St Michael 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 | Mark Paul Reach Elected | 1,390 | 42.5% | -5.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Donald Tait | 760 | 23.3% | -2.7 |
| Green Party | Kate Needham | 636 | 19.5% | +2.1 |
| Reform UK | David Ernest Simons Delmonte | 413 | 12.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Archie William Ledger | 68 | 2.1% | -6.3 |
| Majority | 630 | |||
| Turnout | 50.2% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,526 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,267 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
04/07/2024 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Murphy Elected | 2,217 | 48.3% | -5.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Leo Keay | 1,193 | 26.0% | -0.4 |
| Green Party | Richard Needham | 795 | 17.3% | +4.2 |
| Labour Party | Peter Ronald Marsh | 385 | 8.4% | +1.6 |
| Majority | 1,024 | |||
| Turnout | 70.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,592 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,590 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Aron Elected | 1,416 | 53.7% | -1.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Leo Keay | 697 | 26.4% | -2.4 |
| Green Party | Richard Needham | 347 | 13.1% | +3.8 |
| Labour Party | Peter Ronald Marsh | 179 | 6.8% | +0.5 |
| Majority | 719 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,639 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | George Jullion Prest Elected | 1,601 | 55.5% | +4.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fiona Mather | 832 | 28.8% | -3.9 |
| Green Party | Kate Needham | 271 | 9.4% | +0.4 |
| Labour Party | Peter Ronald Marsh | 181 | 6.3% | -0.6 |
| Majority | 769 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,885 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Paul Reach Elected | 1,567 | 51.4% | +3.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fiona Mather | 1,000 | 32.8% | -6.2 |
| Green Party | Kate Needham | 274 | 9.0% | -6.0 |
| Labour Party | Peter Ronald Marsh | 210 | 6.9% | -3.4 |
| Majority | 567 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,051 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
06/05/2021 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Edwards Elected | 1,405 | 48.3% | -8.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Radcliffe Elected | 1,151 | 39.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fiona Mather | 1,133 | 39.0% | +10.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nicola Ann Rule | 899 | 30.9% | — |
| Green Party | Sarah Felicity Gooding | 436 | 15.0% | +6.5 |
| Labour Party | Janet Mary Berry | 299 | 10.3% | +4.4 |
| Independent | Ian Donald Tait | 227 | 7.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Antony Francis De Peyer | 209 | 7.2% | — |
| Hampshire Independents | Duncan Philip Stone | 56 | 1.9% | — |
| Majority | 18 | |||
| Turnout | 50.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,908 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain · Liberal Democrats hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Kim Alexander Gottlieb Elected | 1,718 | 56.8% | +12.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Guy Julian Claude Ashton | 874 | 28.9% | -9.5 |
| Green Party | Julia Ellen Hallmann | 257 | 8.5% | +3.2 |
| Labour Party | Gavin Mark Ellis | 177 | 5.8% | -5.8 |
| Majority | 844 | |||
| Turnout | 49.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,026 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lynda Murphy Elected | 1,262 | 44.7% | +26.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Donald Tait | 1,083 | 38.3% | -5.9 |
| Labour Party | Charles James Richard Etlderton | 330 | 11.7% | -14.9 |
| Green Party | Jonathan Peter Hoare Lawrence | 150 | 5.3% | -8.5 |
| Majority | 179 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,825 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
05/05/2016 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fiona Mather Elected | 1,129 | 44.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Guy Julian Claude Ashton Elected | 1,054 | 41.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ian Donald Tait Elected | 1,041 | 40.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Janet Mary Berry | 680 | 26.6% | — |
| Winchester Independents | Judith Mary Martin | 624 | 24.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Sharon Mary Montgomery | 514 | 20.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | John Higgins | 474 | 18.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Nicola Dawn Tettmar | 457 | 17.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Christopher Elks | 439 | 17.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | David Banks | 357 | 14.0% | — |
| Green Party | Dinah June Caroline Barton | 352 | 13.8% | — |
| Green Party | Robert Parker | 293 | 11.5% | — |
| Green Party | Tasha Harrison | 248 | 9.7% | — |
| Majority | 361 | |||
| Turnout | 44.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,554 | |||