Prior to the election, all three seats were held by the Conservatives. Following the election, the Liberal Democrats gained all three seats from the Conservatives.
Mark Bowman, M. Sage and Kenneth Slater were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Mark Bowman 1,535 | 17.5% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
M. Sage 1,483 | 16.9% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Kenneth Slater 1,433 | 16.3% | ||
Conservative |
Dennis Price *1,092 | 12.5% | ||
Conservative |
Mike Franklin *1,078 | 12.3% | ||
Conservative |
Doug MacInnes *1,042 | 11.9% | ||
Labour |
Ms. J. Barrett 373 | 4.3% | ||
Labour |
G. Barrett 368 | 4.2% | ||
Labour |
C. Mead 363 | 4.1% | ||
Turnout | 53.8% | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative |
* 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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