Prior to the election, the seat was held by Labour. Following the election, the SDP-Liberal alliance gained the seat from Labour.
Elaine Cutting was elected as councillor for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
Elaine Cutting 760 | 37.7% | ||
Labour |
D. Green 657 | 32.6% | ||
Conservative |
Ms. V. Rhodes-Caulfield 601 | 29.8% | ||
Turnout | 42.3% | |||
SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Labour |
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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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