4 May 2023
An election was held in Wayfield & Weeds Wood ward on 4 May 2023 to elect two councillors.
It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. Labour and the Co-operative party won both of the new seats.
Esther Cook and Eddie Peake were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour and Co-operative |
Esther Mary Cook 986 | 26.7% | ||
Labour and Co-operative |
Eddie Peake 915 | 24.8% | ||
Conservative |
Caroline Burns 799 | 21.6% | ||
Conservative |
Nawal Rai 689 | 18.7% | ||
Green party |
Judith Elizabeth Northwood-Boorman 121 | 3.3% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Herbert John Alfred Crack 108 | 2.9% | ||
Social Democratic party |
Steve Tanner 74 | 2.0% | ||
Turnout | 1,949 | 27.3% | ||
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward) | ||||
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward) |
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 | 0 | |
Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 0 | |
Unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 16 | |
Total | 16 |
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.