Wayfield & Weeds Wood
4 May 2023
An election was held in Wayfield & Weeds Wood ward on 4 May 2023 to elect two councillors.
It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. The Labour and the Co-operative party won both of the new seats.
Esther Mary Cook and Eddie Peake were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour and Co-operative |
Esther Mary Cook 986 | 26.7% | ||
Labour and Co-operative |
Eddie Peake 915 | 24.8% | ||
Conservative |
Caroline Burns 799 | 21.6% | ||
Conservative |
Nawal Rai 689 | 18.7% | ||
Green party |
Judith Elizabeth Northwood-Boorman 121 | 3.3% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Herbert John Alfred Crack 108 | 2.9% | ||
Social Democratic party |
Steve Tanner 74 | 2.0% | ||
Turnout | 1,949 | 27.3% | ||
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward) | ||||
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward) |
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 | 0 | |
Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 0 | |
Unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 16 | |
Total | 16 |
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.