Central 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Aga Dychton Elected | 1,094 | 47.9% | +1.7 |
| Green Party | Stephen Burrows | 449 | 19.6% | — |
| Reform UK | Xiaolei Xie | 307 | 13.4% | +7.2 |
| Labour Party | Mo Wadud Hakim | 265 | 11.6% | -17.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Avi Geller | 170 | 7.4% | -5.5 |
| Majority | 645 | |||
| Turnout | 31.6% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,285 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Summer Elected | 924 | 46.2% | -7.5 |
| Labour Party | Mo Wadud Hakim | 572 | 28.6% | -2.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Devyani Sanjeevkumar Bajaj | 259 | 12.9% | +3.5 |
| Reform UK | David Charles Ealey | 125 | 6.2% | +0.7 |
| Independent | Dennis Alfred Wharton | 68 | 3.4% | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | James Francis O'Connor | 53 | 2.6% | — |
| Majority | 352 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,001 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rabi Martins Elected | 1,002 | 53.6% | -1.7 |
| Labour Party | Mo Wadud Hakim | 585 | 31.3% | +4.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sahil Ghuman | 177 | 9.5% | -1.7 |
| Reform UK | David Charles Ealey | 104 | 5.6% | — |
| Majority | 417 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,868 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Aga Dychton Elected | 1,151 | 55.4% | +10.8 |
| Labour Party | Mo Wadud Hakim | 553 | 26.6% | -6.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Hrithik Dattani | 233 | 11.2% | -4.3 |
| Independent | Dennis Alfred Wharton | 142 | 6.8% | +0.0 |
| Majority | 598 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,079 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Devonish Elected | 915 | 44.5% | -9.4 |
| Labour Party | Sophia Demetriou-Jones | 680 | 33.1% | -3.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Cole James Parker | 319 | 15.5% | +6.5 |
| Independent | Dennis Alfred Wharton | 140 | 6.8% | — |
| Majority | 235 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,054 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rabi Martins Elected | 1,158 | 54.0% | +12.2 |
| Labour Party | Emma Brown Kosmin | 794 | 37.0% | -2.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dennis Alfred Wharton | 194 | 9.0% | -3.9 |
| Majority | 364 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,146 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Aga Dychton Elected | 970 | 41.8% | -3.7 |
| Labour Party | Ani Elizabeth Meehan | 912 | 39.3% | +2.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Dennis Alfred Wharton | 300 | 12.9% | +1.6 |
| Green Party | David James Underdown | 141 | 6.1% | -1.8 |
| Majority | 58 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,323 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bolton Elected | 856 | 45.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Rabi Martins Elected | 850 | 45.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Aga Dychton Elected | 759 | 40.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Terry Butler | 688 | 36.5% | — |
| Labour Party | Sarah Flynn | 682 | 36.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Mike Haley | 676 | 35.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barry Silverman | 214 | 11.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mary Sackett | 203 | 10.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Basil Sackett | 189 | 10.0% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Renie Susan Price | 151 | 8.0% | — |
| Green Party | Su Murray | 148 | 7.9% | — |
| Green Party | Lisa Emery | 142 | 7.5% | — |
| Green Party | Neal Emery | 97 | 5.1% | — |
| Majority | 71 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,885 | |||