Prior to the election, the seat was held by the SDP-Liberal alliance. Following the election, the SDP-Liberal alliance held the seat.
George Smith was elected as councillor for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
SDP-Liberal Alliance |
George Smith *1,065 | 60.7% | ||
Conservative |
N. Bennett 423 | 24.1% | ||
Labour |
J. King 266 | 15.2% | ||
Turnout | 42.6% | |||
SDP-Liberal Alliance 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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