Old Town 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 | Jane Milner-Barry Elected | 1,873 | 65.9% | +1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bazil Stanley Solomon | 586 | 20.6% | -1.9 |
| Green Party | Bill Hughes | 181 | 6.4% | -0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin George Wiltshire | 157 | 5.5% | -0.5 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Daisy Bowie | 44 | 1.5% | — |
| Majority | 1,287 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,166 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,841 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Chris Watts Elected | 2,047 | 64.5% | +1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ellen Heavens | 717 | 22.6% | -4.1 |
| Green Party | Bill Hughes | 222 | 7.0% | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin George Wiltshire | 190 | 6.0% | +1.2 |
| Majority | 1,330 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,104 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,176 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Nadine Watts Elected | 2,032 | 62.5% | +11.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sumon Chandra Roy | 868 | 26.7% | -7.8 |
| Green Party | Bill Hughes | 197 | 6.1% | -0.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin George Wiltshire | 154 | 4.7% | -0.9 |
| Majority | 1,164 | |||
| Turnout | 41.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,955 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,251 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jane Milner-Barry Elected | 1,781 | 51.4% | +12.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lawrence William Elliott | 1,196 | 34.5% | -4.5 |
| Green Party | Bill Hughes | 210 | 6.1% | -3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin George Wiltshire | 194 | 5.6% | -2.4 |
| Independent | Stephen James Woodham | 59 | 1.7% | — |
| Libertarian Party | Tim Almond | 23 | 0.7% | — |
| Majority | 585 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,887 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,463 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Burns-Howell Elected | 1,167 | 39.0% | -2.1 |
| Labour Party | Neil Lawrence Hopkins | 1,152 | 38.5% | -11.9 |
| Green Party | Bill Hughes | 274 | 9.2% | +5.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Mark Oliver | 239 | 8.0% | +4.7 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Jason Costello | 158 | 5.3% | +3.7 |
| Majority | 15 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,990 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Nadine Watts Elected | 1,781 | 50.4% | +3.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nick Burns-Howell | 1,452 | 41.1% | +4.3 |
| Green Party | Bill Hughes | 126 | 3.6% | -1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Mark Oliver | 116 | 3.3% | -0.4 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | William Edward Costello | 57 | 1.6% | -5.6 |
| Majority | 329 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,532 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jane Milner-Barry Elected | 1,363 | 47.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian Mattock | 1,062 | 36.8% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Terence Richard Davies | 208 | 7.2% | — |
| Green Party | Bill Hughes | 144 | 5.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Porter | 105 | 3.6% | — |
| Majority | 301 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,882 | |||