Tamworth council election, 2016
05/05/2016 · 10 wards · 10 seats contested
Contents
Summary
Candidates
Results by ward
Amington
Belgrave
Bolehall
Castle
Glascote
Mercian
Spital
Stonydelph
Trinity
Wilnecote
Most seats
6
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
10
across 10 wards
Turnout
37.0%
average of reporting wards
Summary
Party
Seats
+/−
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
6
—
7,098
39.2%
—
Labour Party
2
—
6,307
34.8%
—
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
2
—
4,024
22.2%
—
Independent
0
—
595
3.3%
—
Green Party
0
—
80
0.4%
—
Candidates
Party
Candidates
Of a possible 10
Conservative and Unionist Party
10
Labour Party
10
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
9
Independent
4
Green Party
1
A party standing a full slate could field 10 candidates, one per seat.
Results by ward
Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Martin Summers Elected
730
39.7%
—
Labour Party
Nash Kumar
615
33.4%
—
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
John Miller
494
26.9%
—
Majority 115
Turnout —
Registered electors —
Ballots cast 1,839
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Richard Ford Elected
628
37.1%
—
Labour Party
Marion Couchman
583
34.5%
—
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Ray Lodge
406
24.0%
—
Independent
Richard McDermid
75
4.4%
—
Majority 45
Turnout —
Registered electors —
Ballots cast 1,692
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Labour Party
John Faulkner Elected
818
49.5%
—
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Dennis Box
431
26.1%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Henry Poultney
404
24.4%
—
Majority 387
Turnout —
Registered electors —
Ballots cast 1,653
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Peter Thurgood Elected
714
35.2%
—
Labour Party
Michelle Ann Abbots
571
28.1%
—
Independent
Ian Stuart Cooper
373
18.4%
—
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Peter Clayton
301
14.8%
—
Independent
Matthew McDermid
70
3.4%
—
Majority 143
Turnout —
Registered electors —
Ballots cast 2,029
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Chris Cooke Elected
544
37.4%
—
Labour Party
Chris Bain
448
30.8%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Dennis Powick
386
26.5%
—
Independent
Kelly McDermid
77
5.3%
—
Majority 96
Turnout —
Registered electors —
Ballots cast 1,455
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Richard John Samuel Kingstone Elected
878
48.5%
—
Labour Party
Andy Whiles
586
32.4%
—
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Gary Martin
347
19.2%
—
Majority 292
Turnout —
Registered electors —
Ballots cast 1,811
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Robert Steven Pritchard Elected
1,086
55.7%
—
Labour Party
Gordon Richard Moore
864
44.3%
—
Majority 222
Turnout 37.0%
Registered electors 5,427
Ballots cast 1,950
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Robert Bilcliff Elected
556
34.9%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Fiona Doyle
537
33.7%
—
Labour Party
Margaret Clarke
500
31.4%
—
Majority 19
Turnout —
Registered electors —
Ballots cast 1,593
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party
Daniel Cook Elected
938
46.2%
—
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Paul Biggs
538
26.5%
—
Labour Party
Lee Wood
475
23.4%
—
Green Party
Mollie Scharaschkin
80
3.9%
—
Majority 400
Turnout —
Registered electors —
Ballots cast 2,031
Party
Candidate
Votes
Share
+/−
Labour Party
Patrick Standen Elected
847
41.3%
—
Conservative and Unionist Party
Jason Jones
797
38.9%
—
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Emma Turner
407
19.8%
—
Majority 50
Turnout —
Registered electors —
Ballots cast 2,051