Prior to the election, the seat was held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held the seat.
Paul Harriott was elected as councillor for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
Paul Harriott *979 | 48.2% | ||
Conservative |
Diana Lawrence 652 | 32.1% | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
Ms. S. Royle 399 | 19.7% | ||
Turnout | 43.6% | |||
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 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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