It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. .
Paul Harriott, Ms. J. Grierson, John Shaw, Ms. H. Lambourne and R. Willer were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
Paul Harriott Labour |
1,665 | 13.7% | ||
|
Ms. J. Grierson Labour |
1,557 | 12.8% | ||
|
John Shaw Labour |
1,544 | 12.7% | ||
|
Ms. H. Lambourne Labour |
1,531 | 12.6% | ||
|
R. Willer Labour |
1,495 | 12.3% | ||
|
Geoffrey Fagg Conservative |
886 | 7.3% | ||
|
D. Flint Conservative |
875 | 7.2% | ||
|
Ms. C. Walker Conservative |
861 | 7.1% | ||
|
L. Shuter Conservative |
854 | 7.0% | ||
|
J. Hall Conservative |
853 | 7.0% | ||
| Turnout | 26.8% | |||
| Labour win (new ward) | ||||
| Labour win (new ward) | ||||
| Labour win (new ward) | ||||
| Labour win (new ward) | ||||
| Labour win (new ward) | ||||
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
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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