Knottingley 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 +/−
Liberal Democrats Adele Hayes Elected 1,363 59.9% +1.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Theo Biddle 695 30.5% -0.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Amy Louise Swift 155 6.8% -0.8
Green Party Ruth Alexandra Love 79 3.5% +0.4
Majority668
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors10,418
Ballots cast2,275

Liberal Democrats hold

04/05/2023

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Rachel Speak Elected 1,398 58.9% +8.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Theo Biddle 734 30.9% -10.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Eamonn Malachy Mullins 182 7.7% -0.9
Green Party Ruth Alexandra Love 72 3.0% —
Majority664
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors10,374
Ballots cast2,375

Liberal Democrats hold

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Robert Peter Girt Elected 1,504 50.6% -3.6
Labour Party Paul Green 1,216 40.9% +12.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger John Kirby 254 8.5% -5.3
Majority288
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,974

Liberal Democrats hold

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Adele Hayes Elected 1,624 54.2% -8.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Kerron Cross 867 28.9% +7.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Hilary Plumbley 415 13.8% +6.1
Green Party Garry Newby 91 3.0% -4.8
Majority757
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,997

Liberal Democrats hold

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tom Gordon Elected 1,906 63.1% —
Labour Party Glenn Burton 642 21.3% -45.3
Green Party Willow Tolley 237 7.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua Spencer 235 7.8% -25.7
Majority1,264
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,020

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

03/05/2018

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Harry Ellis Elected 1,419 66.6% +5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua Spencer 713 33.4% +22.8
Majority706
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,132

Labour Party hold

05/05/2016

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Graham Stokes Elected 1,597 61.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Lewis Thompson 724 27.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eamonn Malachy Mullins 277 10.7% —
Majority873
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,598