Prior to the election, the Conservatives held two of the seats and the Liberal Democrats held the other seat. Following the election, the Conservatives held two of the seats and gained the reamining seat from the Liberal Democrats.
Christine Joyce Crane, Howard Francis Doe and Emily Dawn Pearce were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
Christine Joyce Crane *678 | 16.6% | ||
Conservative |
Howard Francis Doe 652 | 16.0% | ||
Conservative |
Emily Dawn Pearce 610 | 15.0% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Eileen Ena Chance *500 | 12.3% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
John David Beal 489 | 12.0% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Catherine Mary Foad 428 | 10.5% | ||
Labour |
Rodney James Clark 266 | 6.5% | ||
Labour |
Christine Godwin 229 | 5.6% | ||
Labour |
Raymond Clifford Joy 222 | 5.4% | ||
Turnout | 24.2% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative 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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