Mercian 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 | Nick Thompson Elected | 964 | 45.2% | +33.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Gordon Richard Moore | 420 | 19.7% | -14.1 |
| Labour Party | Richard McDermid | 280 | 13.1% | -35.2 |
| Green Party | Em Walker | 276 | 12.9% | — |
| Independent | Joe Postings | 193 | 9.0% | — |
| Majority | 544 | |||
| Turnout | 38.3% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,579 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,133 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Pat Pallett Elected | 750 | 48.3% | -7.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Cooke | 525 | 33.8% | -10.3 |
| Reform UK | David Tighe | 182 | 11.7% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Robyn Barr | 96 | 6.2% | — |
| Majority | 225 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,465 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,553 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lee Clarke Elected | 919 | 55.9% | +36.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | James Nicholson-Roberts | 726 | 44.1% | +16.4 |
| Majority | 193 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,416 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,645 | |||
Labour Party gain from Independent
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Richard John Samuel Kingstone Elected | 998 | 53.2% | +14.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steven Pritchard | 521 | 27.8% | -11.3 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Craig Adams | 360 | 19.2% | -0.6 |
| Majority | 477 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,429 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,876 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andy Cooper Elected | 764 | 39.1% | -25.9 |
| Independent | Richard John Samuel Kingstone | 760 | 38.9% | — |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Gordon Richard Moore | 386 | 19.8% | -15.2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Gary Martin | 43 | 2.2% | — |
| Majority | 4 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,476 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,953 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
12/12/2019 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steven Pritchard Elected | 2,181 | 65.0% | +22.5 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Gordon Richard Moore | 1,173 | 35.0% | +0.3 |
| Majority | 1,008 | |||
| Turnout | 63.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,354 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Moira Greatorex Elected | 704 | 42.6% | -11.2 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Gordon Richard Moore | 573 | 34.6% | +0.2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Gary Martin | 377 | 22.8% | +15.9 |
| Majority | 131 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,654 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Greatorex Elected | 894 | 53.8% | +5.3 |
| Labour Party | Andy Whiles | 572 | 34.4% | +2.0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Gary Martin | 115 | 6.9% | -12.2 |
| Green Party | John Paul Scattergood | 82 | 4.9% | — |
| Majority | 322 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,663 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016
| 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 | |||