Leigh Central & Higher Folds 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 | Tina Kennedy Elected | 1,696 | 48.3% | — |
| Labour Party | Sarah Victoria Johnson | 886 | 25.2% | -27.0 |
| Green Party | Ashley Trigg | 527 | 15.0% | +6.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Margaret Mary Winstanley | 216 | 6.2% | -5.6 |
| Leigh & Atherton Independents | Hannah Elizabeth Sephton | 185 | 5.3% | -19.5 |
| Majority | 810 | |||
| Turnout | 32.7% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,766 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,510 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Fred Walker Elected | 1,321 | 52.2% | -24.0 |
| Leigh & Atherton Independents | James Edward Morley | 626 | 24.8% | +2.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jean Dickinson | 296 | 11.7% | -9.2 |
| Green Party | Peter Mulleady | 214 | 8.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart John Worthington | 72 | 2.8% | -4.9 |
| Majority | 695 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,766 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,529 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Keith Cunliffe Elected | 1,472 | 76.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Shelley Guest Elected | 1,415 | 73.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Fred Walker Elected | 1,207 | 62.5% | — |
| Leigh & Atherton Independents | James Edward Morley | 431 | 22.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jean Dickinson | 404 | 20.9% | — |
| Leigh & Atherton Independents | Dave Fraser | 360 | 18.6% | — |
| Leigh & Atherton Independents | Hannah Elizabeth Sephton | 357 | 18.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Julian Lee Holland | 149 | 7.7% | — |
| Majority | 776 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,487 | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,932 | |||
05/05/2022 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 62% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 31% |
| Leigh & Atherton Independents | 16% |
| Liberal Democrats | 8% |
Reconstructed from Leigh East (65%), Leigh West (25%), Leigh South (10%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
06/05/2021 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 51% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 25% |
| Leigh & Atherton Independents | 10% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3% |
Reconstructed from Leigh East (65%), Leigh West (25%), Leigh South (10%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
02/05/2019 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 45% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 21% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 14% |
| Leigh & Atherton Independents | 13% |
| Liberal Democrats | 7% |
Reconstructed from Leigh East (65%), Leigh West (25%), Leigh South (10%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
03/05/2018 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 58% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 26% |
| Liberal Democrats | 11% |
Reconstructed from Leigh East (65%), Leigh West (25%), Leigh South (10%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 64% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 16% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 10% |
| Liberal Democrats | 8% |
| Green Party | 1% |
Reconstructed from Leigh East (65%), Leigh West (25%), Leigh South (10%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.