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Watling
2 May 2019

An election was held in Watling ward on 2 May 2019 to elect two councillors.

Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by the Conservatives. Following the election, Labour gained one of the seats from the Conservatives and the Conservatives held the other seat.

Wendy Purdy and Chrissy Stamp were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

  Candidate Votes %
  Turnout 2,692 37.5%
  Labour gain from Conservative
  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.

Rejected Ballots

The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:

  Want of official mark 0
Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates 2
Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0
Unmarked or voided for uncertainty 13
Total 15

Vote Share

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.

Previous election
« 7 May 2015

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