Howlands 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Max Peter Holloway Elected | 764 | 35.6% | -14.1 |
| Reform UK | Mark Simon Biddle | 746 | 34.7% | +25.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jamal Chowdhuri | 259 | 12.1% | -15.6 |
| Green Party | Brad Taylor | 257 | 12.0% | +4.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Isaac David Martindale | 122 | 5.7% | -0.5 |
| Majority | 18 | |||
| Turnout | 40.7% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,287 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,148 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Katherine Lucy Gardner Elected | 769 | 49.6% | -5.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Brian Seeger | 428 | 27.6% | -4.4 |
| Reform UK | Dean James Milliken | 142 | 9.2% | — |
| Green Party | Penny Berrington | 114 | 7.4% | +0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hillary Ann Skoczylas | 96 | 6.2% | -0.4 |
| Majority | 341 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,549 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jill Weston Elected | 861 | 54.9% | -3.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ahmad Haseeb Chattha | 502 | 32.0% | -2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hillary Ann Skoczylas | 103 | 6.6% | -0.4 |
| Green Party | Penny Berrington | 102 | 6.5% | — |
| Majority | 359 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,568 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Max Peter Holloway Elected | 1,072 | 58.5% | +21.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Marios Artemi | 631 | 34.5% | -18.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hillary Ann Skoczylas | 128 | 7.0% | -3.4 |
| Majority | 441 | |||
| Turnout | 35.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,831 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steve McNamara Elected | 962 | 52.5% | +19.9 |
| Labour Party | Alan Chesterman | 680 | 37.1% | -6.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Konrad Basch | 190 | 10.4% | -1.5 |
| Majority | 282 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,832 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jill Weston Elected | 696 | 43.4% | -8.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stan Tunstall | 523 | 32.6% | -5.6 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Darren Hughes | 193 | 12.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Konrad Basch | 191 | 11.9% | +2.4 |
| Majority | 173 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,603 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Max Peter Holloway Elected | 858 | 52.2% | +2.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Stan Tunstall | 629 | 38.3% | -1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Konrad Basch | 157 | 9.5% | -3.5 |
| Majority | 229 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,644 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Alan Chesterman Elected | 724 | 49.7% | — |
| Labour Party | Pauline Jill Weston Elected | 654 | 44.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Max Peter Holloway Elected | 626 | 43.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Annalisa Dorothy Yeowell | 580 | 39.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mark Alexander Smith | 498 | 34.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kamala Chandrasekaran | 483 | 33.2% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Dean James Milliken | 314 | 21.6% | — |
| Independent | Stan Tunstall | 192 | 13.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Laurence Geoffrey Brown | 190 | 13.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Damian Joseph Tuohy | 111 | 7.6% | — |
| Majority | 46 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,457 | |||