Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held both of the seats.
Frederick Walter Bacon and Steven Martin Wallis were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
Frederick Walter Bacon *515 | 29.6% | ||
Labour |
Steven Martin Wallis *469 | 27.0% | ||
Conservative |
David Nicholas Coomber 389 | 22.4% | ||
Conservative |
Gary David James Etheridge 366 | 21.0% | ||
Turnout | 21.1% | |||
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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