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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Natasha Louise Davie Elected | 1,256 | 36.6% | +24.9 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Odul Bozkurt | 926 | 27.0% | -32.2 |
| Reform UK | Edmund John Rooke | 713 | 20.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sam Mitchell-Innes | 353 | 10.3% | -12.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Kingston | 185 | 5.4% | -1.3 |
| Majority | 330 | |||
| Turnout | 44.2% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,433 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rosey Whorlow Elected | 1,372 | 59.2% | -0.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Diane Guest | 519 | 22.4% | -1.5 |
| Green Party | Jo Paul | 272 | 11.7% | -0.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Kingston | 156 | 6.7% | -2.8 |
| Majority | 853 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,319 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023 2 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Caroline Baxter Elected | 1,438 | 59.8% | -0.7 |
| Labour Party | Odul Bozkurt Elected | 1,313 | 54.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Josh Harris | 573 | 23.8% | +0.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paisley Thomson | 518 | 21.5% | — |
| Green Party | Ian Arthur Davey | 295 | 12.3% | +4.2 |
| Green Party | Jo Paul | 259 | 10.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Beryl Brown | 230 | 9.6% | +3.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Merlin Jones | 140 | 5.8% | — |
| Majority | 740 | |||
| Turnout | 32.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,615 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,404 | |||
Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jim Deen Elected | 1,591 | 60.5% | +15.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Josh Harris | 613 | 23.3% | -7.0 |
| Green Party | Jo Paul | 212 | 8.1% | -10.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Beryl Brown | 169 | 6.4% | -0.6 |
| For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance | Christopher Woodward | 46 | 1.7% | — |
| Majority | 978 | |||
| Turnout | 34.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,631 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rosey Whorlow Elected | 1,127 | 44.7% | -0.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alex Harman | 763 | 30.3% | +5.4 |
| Green Party | Jo Paul | 455 | 18.0% | -2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Beryl Brown | 176 | 7.0% | -2.7 |
| Majority | 364 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,521 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Sally Smith Elected | 1,131 | 44.9% | -12.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Diane Guest | 627 | 24.9% | -3.9 |
| Green Party | Jo Paul | 517 | 20.5% | +13.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Beryl Brown | 243 | 9.7% | +2.8 |
| Majority | 504 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,518 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jim Deen Elected | 1,534 | 56.9% | +30.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Harvey Robinson | 777 | 28.8% | +0.6 |
| Green Party | James Doyle | 202 | 7.5% | -11.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Beryl Brown | 184 | 6.8% | -2.9 |
| Majority | 757 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,697 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Westover Elected | 587 | 28.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Richard Mulholland | 553 | 26.6% | — |
| Green Party | Gari Dillwyn Owen | 384 | 18.5% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Malcolm Milne | 351 | 16.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Margaret Allen | 203 | 9.8% | — |
| Majority | 34 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,081 | |||