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.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Allan Copsey Elected | 1,274 | 49.2% | +36.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Cooke | 556 | 21.5% | -11.3 |
| Green Party | Adam Goodfellow | 415 | 16.0% | +9.5 |
| Labour Party | Andrew Flint | 342 | 13.2% | -34.6 |
| Majority | 718 | |||
| Turnout | 38.2% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,818 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,588 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Natalie Statham Elected | 898 | 47.8% | +9.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gordon Richard Moore | 616 | 32.8% | -3.2 |
| Reform UK | David Bayliss | 242 | 12.9% | +8.5 |
| Green Party | Joell David Mayoh | 122 | 6.5% | +1.7 |
| Majority | 282 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,710 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,878 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lee Wood Elected | 725 | 38.4% | -8.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alex Farrell | 681 | 36.0% | -16.6 |
| Independent | Nicola Joy Claymore | 311 | 16.5% | — |
| Green Party | Joell David Mayoh | 90 | 4.8% | — |
| Reform UK | Ian Stuart Cooper | 83 | 4.4% | — |
| Majority | 44 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,450 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,890 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Price Elected | 972 | 52.7% | -4.5 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lee Wood | 873 | 47.3% | +17.4 |
| Majority | 99 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,184 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,846 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Peter Thurgood Elected | 1,104 | 57.1% | +13.7 |
| Labour Party | Lee Wood | 577 | 29.8% | +4.3 |
| Green Party | Kevin Jones | 166 | 8.6% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Peter Clayton | 86 | 4.4% | -16.3 |
| Majority | 527 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,952 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,933 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alex Farrell Elected | 768 | 43.4% | -5.5 |
| Labour Party | Lee Wood | 452 | 25.5% | -9.3 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Peter Clayton | 368 | 20.8% | +13.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Davies | 182 | 10.3% | +1.2 |
| Majority | 316 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,770 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ben Price Elected | 863 | 48.9% | +13.7 |
| Labour Party | Michelle Ann Abbots | 614 | 34.8% | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Matt Davies | 161 | 9.1% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | John Clarke | 126 | 7.1% | -7.7 |
| Majority | 249 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,764 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016
| 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 | |||