Prior to the election, all three seats were held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held all three seats.
John Christopher Shaw, Julie Nora Shaw and James Goldie Wyper were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
John Christopher Shaw * Labour |
784 | 19.6% | ||
|
Julie Nora Shaw * Labour |
734 | 18.3% | ||
|
James Goldie Wyper * Labour |
719 | 17.9% | ||
|
Alan Gordon Beavan Conservative |
458 | 11.4% | ||
|
Nora Jeanne Beavan Conservative |
434 | 10.8% | ||
|
Dennis Henry Price Conservative |
433 | 10.8% | ||
|
Antoinette Luckhurst Liberal Democrat |
163 | 4.1% | ||
|
Christopher Peter Lewcock Liberal Democrat |
144 | 3.6% | ||
|
Vincent Joseph Luckhurst Liberal Democrat |
139 | 3.5% | ||
| Turnout | 19.8% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
| Labour hold | ||||
* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote Change
Swing
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.
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