Houghton South & Hetton Downs ward

Vote share over time

One contest on record. The trend chart appears once a second election is counted.

07/05/2026 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Heather Finlay Elected 1,477 49.3% —
Reform UK Jonathon Robert Emerson Elected 1,339 44.7% —
Reform UK Michael Quigley Elected 1,327 44.3% —
Labour Party Kevin Johnston 999 33.3% —
Labour Party Tracy Dodds 975 32.5% —
Labour Party Melanie Thornton 904 30.2% —
Green Party Andrew Robertson 466 15.5% —
Green Party Harrison Hopps 334 11.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Connor Sinclair 233 7.8% —
Liberal Democrats Emma Jane Baker 217 7.2% —
Liberal Democrats Mia Coupland 188 6.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Levi Jordan Brandon Shovlin 180 6.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mickey Mikhimade Olowoko 179 6.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jan Foster 175 5.8% —
Majority328
Turnout37.5%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,998

02/05/2024 Estimated

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

PartyEstimated share
Labour Party 56%
Reform UK 15%
Conservative and Unionist Party 12%
Green Party 9%
Liberal Democrats 4%

Reconstructed from Copt Hill (84%), Hetton (16%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.

06/05/2021 Estimated

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

PartyEstimated share
Labour Party 49%
Conservative and Unionist Party 29%
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 15%
Liberal Democrats 9%
Green Party 9%

Reconstructed from Copt Hill (84%), Hetton (16%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.

02/05/2019 Estimated

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

PartyEstimated share
Labour Party 40%
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 34%
Conservative and Unionist Party 12%
Green Party 9%
Independents for Direct Democracy 1%

Reconstructed from Copt Hill (84%), Hetton (16%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.

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
Labour Party 53%
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 30%
Conservative and Unionist Party 11%
Green Party 5%
Liberal Democrats 1%

Reconstructed from Copt Hill (84%), Hetton (16%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.