Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held both of the seats.
K. Horton and Leslie Earle were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
K. Horton * Labour |
1,116 | 36.2% | ||
|
Leslie Earle * Labour |
1,114 | 36.1% | ||
|
Anthony Cawte Conservative |
282 | 9.1% | ||
|
David Brighouse Conservative |
265 | 8.6% | ||
|
C. Dockwray Liberal Democrat |
119 | 3.9% | ||
|
Pauline Stone Liberal Democrat |
117 | 3.8% | ||
|
S. Tolfrey Green party |
70 | 2.3% | ||
| Turnout | 36.5% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
| 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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