Prior to the election, the Conservatives held one of the seats and Labour held the other seat. Following the election, Labour gained one of the seats from the Conservatives and held the other seat.
Bill Davis and Jonathan Shaw were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
Bill Davis *1,189 | 35.3% | ||
Labour |
Jonathan Shaw 1,135 | 33.7% | ||
Conservative |
Alan Beavan *404 | 12.0% | ||
Conservative |
Stephen Peachell 401 | 11.9% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
B. Bell 139 | 4.1% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
J. Rattue 104 | 3.1% | ||
Turnout | 39.0% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
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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