Spital 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 | Samuel William Smith Elected | 1,107 | 44.6% | +0.9 |
| Green Party | Stephen Isaac Andrews | 550 | 22.1% | +1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brett Bryan Beetham | 502 | 20.2% | +0.9 |
| Labour Party | Nash Kumar | 324 | 13.0% | -3.5 |
| Majority | 557 | |||
| Turnout | 39.1% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,377 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,484 | |||
Reform UK hold
05/03/2026 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Wayne Luca Elected | 719 | 43.6% | — |
| Green Party | Stephen Isaac Andrews | 337 | 20.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brett Bryan Beetham | 319 | 19.4% | -18.9 |
| Labour Party | Steve Holland | 273 | 16.6% | -23.3 |
| Majority | 382 | |||
| Turnout | 26.2% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,314 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,648 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Marion Couchman Elected | 795 | 39.9% | +3.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert Steven Pritchard | 762 | 38.2% | +7.0 |
| Independent | Bill Bryan | 436 | 21.9% | -10.4 |
| Majority | 33 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,405 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,993 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Gareth Coates Elected | 749 | 36.5% | +5.7 |
| Independent | Bill Bryan | 663 | 32.3% | +4.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Cooke | 642 | 31.3% | -10.5 |
| Majority | 86 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,384 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,053 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Samuel William Smith Elected | 842 | 41.7% | -1.8 |
| Labour Party | Liam Bone | 622 | 30.8% | +8.8 |
| Independent | Bill Bryan | 554 | 27.5% | -6.7 |
| Majority | 220 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,224 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,018 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/02/2022 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Chris Cooke Elected | 613 | 43.5% | -11.9 |
| Independent | Huw Geraint Loxton | 482 | 34.2% | +16.8 |
| Labour Party | Dave Foster | 311 | 22.1% | -3.1 |
| Majority | 131 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,168 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,410 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Robert Steven Pritchard Elected | 1,241 | 55.3% | +6.3 |
| Labour Party | Dave Foster | 564 | 25.1% | -7.4 |
| Independent | Huw Geraint Loxton | 391 | 17.4% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Lisa Jane Morris | 47 | 2.1% | -16.4 |
| Majority | 677 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,097 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,243 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Brindley Elected | 915 | 49.0% | +1.9 |
| Labour Party | Lisa Crane | 608 | 32.5% | +1.3 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Lisa Jane Morris | 345 | 18.5% | — |
| Majority | 307 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,868 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | John Christopher Chesworth Elected | 921 | 47.1% | -8.6 |
| Labour Party | Gordon Richard Moore | 611 | 31.3% | -13.1 |
| Independent | Huw Geraint Loxton | 423 | 21.6% | — |
| Majority | 310 | |||
| Turnout | 36.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,955 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
05/05/2016
| 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 | |||