Fort Pitt - Election - 4 May 2023

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It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. The Labour and the Co-operative party won all three of the new seats.

Smitha Campbell, Harinder Singh Mahil and Gareth Richard Myton were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Campbell Smitha Smitha Campbell
Labour and Co-operative 1,726 20.1%

Mahil Harinder Singh Harinder Singh Mahil *
Labour and Co-operative 1,634 19.0%

Myton Gareth Richard Gareth Richard Myton
Labour and Co-operative 1,577 18.4%

Turpin Rupert David Fearon Rupert David Fearon Turpin *
Conservative 1,028 12.0%

Thorne Richard Niall Richard Niall Thorne *
Conservative 951 11.1%

Opara Gloria Blessing Chukwuka Gloria Blessing Chukwuka Opara *
Conservative 901 10.5%

Scott Karen Karen Scott
Green party 527 6.1%

Sandhu Nirmal Nirmal Sandhu
Liberal Democrat 249 2.9%

Turnout 3,094 33.7%

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
Campbell Smitha Smitha Campbell Labour and Co-operative	1,726	20.1%
Mahil Harinder Singh Harinder Singh Mahil * Labour and Co-operative	1,634	19.0%
Myton Gareth Richard Gareth Richard Myton Labour and Co-operative	1,577	18.4%
Turpin Rupert David Fearon Rupert David Fearon Turpin * Conservative	1,028	12.0%
Thorne Richard Niall Richard Niall Thorne * Conservative	951	11.1%
Opara Gloria Blessing Chukwuka Gloria Blessing Chukwuka Opara * Conservative	901	10.5%
Scott Karen Karen Scott Green party	527	6.1%
Sandhu Nirmal Nirmal Sandhu Liberal Democrat	249	2.9%
Turnout	3,094	33.7%
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Rejected Ballots

The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:

Want of Official Mark 0

Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates 3

Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0

Unmarked or voided for uncertainty 18

Total 21

Vote Share

Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.

	Want of Official Mark	0
	Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates	3
	Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified	0
	Unmarked or voided for uncertainty	18
	Total	21