Watling - Election - 4 May 2023

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It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. The Labour and the Co-operative party won all three of the new seats.

Chrissy Stamp, Tracy Coombs and Marian Angelov Nestorov were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Stamp Chrissy Chrissy Stamp *
Labour and Co-operative 1,998 22.0%

Coombs Tracy Tracy Coombs
Labour and Co-operative 1,977 21.8%

Nestorov Marian Angelov Marian Angelov Nestorov
Labour and Co-operative 1,823 20.1%

Marsden Steven James Steven James Marsden
Conservative 985 10.8%

Venus-Coppard Tina Louise Tina Louise Venus-Coppard
Conservative 817 9.0%

Strudwick-Long Adam Adam Strudwick-Long
Conservative 808 8.9%

Munro Tina Tina Munro
Green party 361 4.0%

Yale David William David William Yale
Liberal Democrat 313 3.4%

Turnout 3,304 32.6%

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
Stamp Chrissy Chrissy Stamp * Labour and Co-operative	1,998	22.0%
Coombs Tracy Tracy Coombs Labour and Co-operative	1,977	21.8%
Nestorov Marian Angelov Marian Angelov Nestorov Labour and Co-operative	1,823	20.1%
Marsden Steven James Steven James Marsden Conservative	985	10.8%
Venus-Coppard Tina Louise Tina Louise Venus-Coppard Conservative	817	9.0%
Strudwick-Long Adam Adam Strudwick-Long Conservative	808	8.9%
Munro Tina Tina Munro Green party	361	4.0%
Yale David William David William Yale Liberal Democrat	313	3.4%
Turnout	3,304	32.6%
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Rejected Ballots

The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:

Want of Official Mark 0

Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates 12

Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 3

Unmarked or voided for uncertainty 44

Total 59

Vote Share

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.

	Want of Official Mark	0
	Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates	12
	Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified	3
	Unmarked or voided for uncertainty	44
	Total	59