose 160 8.9% -4.7
Liberal Democrats Mia Coupland 98 5.5% -1.1
Green Party Dawn Marie Jackson 62 3.5% -1.1
Majority784
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors8,095
Ballots cast1,796

Labour Party hold

04/05/2023

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Paul Foster Elected 1,235 65.1% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul James Anthony Burke 258 13.6% -11.2
Reform UK Peter Middleton 196 10.3% —
Liberal Democrats Mia Coupland 125 6.6% —
Green Party Gary Ogle 87 4.6% -6.4
Majority977
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors8,090
Ballots cast1,896

Labour Party hold

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Allison Chisnall Elected 1,308 64.2% +6.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul James Anthony Burke 505 24.8% -2.5
Green Party Alison Margaret Ogle 223 11.0% —
Majority803
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors8,129
Ballots cast2,036

Labour Party hold

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Denny Wilson Elected 1,243 58.1% +9.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Gwennyth Gibson 583 27.3% +16.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tony Clarke 201 9.4% -31.3
Liberal Democrats Allen David Curtis 111 5.2% —
Majority660
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,138

Labour Party hold

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephen Paul Foster Elected 1,077 48.3% -14.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Linda Hudson 908 40.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bryan Witherwick Reynolds 244 10.9% -9.5
Majority169
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,229

Labour Party hold

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Doris MacKnight Elected 1,358 63.2% -15.6
Conservative and Unionist Party James Clark Doyle 439 20.4% +8.1
Green Party Rebecca Lane Lapping 178 8.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jack Thomas Stoker 174 8.1% -0.8
Majority919
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,149

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

05/05/2016

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Denny Wilson Elected 1,665 78.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Grant Shearer 261 12.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jack Thomas Stoker 187 8.8% —
Majority1,404
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,113