Houghton 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 | John Price Elected | 1,692 | 61.4% | +1.3 |
| Reform UK | Lynda Alexander | 379 | 13.8% | +6.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Craig Morrison | 249 | 9.0% | -4.4 |
| Independent | Donna Sarah Thomas | 236 | 8.6% | -1.4 |
| Green Party | Alyson Kordbarlag | 106 | 3.8% | -0.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Boddy | 93 | 3.4% | -1.4 |
| Majority | 1,313 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,577 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,755 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Juliana Heron Elected | 1,625 | 60.1% | +4.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Craig Morrison | 363 | 13.4% | -9.7 |
| Independent | Donna Sarah Thomas | 269 | 9.9% | -5.2 |
| Reform UK | Stephen William Holt | 206 | 7.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Boddy | 128 | 4.7% | — |
| Green Party | Alyson Kordbarlag | 113 | 4.2% | -1.5 |
| Majority | 1,262 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,373 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,704 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Mark Burrell Elected | 1,655 | 56.1% | +8.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Craig Morrison | 681 | 23.1% | -8.7 |
| Independent | Donna Sarah Thomas | 446 | 15.1% | — |
| Green Party | Emma Robson | 169 | 5.7% | -0.8 |
| Majority | 974 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,120 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,951 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | John Price Elected | 1,437 | 48.0% | +7.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Raymond Hall Davison | 951 | 31.7% | +21.9 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Donna Sarah Thomas | 307 | 10.2% | -24.7 |
| Green Party | Billy Scott Howells | 195 | 6.5% | -1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Carlton Lee West | 106 | 3.5% | — |
| Majority | 486 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,996 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Juliana Heron Elected | 1,293 | 40.5% | -13.8 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Sheila Quigley | 1,116 | 34.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Raymond Hall Davison | 313 | 9.8% | -5.5 |
| Green Party | Christopher Michael Crozier | 256 | 8.0% | +5.4 |
| Independent | Mick Watson | 217 | 6.8% | -17.8 |
| Majority | 177 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,195 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Neil Macknight Elected | 1,630 | 54.3% | -2.2 |
| Independent | Linda Mary Wood | 737 | 24.5% | +11.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Craig Morrison | 460 | 15.3% | +7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Sterling | 97 | 3.2% | — |
| Green Party | Graham Martin | 79 | 2.6% | — |
| Majority | 893 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,003 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Alex Scullion Elected | 1,607 | 56.5% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Anthony Paul Holt | 641 | 22.5% | — |
| Independent | Mick Watson | 369 | 13.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | George Edward Brown | 229 | 8.0% | — |
| Majority | 966 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,846 | |||