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  • Sam Rushworth – 2026 Comments about Keir Starmer’s Leadership

    Sam Rushworth – 2026 Comments about Keir Starmer’s Leadership

    The comments made by Sam Rushworth, the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland, on 11 May 2026.

    As the Labour MP elected for Bishop Auckland with a majority of just over 1,500 votes, I know something about the difficult political landscape facing Labour in the North East. I speak to constituents every week who are struggling with the cost of living, who are worried about public services, and who desperately want to see change after years of Conservative failure.

    The Labour Government has already done important things in its first two years. We have delivered the biggest expansion of workers’ rights in a generation, taken serious steps to tackle child poverty, brought rail franchises back into public ownership, set up Great British Energy and started to rebuild the NHS. In County Durham, we have seen investment in our high streets, support for our schools, and a renewed focus on jobs and growth.

    But I also know that many people feel impatient. They want change to come faster, and they want to feel that politics is on their side. That is why the message from last week’s elections must be taken seriously. Voters are not giving us a free pass. They are telling us to listen harder, move quicker and make sure that the benefits of a Labour Government are felt in every town and village.

    I do not believe the answer is to turn inwards or to spend the next few months arguing with ourselves. The country needs a Labour Government that is focused on delivery, not division. Keir Starmer led our party from its worst defeat in modern times to a landslide general election victory, and he deserves the chance to finish the job of changing Britain.

    There will be difficult conversations ahead, and there should be. Labour MPs have a duty to be honest about what is working and what is not. But those conversations must be rooted in the interests of the people we represent, not in Westminster speculation or personal ambition.

    My focus remains on Bishop Auckland, the villages and communities across our constituency, and making sure that this Labour Government delivers the change people voted for.

  • Mary Kelly Foy – 2026 Comments about Keir Starmer’s Leadership

    Mary Kelly Foy – 2026 Comments about Keir Starmer’s Leadership

    The comments made by Mary Kelly Foy, the Labour MP for the City of Durham, on 11 May 2026.

    After listening to the Prime Minister carefully this morning, I’ve decided to offer my honest opinion about the situation we currently find ourselves in.

    From as early as September 2024 I tried to issue well intended warnings to colleagues, Regional Office, and senior Labour figures including the party’s own General Secretary, highlighting that some of the key policy decisions being made by Labour were going to cause additional and unnecessary strain on my constituents in Durham and many of the people across the country who voted for us at the 2024 General Election. Those who voted for change, and for hope, following 14 years of crippling austerity.

    As local elections in County Durham loomed in the first half of 2025 – less than a year after our spectacular GE victory – the mood amongst the electorate had changed dramatically. Again, I raised my concerns about the catastrophe that would follow.

    After the election, and the loss of huge numbers of hardworking Labour Councillors in County Durham, I had urgent calls with senior Labour officials. I also met with Number 10 to outline exactly where Labour had got it wrong. I implored them, again, to change direction; to allow our communities to feel heard and to show them that this Labour Government was on their side.

    No one listened.

    What seemed like a constant desire to beat Reform at their own game continued. It was a misguided tactic – we don’t win back support by mirroring right wing populist policies or parroting their rhetoric. Especially not when it became clear that Labour was losing more votes to progressive parties to the left than to Reform. Voters in May 2026 responded to those who have clear vision and strong values. Things that Labour sadly do not currently offer.

    Backbench MPs like me have felt consistently ignored, disappointingly branded the ‘usual suspects’ who aren’t ‘playing the team game’. As an MP, one of the most difficult decisions you can ever make is to vote against your own party; but when it comes down to it I will always do my best to put the City of Durham constituency first, and be guided by my Labour values.

    Due to the misguided efforts of those at the top of Government, division in our communities has increased and the gap between the many and the few continues to grow, and the continued disfunction in Downing Street has led to even the most hardcore Labour voters turning their backs on the party that once was a beacon of hope to working class and marginalised communities.

    My heart breaks at the current state of the party I’ve called my political home for my entire life and I’m embarrassed by the never-ending sound bites from Cabinet Ministers stating they don’t hear issues about the leadership on the doorstep. Perhaps they should knock on the same doors I have, but their lack of interest in listening to backbench colleagues has been made abundantly clear.

    Apologies won’t cut it any longer. I know I might disappoint some Labour members by saying this, but we’ve reached an existential crisis. Labour lies on its death bed – with the only realistic cure being a change in direction and a change in leadership.

    The best thing that could happen now is for the Prime Minister to set out a clear timetable for his departure, and for the process of a fair and democratic leadership election to be agreed.

  • Keir Starmer – 2026 Keynote Speech after Local Elections

    Keir Starmer – 2026 Keynote Speech after Local Elections

    The speech made by Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, in London on 11 May 2026.

    Thank you very much and thank you Jade. They were such powerful words, thank you for that introduction.

    The election results last week were tough, very tough. We lost some brilliant Labour representatives. That hurts and it should hurt. I get it, I feel it, and I take responsibility.

    But it’s not just about taking responsibility for the results. It’s about taking responsibility to explain how as a political and electoral force, we will be better and do better in the months and years ahead.

    Because we are not just facing dangerous times but dangerous opponents. Very dangerous opponents.

    This hurts – not just because Labour has done badly. But because if we don’t get this right. Our country will go down a very dark path.

    So just as I take responsibility for the results. I also take responsibility for delivering the change we promised. For a stronger and fairer Britain that we must build. I take responsibility for navigating us through a world that is more dangerous than at any time in my life. And I take responsibility for not walking away. Not plunging our country into chaos, as the Tories did time and again. Chaos that did lasting damage to this country. A Labour government would never be forgiven for inflicting that on our country again.

    I know that people are frustrated by the state of Britain. Frustrated by politics. And some people – frustrated with me. I know I have my doubters. And I know I need to prove them wrong. And I will.

    So let me start on a personal note. Like every prime minister I’ve learned a lot in the first two years in the job. In terms of the policy challenges that our country faces – incremental change won’t cut it. On growth, defence, Europe, energy, we need a bigger response than we anticipated in 2024.

    Because these are not ordinary times. And this is a political challenge just as much as it’s a policy challenge.

    Delivery is of course essential. But it’s not sufficient on its own to address the frustration that voters feel.

    We’re battling Reform and the Greens. But at a deeper level we are battling the despair on which they prey. Despair that they exploit and amplify.

    And so analysis matters but argument matters more. Evidence matters but so too does emotion. Stories beat spreadsheets. People need hope.

    So we will face up to the big challenges. And we will make the big arguments – the Labour case. That only Labour values and Labour policies can ensure our country not only weathers these storms, but emerges stronger and fairer.

    And the Labour case that neither Nigel Farage nor Zack Polanski offers our country the serious progressive leadership these times demand.

    Of course, like every government we’ve made mistakes. But we got the big political choices right.

    I mean – if we had listened to the advice of other parties, right now – we would be stuck in a stand-off with Iran. Having been dragged into a war that is not in our interest. And I will never do that.

    We invested in our public services, in people, in the pride of Britain’s communities.

    Difficult decisions funded that.

    But now – NHS waiting times are coming down, child poverty is coming down, immigration is coming down, and we are rebuilding from the ground up. They were the right calls.

    And most of all – we stabilised the economy. The fundamentals are sound – and that matters. Because it puts us in a much better place to come out of the conflict in Iran, stronger and fairer. And for living standards to improve after two decades of stagnation.

    But that’s not enough. Clearly.

    No, for the British people, tired – of a status quo that has failed them, change cannot come quickly enough. And truth be told, I’m not sure that they believe that we care. I’m not sure they believe that we see their lives. And that’s tough to say.

    When you come from a working-class background, like me – it’s hard to hear that. Because I do know what it’s like to struggle and to strive.

    But what I take from it is that I have spent too much time talking about what I am doing for working people and not enough time talking about why or who I stand for.

    Because I can see how hard life has been during these decades of crisis. I can see that very clearly.

    My late brother, Nick spent all his adult life going from one job to the next. The status quo did not work for him.

    My sister is a carer working long hours on low pay. Year after year after year. She didn’t even get sick pay in the pandemic. The status quo did not work for her.

    For too long we’ve ignored people like that. And there are millions of people in that boat. Millions of people who don’t get the dignity. The respect. The chance that they deserve, to go as far as their talent and effort should take them. Millions of people held back because the status quo in this country does not work for them.

    I am fighting for them. We are fighting for them. I am their Prime Minister and this is their Government.

    Because I know whose side I am on. I’m on the side of working people, just like my sister. People who work harder and harder but who worry about the cost of living. They’re not asking for the world, they just want to do the best for their kids. They want their town centres, the places they care about – to thrive. Their public services to work.

    And people in power to see their problems.

    And right now they’re worried sick. They turn on the TV – they see bombs falling. Go to the petrol station – see prices rising. And they think – how is happening to us again?

    They say how can I be paying the price for a war thousands of miles away that I don’t support, that Britain isn’t involved in.

    And it’s not a new feeling – is it? For two decades our country’s been buffeted by crisis after crisis. The 2008 financial crash, the Tory austerity that followed it, Brexit, Covid, the Ukraine War. On and on it goes.

    And the response – is always the same… A desperate attempt to get back to the status quo… A status quo that failed working people, time and again.

    Our response this time must be different – a complete break. We must make this country stronger. Take control of our economic security, our energy security, our defence security.

    And we must make this country fairer. Strength through fairness, that is my compass in this world. It is a core Labour argument.

    And in the coming days, you will see those values writ large in the King’s Speech.

    And you will see hope, urgency, and exactly whose side we are on reflected in everything we say and everything we do.

    Let me give you three examples today…

    Starting with British Steel.

    Because what we did in Scunthorpe last year, is one of the proudest things we have done in Government. That plant was hours away from closure, and that is thousands of jobs – gone. An entire region – decimated. Britain’s security – exposed. And so we acted.

    Parliament was in recess but it didn’t matter. As a united Labour Party, we passed emergency legislation. And we took control. We must bring that same urgency to everything now. Starting, appropriately enough, with Scunthorpe.

    Because steel is the ultimate sovereign capability. Strong nations, in a world like this, need to make steel. That’s why we’re backing steel in Port Talbot and across the UK.

    But in Scunthorpe, we’ve been negotiating with the current owner. A commercial sale has not been possible. And a public interest test could now be met. So I can announce that legislation will be brought forward this week to give the Government powers – subject to that public interest test. To take full national ownership of British Steel, public ownership in the public interest. Urgent Government on the side of working people. Making Britain Stronger with the hope of industrial renewal.

    That is a Labour choice.

    Second example – Europe.

    And I’m sorry – but I need to take a bit of a detour on this. Because I want to remind you what Nigel Farage said about Brexit. He said it would make us richer. Wrong – it made us poorer. He said it would reduce migration. Wrong – migration went through the roof. He said it would make us more secure. Wrong again – it made us weaker. He took Britain for a ride – and unlike the Tories, actually who at least had to face up to it he just fled the scene.

    And now, he’ll talk about almost anything other than the consequences of the one policy he actually delivered. Because he’s not just a grifter, he is a chancer.

    So – at the next EU summit I will set a new direction for Britain. The last government was defined by breaking our relationship with Europe. This Labour Government will be defined by rebuilding our relationship with Europe. By putting Britain at the heart of Europe. Because standing shoulder to shoulder, with the countries that most share our interests, our values and our enemies, that is the right choice for Britain.

    That is the Labour choice.

    And for our young people also something more. Because Brexit snatched away their ability to work, to study, and to live easily in Europe. That’s why I am proud we restored the Erasmus scheme. But I want to go further. I want to make a better offer for our young people restore that hope and that freedom, that sense of possibility.

    And so I want an ambitious Youth Experience scheme to be at the heart of our new arrangement with the EU. So that our young people can work, study and live in Europe.

    A symbol of a stronger relationship and a fairer future with our closest allies.

    That is the Labour choice.

    And third – the greatest hope…

    The hope every parent has of a better future for their children, I want parents to feel that this is shared by their Government.

    Now – my parents… Don’t worry – I’m not going there! But, they didn’t have a lot of money. And my Mum was seriously ill for most of her life. But when they were in their later years reflecting on what gave their life meaning, I could see that, as well as their hope in us, their kids, what comforted them was the idea that they had contributed to a Britain that was getting better for young people. That kids now had better opportunities than they did.

    And so I have always been driven by the idea that every child should go as far as their talent or effort takes them. It’s a beautiful idea shared – widely across this country.

    We tell ourselves stories about it – don’t we? Stories not unlike mine about the working-class kids who do make it. And I don’t blame people for telling those stories. It’s important to tell those stories. But it’s not everyone – is it?

    So when I say every child should have the opportunity to go as far as their talent or effort takes them, I mean every child. I mean the kids who are growing up in poverty. The kids who have special educational needs. The kids who can’t get a job, and the kids who are ignored, frankly.

    Because society often only puts those who go to university on a pedestal. We don’t see anything else as success. And that’s wrong – deeply wrong.

    So we will go much further on our investment in apprenticeships, in technical excellence colleges, in special educational needs.

    We will make sure every young person struggling to find work will get a guaranteed offer of a job, training or a work placement. And we will go much further with our pride in place programme, back the millions of people who give their time and effort to young people in their community. We will back them, not just with money, but with power.

    And we will make sure that kids whose talent lies with their hands, kids who go to college, kids ignored by the status quo because politicians’ kids don’t go there… They will finally get the respect they deserve in a stronger, fairer Britain.

    That is the Labour choice.

    These are just a few examples. But they show the urgency and hope in our direction. They show the Labour values we will be guided by. And they show, frankly the lessons that we will learn.

    Now – other parties will draw different lessons. In fact – they already are. They want more grievance politics. More division. More pointing at Britain’s problems. Looking, not for solutions, but for someone to blame.

    Now that’s fine if it’s me, if it’s politicians – that’s the job. But increasingly – it’s not. It’s other people in this country. And I don’t think that’s British. That is not the decency and respect we are known for. But it’s here that politics is with us now…

    And you’ll see it again on Saturday at a march designed to confront and intimidate this diverse city and this diverse country. That is why this Government will block far right agitators from travelling into Britain for that event. Because we will not allow people to come to the UK, threaten our communities, and spread hate on our streets.

    This is nothing less than a battle for the soul of our nation. And I want to be crystal clear about how we win it. Because we cannot win as a weaker version of Reform or the Greens. We can only win as a stronger version of Labour. A mainstream party of power, not protest.

    But I also want to be crystal clear on this, because I will never stop fighting for the decent, respectful, and diverse country that I love. And I will never give up on the hope we can unlock in this country…

    The hope of renters for security in their home, of workers for fairness at work, of public services – freed from austerity. The hope of European solidarity, of community pride, of the people who paint over the graffiti that is racist.

    A country taking control of its future. Our spirit – unchanged. Our resolve – unbroken.

    The hope of a country that can and will become a stronger, fairer Britain.

    That is the hope I am fighting for, that is the hope we are fighting for, that is the Labour choice.

    Thank you.

  • NEWS STORY : Jordan Goody Jailed After War Veteran Dilwyn Durham Suffered Fatal Injuries in Plymouth Collision

    NEWS STORY : Jordan Goody Jailed After War Veteran Dilwyn Durham Suffered Fatal Injuries in Plymouth Collision

    STORY

    Jordan Goody has been jailed for six years after a collision in Plymouth which left 80-year-old war veteran Dilwyn Durham with fatal injuries.

    Goody, 26, of Higher Efford Road, Plymouth, was sentenced at Plymouth Crown Court on Friday 8 May after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. Devon and Cornwall Police said he had been pulling wheelies on a KTM motorbike moments before the collision with Mr Durham on Beacon Park Road on Monday 5 February 2024.

    Emergency services attended the scene after reports that a motorbike had collided with a pedestrian and that the rider had left the area. Mr Durham, who was described as a local man and war veteran, was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition but died of his injuries three days later.

    Police launched an investigation through the Roads Policing Team and Serious Collisions Unit. Officers identified Goody as the rider, arrested him and later recovered the motorcycle from where it had been hidden. Witnesses told investigators that Goody had been pulling wheelies and overtaking cars shortly before the crash.

    Goody denied causing death by dangerous driving but was convicted by a jury on 10 April 2026. As well as the six-year prison sentence, he was banned from driving for six years, extended to nine years, with an extended driving test requirement once he is released.

    Detective Sergeant Sam Pullen, from the Serious Collisions Investigation Unit, said no sentence could make up for Goody’s actions. He said Goody had been riding an off-road bike which was uninsured, unlicensed and had no number plate, and had left the scene while Mr Durham lay dying in the road.

  • NEWS STORY : Kawser Azad Jailed for Serious County Lines Class A Drug Offences

    NEWS STORY : Kawser Azad Jailed for Serious County Lines Class A Drug Offences

    STORY

    Kawser Azad has been jailed for seven years after admitting serious county lines drug offences linked to the supply of heroin and crack cocaine across East Kent. Kent Police said Azad, 29, of Countess Road, Northampton, was identified by detectives as a leading member of the “Marlow line”, a county line supplying drugs in the Canterbury area. Officers linked him to drug supply activity after an investigation that began in 2022.

    Azad was arrested on Wednesday 13 July 2022 after officers spotted him driving a black Mercedes along Stodmarsh Road. Police said he drove away at high speed when an unmarked police vehicle activated its lights, reaching at least 72mph in a 30mph zone before stopping in Sussex Avenue.

    A search of the car uncovered two mobile phones and around 70 wraps of suspected Class A drugs. Forensic tests later confirmed the packages included 37 wraps of diamorphine and 38 wraps of crack cocaine. Police also found evidence of drug dealing on the phones, including bulk messages sent to hundreds of contacts advertising drug deals.

    Azad was charged with four offences, including two counts of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, facilitating a person with intent to exploit and dangerous driving. He later pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday 1 May. Detective Constable Danny Holloway said Azad had brought “dangerous illegal drugs into East Kent” and said the sentence should serve as a warning to others involved in drug trafficking.

  • 2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – City of Lincoln Council

    2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – City of Lincoln Council

    2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – City of Lincoln Council

    City of Lincoln Council
    Council type: non-metropolitan district council
    Election: City of Lincoln Council election, Thursday 7 May 2026
    Seats contested: 11
    Overall electorate: 64,705
    Ballot papers issued: 23,763
    Overall turnout: 36.73%
    Overall control/status: Labour retained control. Labour won four of the 11 seats contested, leaving it with 17 councillors and the majority required to keep control of the authority.

    Seat summary from the 11 wards contested:

    Labour / Labour and Co-operative: 4
    Reform UK: 4
    Liberal Democrats: 2
    Green Party: 1
    Conservative: 0
    Lincolnshire Independents: 0
    Independent Trade Union and Socialist Candidate: 0
    Liberal Party: 0

    Abbey
    Result: Liberal Democrat hold
    Elected: Martin Ian Colin Christopher, Liberal Democrats
    Electorate: 6,361
    Ballot papers issued: 2,333
    Turnout: 36.68%
    Rejected ballots: 5
    Majority: 469
    Candidates: Martin Ian Colin Christopher, Liberal Democrats, 897; Elicia Jade Mary Boni, The Green Party, 428; Brian George Haughton, Reform UK, 403; Deborah Louise Fisher, Labour Party, 301; Roger Andrew Smith, Lincolnshire Independents, 182; Alexandra Sayer, Conservative Party Candidate, 117.

    Birchwood
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Jamie Alan Cave, Reform UK
    Electorate: 5,957
    Ballot papers issued: 1,956
    Turnout: 32.84%
    Rejected ballots: 0
    Majority: 264
    Candidates: Jamie Alan Cave, Reform UK, 752; Alan William Briggs, Conservative Party Candidate, 488; Amanda Elizabeth Spalding, Labour and Co-operative Party, 337; Belle Anna Reynolds, The Green Party, 285; Paul Akomeah Osei, Liberal Democrats, 94.

    Boultham
    Result: Labour hold
    Elected: Andrew Nigel Currie, Labour Party
    Electorate: 5,350
    Ballot papers issued: 2,100
    Turnout: 39.25%
    Rejected ballots: 4
    Majority: 41
    Candidates: Andrew Nigel Currie, Labour Party, 623; Stephen Mark Ledgeway, Reform UK, 582; Charles Antony Rodgers, The Green Party, 528; Oliver James Morgan, Conservative Party Candidate, 198; Deborah Grant, Liberal Democrats, 165.

    Carholme
    Result: Labour hold
    Elected: Lesley Joan Allinson, Labour and Co-operative Party
    Electorate: 5,710
    Ballot papers issued: 2,476
    Turnout: 43.36%
    Rejected ballots: 9
    Majority: 110
    Candidates: Lesley Joan Allinson, Labour and Co-operative Party, 889; Joshua Jack Parkinson, The Green Party, 779; Robert Stevenson Cross, Reform UK, 447; Charlie Rogers, Conservative Party Candidate, 167; Ross David Pepper, Liberal Democrats, 117; Nicholas Thomas Parker, Independent Trade Union and Socialist Candidate, 48; Tinashe Chipawe, Liberal Party Candidate and Local Resident, 20.

    Castle
    Result: Labour hold
    Elected: Helena Mair, Labour Party
    Electorate: 5,480
    Ballot papers issued: 2,183
    Turnout: 39.84%
    Rejected ballots: 6
    Majority: 133
    Candidates: Helena Mair, Labour Party, 768; Mabon Melbourne, Reform UK, 635; Katie Roland Rudd, The Green Party, 491; Mazyar Khidir, Conservative Party Candidate, 155; Joshua Lee Connor, Liberal Democrats, 128.

    Glebe
    Result: Liberal Democrat gain
    Elected: Darrell Luke Ronald Harding, Liberal Democrats
    Electorate: 5,885
    Ballot papers issued: 2,061
    Turnout: 35.02%
    Rejected ballots: 2
    Majority: 130
    Candidates: Darrell Luke Ronald Harding, Liberal Democrats, 764; Gareth John Shields, Reform UK, 634; Debra Armiger, Labour and Co-operative Party, 292; Matthew Thomas David Stevens, The Green Party, 209; William Joseph Hunter, Conservative Party Candidate, 160.

    Hartsholme
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Stuart Grantham, Reform UK
    Electorate: 6,350
    Ballot papers issued: 2,501
    Turnout: 39.39%
    Rejected ballots: 3
    Majority: 458
    Candidates: Stuart Grantham, Reform UK, 1,007; Victoria Carolyn Brooks, Conservative Party Candidate, 549; Lisa Jane Pocklington, Labour Party, 424; Adrian Ernest Joseph Barrett, The Green Party, 340; James Jopson Charters, Liberal Democrats, 178.

    Minster
    Result: Labour hold
    Elected: Joshua Todd Wells, Labour Party
    Electorate: 5,474
    Ballot papers issued: 2,219
    Turnout: 40.54%
    Rejected ballots: 4
    Majority: 95
    Candidates: Joshua Todd Wells, Labour Party, 811; Elizabeth Hughes, Reform UK, 716; Vasco Pinto, Conservative Party Candidate, 305; Emils Lacis, The Green Party, 250; Aidan David Turner, Liberal Democrats, 133.

    Moorland
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Liam Mark Kelly, Reform UK
    Electorate: 5,676
    Ballot papers issued: 1,774
    Turnout: 31.25%
    Rejected ballots: 5
    Majority: 455
    Candidates: Liam Mark Kelly, Reform UK, 782; Olufunmilayo Monisola Adeyemi, Labour and Co-operative Party, 327; Matthew Thomas Fido, Conservative Party Candidate, 305; Seamus Eoin Murray, The Green Party, 262; Joshua Elveden Spires, Liberal Democrats, 93.

    Park
    Result: Green gain
    Elected: Sally Anne Horscroft, The Green Party
    Electorate: 6,529
    Ballot papers issued: 1,878
    Turnout: 28.76%
    Rejected ballots: 2
    Majority: 143
    Candidates: Sally Anne Horscroft, The Green Party, 568; Ryan Dean Campbell, Liberal Democrats, 425; Craig Rhodes, Reform UK, 416; Harriet Olivia Conway, Labour Party, 302; Turon Miah, Lincolnshire Independents, 85; Thomas Christopher Hulme, Conservative Party Candidate, 80.

    Witham
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: James Bean, Reform UK
    Electorate: 5,933
    Ballot papers issued: 2,282
    Turnout: 38.46%
    Rejected ballots: 6
    Majority: 318
    Candidates: James Bean, Reform UK, 863; Josh Aidan Allen, Conservative Party Candidate, 545; Jonathan James Arthur Bilton, Labour Party, 398; Lynda Karen Skipper, The Green Party, 278; Sharon Nicola Osborne, Liberal Democrats, 192.

  • 2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Islington Council

    2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Islington Council

    2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Islington Council

    Islington Council
    Election: Local council elections, Thursday 7 May 2026
    Seats contested: 51 across 17 wards
    Overall control/status: Labour retained control
    Results declared: all ward results announced by 6.22pm
    Post-election composition: Labour 32, Green 19

    Seat summary:

    Labour: 32
    Green: 19
    Conservative: 0
    Liberal Democrats: 0
    Reform UK: 0
    Independent: 0
    Islington Community Independents: 0
    Other parties: 0

    Arsenal
    Result: Green won two seats; Labour won one seat
    Elected: Fin Craig, Labour Party; Patrick David Brighty, Green Party candidate; Nafisah Brown, Green Party candidate
    Electorate: 8,539
    Total votes counted: 11,451
    Turnout: 46.06%
    Rejected votes: 75
    Majority: 33, calculated from the lowest elected candidate over the highest non-elected candidate
    Candidates: Fin Craig, Labour Party, 1,622; Patrick David Brighty, Green Party candidate, 1,600; Nafisah Brown, Green Party candidate, 1,599; Thomas Doherty, Labour Party, 1,566; Jo Dowbor, Green Party candidate, 1,574; Bashir Ibrahim, Labour Party, 1,466; Jean-Philippe Chenot, Liberal Democrats, 241; John Dunton-Downer, Reform UK, 240; Ian Mackee, Reform UK, 232; Philip David Middleton, Liberal Democrats, 220; Harry Ripp, Reform UK, 209; Paul Jeremy Massey, Liberal Democrats, 201; Nicholas Bennett, Conservative Party Candidate, 223; Rachael Anne Henry, Conservative Party Candidate, 199; Mark William Edwards, Conservative Party Candidate, 190; Carol Margaret Louvet, Independent, 69.

    Barnsbury
    Result: Labour won all three seats
    Elected: Rowena Elizabeth Champion, Labour Party; Jilani Chowdhury, Labour Party; Kane Emerson, Labour Party
    Electorate: 7,792
    Total votes counted: 10,379
    Turnout: 47.25%
    Rejected votes: 33
    Majority: 187
    Candidates: Rowena Elizabeth Champion, Labour Party, 1,615; Jilani Chowdhury, Labour Party, 1,394; Kane Emerson, Labour Party, 1,355; Amelia Rose Bottomley, Green Party candidate, 1,168; Sara Mulatu, Green Party candidate, 1,041; Lucas Waelbroeck Boix, Green Party candidate, 982; Oliver Teller, Conservative Party Candidate, 482; Francis O’Brien, Reform UK, 480; Christopher Conor McCann, Conservative Party Candidate, 447; Jeremy Arthur Hargreaves, Liberal Democrats, 395; Michael Benedict Champness, Liberal Democrats, 394; Zak Vora, Conservative Party Candidate, 342; Erwann Patrick Michel Le Lannou, Liberal Democrats, 284.

    Bunhill
    Result: Labour won all three seats
    Elected: Valerie Bossman-Quarshie, Labour Party; Troy Martin Gallagher, Labour Party; Kiran Prasad, Labour Party
    Electorate: 6,794
    Total votes counted: 7,210
    Turnout: 37.72%
    Rejected votes and rejected in part: 42
    Majority: 170
    Candidates: Valerie Bossman-Quarshie, Labour Party, 1,091; Troy Martin Gallagher, Labour Party, 928; Kiran Prasad, Labour Party, 909; Alan Clark Gutierrez, Green Party first choice candidate, 739; Ava Lie, Green Party candidate, 660; David John Wade, Green Party candidate, 496; David Small, Reform UK, 390; Andrew Watson, Reform UK, 372; Sara Abey, Conservative Party Candidate, 270; Phil Graham, Islington Community Independents – for the Many, 262; Susan Beveridge, Liberal Democrats, 259; John Kenny, Liberal Democrats, 210; George Edwin Allan, Liberal Democrats, 196; Paul James Carr, Conservative Party Candidate, 212; David Shovel, Conservative Party Candidate, 179; Jake Anthony Painter, Social Democratic Party, 37.

    Caledonian
    Result: Labour won all three seats
    Elected: Paul Edmond Convery, Labour Party; Una Mary O’Halloran, Labour Party; Md Oliur Rahman, Labour Party
    Electorate: 6,811
    Total votes counted: 8,250
    Turnout: 41.96%
    Rejected votes: 30
    Majority: 75
    Candidates: Paul Edmond Convery, Labour Party, 1,201; Una Mary O’Halloran, Labour Party, 1,179; Md Oliur Rahman, Labour Party, 1,053; Sadia Ahmed-Nur Ali, Green Party candidate, 978; Bryony Carney, Green Party candidate, 941; Clara Luz, Green Party candidate, 918; Paul Lovell, Reform UK, 361; Chris Pitt, Reform UK, 342; Liz Snaith, Reform UK, 322; Euan Moir Cameron, Liberal Democrats, 188; Walera Martynchyk, Liberal Democrats, 148; Edward Mitford, Liberal Democrats, 142; Pete Backhouse, Conservative Party Candidate, 177; Alex John Challoner, Conservative Party Candidate, 165; Harrison Woodin-Lygo, Conservative Party Candidate, 135.

    Canonbury
    Result: Labour won two seats; Green won one seat
    Elected: Clare Jeapes, Labour Party; Nicholas Wayne, Labour Party; Hayden Banks, Green Party candidate
    Electorate: 8,384
    Total votes counted: 10,184
    Turnout: 41.61%
    Rejected votes: 36
    Majority: 38
    Candidates: Clare Jeapes, Labour Party, 1,343; Nicholas Wayne, Labour Party, 1,210; Hayden Banks, Green Party candidate, 1,207; John Jacob Woolf, Labour Party, 1,169; Jorge Richard Latter, Green Party candidate, 1,131; Chris Radway, Green Party candidate, 1,108; Jason Corke, Reform UK, 457; Laurence Glazier, Reform UK, 427; Tessa Rawcliffe, Reform UK, 421; James Robert Bacchus, Liberal Democrats, 321; Barbara Grace Smith, Liberal Democrats, 302; Henry Francis McMorrow, Liberal Democrats, 287; Michael Philip Chissick, Conservative Party Candidate, 241; Haiwei Li, Conservative Party Candidate, 194; Manuel Martinez Benito, Conservative Party Candidate, 191; Julliet Makhapila, Independent, 97; Belinda Ackermann, Independent, 78.

    Clerkenwell
    Result: Green won two seats; Labour won one seat
    Elected: Jara Falkenburg, Green Party candidate; Ruth Hayes, Labour Party; Giulio Ferrini, Green Party candidate
    Electorate: 7,044
    Total votes counted: 8,056
    Turnout: 43.92%
    Rejected votes: 18
    Majority: 26
    Candidates: Jara Falkenburg, Green Party candidate, 1,146; Ruth Hayes, Labour Party, 1,141; Giulio Ferrini, Green Party candidate, 1,073; Andrew William Clark, Labour Party, 1,047; Martin Murray, Green Party candidate, 969; Ben Ian Mackmurdie, Labour Party, 949; Kevin Chun, Liberal Democrats, 404; Alessandro Bonetti, Liberal Democrats, 403; Bill Cove, Reform UK, 379; Martine Paulmier, Reform UK, 372; Jason Phillip Vickers, Liberal Democrats, 337; Karen Cooksley Hutchinson, Conservative Party Candidate, 239; Alexander Bruce Lusty, Conservative Party Candidate, 213; Mark Eldridge, Conservative Party Candidate, 141; Grant Shimmen, National Housing Party No More Refugees, 68.

    Finsbury Park
    Result: Green won two seats; Labour won one seat
    Elected: Caroline Jane Allen, Green Party candidate; Syreen Hassan, Green Party candidate; Mick O’Sullivan, Labour Party
    Electorate: 9,048
    Total votes counted: 10,622
    Turnout: 42.34%
    Rejected votes: 69
    Majority: 19
    Candidates: Caroline Jane Allen, Green Party candidate, 1,288; Syreen Hassan, Green Party candidate, 1,211; Mick O’Sullivan, Labour Party, 1,194; Gulcin Ozdemir, Labour Party, 1,175; Natalie Jane Koffman, Green Party candidate, 1,113; Portia Mtwakazi Msimang, Labour Party, 1,104; Sadiq Yusuf, Independent, 763; Sharon Matthew, Independent, 636; Amu Gib, Islington Community Independents – People before Profit, 569; Jonathan Lang, Reform UK, 253; Angela Nicolaou, Reform UK, 248; Amelia Sarah Mitford, Liberal Democrats, 217; Daniel Kristen Thomas, Liberal Democrats, 177; Edwin David Smith, Liberal Democrats, 148; Stephen Mark McMinnies, Conservative Party Candidate, 180; Chris Williams, Conservative Party Candidate, 177; Pauline Lewis, Conservative Party Candidate, 169.

    Highbury
    Result: Green won all three seats
    Elected: Benali Hamdache, Green Party candidate; Talia Hussain, Green Party candidate; Jon Robert Nott, Green Party candidate
    Electorate: 9,197
    Total votes counted: 13,078
    Turnout: 49.58%
    Rejected votes: 45
    Majority: 376
    Candidates: Benali Hamdache, Green Party candidate, 2,090; Talia Hussain, Green Party candidate, 2,016; Jon Robert Nott, Green Party candidate, 1,857; Alastair Harper, Labour Party, 1,481; Michael Comba, Labour Party, 1,468; Tahreen Dewan, Labour Party, 1,422; Julia Williams, Liberal Democrats, 417; Eileen Gallagher, Conservative Party Candidate, 377; Rowan Gabriel George James, Liberal Democrats, 370; Joseph Robert Wisepart, Reform UK, 354; Philip Geoffrey Kelvin, Conservative Party Candidate, 338; Paul William Symes, Liberal Democrats, 319; Andrew Somerset, Independent, 309; Carlien Sai, Conservative Party Candidate, 260.

    Hillrise
    Result: Labour won all three seats
    Elected: Shreya Nanda, Labour Party; Michelline Safi-Ngongo, Labour Party; Marian Spall, Labour Party
    Electorate: 9,877
    Total votes counted: 12,529
    Turnout: 44.46%
    Rejected votes: 54
    Majority: 164
    Candidates: Shreya Nanda, Labour Party, 1,732; Michelline Safi-Ngongo, Labour Party, 1,594; Marian Spall, Labour Party, 1,526; Mimi Virginia Rose Johnson, Green Party candidate, 1,362; Greg Foxsmith, Green Party candidate, 1,316; Liam Jones, Green Party candidate, 1,230; Alison May Stoecker, Independent, 523; Philip Anthony Hayden, Liberal Democrats, 380; Imogen Margaret Wall, Liberal Democrats, 361; Jason Devaney, Liberal Democrats, 348; Rupert Wilkinson, Independent, 328; Callum Laurence Waterhouse, Islington Community Independents – Empowering your Community, 320; Robert Drummond, Reform UK, 305; Jan Manderson, Reform UK, 271; Daniel Jude Cohen, Conservative Party Candidate, 264; David Patrick Lewis, Conservative Party Candidate, 213; William Fitzalan Howard, Conservative Party Candidate, 190; Vicky Laker, Independent, 212; Nancy Momoh, Christian Peoples Alliance, 54.

    Holloway
    Result: Labour won all three seats
    Elected: Jason Jackson, Labour Party; Claire Louise Zammit, Labour Party; Joe Peck, Labour Party
    Electorate: 7,611
    Total votes counted: 9,317
    Turnout: 43.84%
    Rejected votes: 27
    Majority: 290
    Candidates: Jason Jackson, Labour Party, 1,505; Claire Louise Zammit, Labour Party, 1,495; Joe Peck, Labour Party, 1,330; Claire Poyner, Green Party candidate, 1,040; Andrew Richard Myer, Green Party first choice candidate, 1,007; Ahmed Jaffer, Green Party candidate, 978; Christopher Nicholas-Cavendish, Reform UK, 351; Bridget Caroline Fox, Liberal Democrats, 269; Michael Scott, Conservative Party Candidate, 236; Claudine Merica Knight, Conservative Party Candidate, 221; David John Kelly, Liberal Democrats, 170; Tim Johnson, Liberal Democrats, 163; Nathaniel Jacob Meyrick Jones, Islington Community Independents – People before Profit, 150; Anahita Zardoshti, Islington Community Independents – People before Profit, 149; Nigel William Roland Watts, Conservative Party Candidate, 175; George Achilles Papadopoullos, Independent, 78.

    Junction
    Result: Labour won all three seats
    Elected: Sheila Marion Chapman, Labour Party; James Christopher Potts, Labour Party; Benjamin Gregg, Labour Party
    Electorate: 8,452
    Total votes counted: 10,487
    Turnout: 42.44%
    Rejected votes: 48
    Majority: 122
    Candidates: Sheila Marion Chapman, Labour Party, 1,544; James Christopher Potts, Labour Party, 1,348; Benjamin Gregg, Labour Party, 1,319; Florence Pollock, Green Party candidate, 1,197; Leon Graham, Green Party candidate, 1,182; Jaro Kubiak, Green Party candidate, 988; Ruth O’Dowd, Islington Community Independents – People before Profit, 354; John Clarke, Reform UK, 328; Georgia Smith, Reform UK, 302; Shaun O’Kane, Reform UK, 296; Faith Ruth Obiaka-Hayward, Islington Community Independents – People before Profit, 287; Pat Prendergast, Islington Community Independents – Empowering your Community, 267; Helen Redesdale, Liberal Democrats, 206; Nicholas Todd Brainsby, Conservative Party Candidate, 206; Oliver Bandosz, Conservative Party Candidate, 184; Ufi Ibrahim, Liberal Democrats, 170; Caspar James Tudor Woolley, Liberal Democrats, 168; Sacha Varma, Conservative Party Candidate, 141.

    Laycock
    Result: Labour won all three seats
    Elected: Maia Caitlin Hamilton, Labour Party; Heather Nicola Staff, Labour Party; Nurullah Turan, Labour Party
    Electorate: 7,988
    Total votes counted: 9,019
    Turnout: 40.52%
    Rejected votes: 33
    Majority: 12
    Candidates: Maia Caitlin Hamilton, Labour Party, 1,245; Heather Nicola Staff, Labour Party, 1,210; Nurullah Turan, Labour Party, 1,149; Joy Patricia Hinson, Green Party first choice candidate, 1,137; Rasan Naji, Green Party candidate, 890; Joseph Walker, Green Party second choice candidate, 847; Ilkay Cinko-Oner, Islington Community Independents – People before Profit, 410; Cheryl Rands, Reform UK, 387; Andrew Harrison, Conservative Party Candidate, 308; Margaret Joseph, Conservative Party Candidate, 267; Sakina Saba Chenot, Liberal Democrats, 262; Matthew Charles Grenville Dendy, Liberal Democrats, 246; Patricia Muriel Peel, Liberal Democrats, 242; Simon Philip Toms, Conservative Party Candidate, 239; John Fergus Doherty, Independent, 92; Andrew Parry, Independent, 88.

    Mildmay
    Result: Green won all three seats
    Elected: Sophia Brown, Green Party candidate; Jackson Caines, Green Party candidate; Carlos Valero, Green Party candidate
    Electorate: 9,145
    Total votes counted: 11,348
    Turnout: 43.34%
    Rejected votes: 69
    Majority: 51
    Candidates: Sophia Brown, Green Party candidate, 1,885; Jackson Caines, Green Party candidate, 1,637; Carlos Valero, Green Party candidate, 1,593; Jenny Kay, Labour Party, 1,542; Santiago Bell-Bradford, Labour Party, 1,407; Angelo Ricardo Weekes, Labour Party, 1,308; Emma Smith, Reform UK, 268; Paul Piacenti, Reform UK, 267; Nadine Claire Mellor, Liberal Democrats, 234; Thomas Hamilton, Conservative Party Candidate, 231; John Wilkin, Conservative Party Candidate, 228; Alyson Prince, Conservative Party Candidate, 227; John Cotton, Liberal Democrats, 218; Percy De Vries, Liberal Democrats, 185; Ray Alcock, Independent, 118.

    St Mary’s and St James’
    Result: Labour won all three seats
    Elected: Hannah Victoria McHugh, Labour Party; Joseph Andrew Croft, Labour Party; Saiqa Pandor, Labour Party
    Electorate: 7,710
    Total votes counted: 9,960
    Turnout: 45.97%
    Rejected votes: 21
    Majority: 200
    Candidates: Hannah Victoria McHugh, Labour Party, 1,298; Joseph Andrew Croft, Labour Party, 1,223; Saiqa Pandor, Labour Party, 1,189; Christopher Allen-Procter, Green Party candidate, 989; Jackie Kay, Green Party candidate, 878; Kate Elizabeth Pothalingam, Liberal Democrats, 842; Solveig Herzum, Green Party candidate, 815; Rebecca Jones, Liberal Democrats, 774; Terry Stacy, Liberal Democrats, 734; Michael John King, Reform UK, 396; Jonathan Horsman, Conservative Party Candidate, 276; Simon William Johnson, Conservative Party Candidate, 274; Alexandra Catherine Eldridge, Conservative Party Candidate, 167; Brian Steve Potter, Independent, 105.

    St Peter’s and Canalside
    Result: Labour won all three seats
    Elected: Martin Geoffrey Klute, Labour Party; Toby Alexander North, Labour Party; Rosaline Ifechukwude Ogunro, Labour Party
    Turnout: 39.58%
    Rejected votes: 36
    Majority: 357
    Candidates: Martin Geoffrey Klute, Labour Party, 1,193; Toby Alexander North, Labour Party, 1,166; Rosaline Ifechukwude Ogunro, Labour Party, 1,147; Bronwen Jones, Green Party candidate, 790; Alexander Gardner Gordon, Green Party candidate, 774; John Anthony Sloboda, Green Party candidate, 670; Thomas Michael Hartley, Reform UK, 440; Vanessa Margaret Carson, Conservative Party Candidate, 380; Jack Gilmore, Conservative Party Candidate, 368; Simon Miller Groom, Liberal Democrats, 306; Edward Congreve Jenkyns, Liberal Democrats, 274; James Robert Christopher Mathieson, Conservative Party Candidate, 262; Martin Kristofer Lunnon, Liberal Democrats, 247.

    Tollington
    Result: Green won all three seats
    Elected: Elmedina Baptista-Mendes, Green Party candidate; Jonathan Ward, Green Party candidate; Alex Nettle, Green Party candidate
    Electorate: 9,391
    Total votes counted: 13,300
    Turnout: 48.51%
    Rejected votes: 66
    Majority: 470
    Candidates: Elmedina Baptista-Mendes, Green Party candidate, 2,262; Jonathan Ward, Green Party candidate, 2,138; Alex Nettle, Green Party candidate, 2,133; Flora Suzanne Williamson, Labour Party, 1,663; Mick Gilgunn, Labour Party, 1,618; Anjna Khurana, Labour Party, 1,610; Andrew Sean Brett Brown, Reform UK, 285; Kevin Jones, Reform UK, 271; Lidia Iwona Erlichman, Liberal Democrats, 229; Keith Richard Sharp, Liberal Democrats, 208; Sasha Cuthbert, Reform UK, 208; Kevin Gerard O’Neill, Conservative Party Candidate, 179; Nigel Timothy Seay, Conservative Party Candidate, 144; Paul Martin Smith, Liberal Democrats, 143; Abbas Hama Fatah, Conservative Party Candidate, 137.

    Tufnell Park
    Result: Green won all three seats
    Elected: Sophia Andersson-Gylden, Green Party candidate; Devon Osborne, Green Party candidate; Sheridan Virginia Kates, Green Party candidate
    Electorate: 8,590
    Total votes counted: 12,465
    Turnout: 49.87%
    Rejected votes: 36
    Majority: 361
    Candidates: Sophia Andersson-Gylden, Green Party candidate, 2,106; Devon Osborne, Green Party candidate, 2,052; Sheridan Virginia Kates, Green Party candidate, 2,014; Satnam Gill, Labour Party, 1,653; Jenevieve Marie Treadwell, Labour Party, 1,466; Buffy Sharpe, Labour Party, 1,432; Paul Smith, Reform UK, 300; Dominic Rayner, Reform UK, 298; Susan Mary Atkinson, Liberal Democrats, 235; Axel Michael Koelsch, Liberal Democrats, 222; Margaret Emily Currie, Conservative Party Candidate, 199; Rupert Bertram Redesdale, Liberal Democrats, 181; Stephen Andrew Kreppel, Conservative Party Candidate, 156; Regan Blanton King, Conservative Party Candidate, 151.

  • 2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Isle of Wight Council

    2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Isle of Wight Council

    2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Isle of Wight Council

    Isle of Wight Council
    Council type: unitary authority. The Isle of Wight Council describes itself as a unitary authority, meaning it carries out both county-level and district-level functions.

    Election: Isle of Wight Council local election, Thursday 7 May 2026
    Seats contested: 39
    Overall control/status: no overall control
    Overall turnout calculated from ward declarations: 43.57%
    Total electorate: 110,666
    Total ballot papers issued: 48,218

    Seat summary:

    Reform UK: 19
    Independent / Island Independent Network: 11
    Liberal Democrat: 4
    Local Conservatives: 2
    The Green Party: 2
    Labour Party: 1

    Bembridge
    Result: Liberal Democrat gain
    Elected: Mark Rochell, Liberal Democrat
    Electorate: 3,134
    Ballot papers issued: 1,703
    Turnout: 54.34%
    Rejected ballots: 8
    Majority: 101
    Candidates: Mark Rochell, Liberal Democrat, 643; Warren Adam Drew, Local Conservatives, 542; Rowena Katharine Crichton-Stuart, Reform UK, 510.

    Binstead and Fishbourne
    Result: Independent hold
    Elected: Ian William Dore, Independent
    Electorate: 2,922
    Ballot papers issued: 1,544
    Turnout: 52.84%
    Rejected ballots: 1
    Majority: 580
    Candidates: Ian William Dore, Independent, 894; Terence Wing, Reform UK, 314; Ramesh Babu Chandrabhan Singh, Local Conservatives, 242; Alice Walker, The Green Party, 93.

    Brading and St Helens
    Result: Independent hold
    Elected: Jonathan Francis Bacon, Independent
    Electorate: 2,726
    Ballot papers issued: 1,241
    Turnout: 45.52%
    Rejected ballots: 9
    Majority: 400
    Candidates: Jonathan Francis Bacon, Independent, 780; Elisheva-Atarah Hill, Reform UK, 380; Alexander Buggie, Labour Party, 72.

    Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet
    Result: Liberal Democrat gain
    Elected: Marc Nicholas Donald Stuart, Liberal Democrat
    Electorate: 2,633
    Ballot papers issued: 1,466
    Turnout: 55.68%
    Rejected ballots: 3
    Majority: 328
    Candidates: Marc Nicholas Donald Stuart, Liberal Democrat, 797; Vincent Hamilton Speed, Reform UK, 469; Kim Frances Jeffreys, Local Conservatives, 160; Edward Lawrence Surridge, Independent, 37.

    Carisbrooke and Gunville
    Result: Green hold
    Elected: Victoria Lowthion, The Green Party
    Electorate: 2,867
    Ballot papers issued: 1,221
    Turnout: 42.59%
    Rejected ballots: 5
    Majority: 166
    Candidates: Victoria Lowthion, The Green Party, 565; James Robert Downard, Reform UK, 399; Mark Ian Reen, Local Conservatives, 252.

    Central Rural
    Result: Reform UK hold
    Elected: James Joseph Whelan, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,997
    Ballot papers issued: 1,449
    Turnout: 48.35%
    Rejected ballots: 0
    Majority: 241
    Candidates: James Joseph Whelan, Reform UK, 613; Simon James Richards, Conservatives, 372; Julia Ann Laursen, The Green Party, 352; Caroline Anne Gladwin, Independent, 112.

    Chale, Niton and Shorwell
    Result: Green hold
    Elected: Claire Leah Critchison, The Green Party
    Electorate: 2,909
    Ballot papers issued: 1,595
    Turnout: 54.83%
    Rejected ballots: 6
    Majority: 316
    Candidates: Claire Leah Critchison, The Green Party, 822; Mark Nigh, Reform UK, 506; Anne Bishop, Local Conservatives, 261.

    Cowes Medina
    Result: Independent hold
    Elected: Lora Jane Peacey-Wilcox, Independent
    Electorate: 3,024
    Ballot papers issued: 1,120
    Turnout: 37.04%
    Rejected ballots: 3
    Majority: 181
    Candidates: Lora Jane Peacey-Wilcox, Independent, 499; Jonathan Michael Hall, Reform UK, 318; Daniel James Jeffries-Revert, The Green Party, 214; Oscar Bicket, Local Conservatives, 66; Rachel Shereen Thacker, Independent, 20.

    Cowes North
    Result: Labour gain
    Elected: John Rafferty, Labour Party
    Electorate: 2,792
    Ballot papers issued: 1,236
    Turnout: 44.27%
    Rejected ballots: 4
    Majority: 75
    Candidates: John Rafferty, Labour Party, 439; Richard Edmunds Hollis, Independent, 364; Siobhan Michelle Barney, Local Conservatives, 223; Ian Arnold, Reform UK, 206.

    Cowes South and Northwood
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: James Gordon Adam, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,847
    Ballot papers issued: 1,279
    Turnout: 44.92%
    Rejected ballots: 4
    Majority: 30
    Candidates: James Gordon Adam, Reform UK, 393; John Ulysses Anthony Nicholson, Local Conservatives, 363; Monique Louise Gallop, Independent, 292; Wayne Doidge, Labour Party, 121; Robert Frank Packham, Liberal Democrat, 106.

    Cowes West and Gurnard
    Result: Independent hold
    Elected: Paul Andrew Fuller, Independent
    Electorate: 2,967
    Ballot papers issued: 1,558
    Turnout: 52.51%
    Rejected ballots: 4
    Majority: 898
    Candidates: Paul Andrew Fuller, Independent, 1,173; Susan Whitewood, Reform UK, 275; Phillip Andrew Sanders, Local Conservatives, 106.

    East Cowes
    Result: Independent hold
    Elected: Karl Love, Independent
    Electorate: 3,125
    Ballot papers issued: 1,530
    Turnout: 48.96%
    Rejected ballots: 2
    Majority: 516
    Candidates: Karl Love, Independent, 876; Mark Andrew Stone, Reform UK, 360; Peter Ronald Ball, Local Conservatives, 156; Christopher Byron Warleigh-Lack, The Green Party, 136.

    Fairlee and Whippingham
    Result: Conservative hold
    Elected: Matthew Price, Local Conservatives
    Electorate: 2,882
    Ballot papers issued: 1,234
    Turnout: 42.82%
    Rejected ballots: 5
    Majority: 222
    Candidates: Matthew Price, Local Conservatives, 602; John Wilson, Reform UK, 380; Sophus Magill, The Green Party, 168; Patricia Margaret Packham, Liberal Democrat, 79.

    Freshwater North and Yarmouth
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Deborah Jacqueline Conlin, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,602
    Ballot papers issued: 1,246
    Turnout: 47.89%
    Rejected ballots: 1
    Majority: 17
    Candidates: Deborah Jacqueline Conlin, Reform UK, 422; David John Whistance, Independent, 405; Timothy John Jeffreys, Local Conservatives, 197; Florence Sarlat, The Green Party, 165; Simon Bevis Ayre, Labour Party, 56.

    Freshwater South
    Result: Independent hold
    Elected: Rebecca Ewen Una Mary Cameron, Independent
    Electorate: 2,983
    Ballot papers issued: 1,433
    Turnout: 48.04%
    Rejected ballots: 3
    Majority: 518
    Candidates: Rebecca Ewen Una Mary Cameron, Independent, 913; Iain Sydney Pickering, Reform UK, 395; Peta Adrienne Stevenson, The Green Party, 89; Greta Lynne Farian, Labour Party, 33.

    Haylands and Swanmore
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Leslie Graham Kirkby, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,775
    Ballot papers issued: 1,073
    Turnout: 38.67%
    Rejected ballots: 1
    Majority: 234
    Candidates: Leslie Graham Kirkby, Reform UK, 437; Peter Douglas Cameron Banks, The Green Party, 203; Vanessa Claire Churchman, Local Conservatives, 200; Sandra Gay Stephens, Independent, 128; Malcolm Ross, Liberal Democrat, 69; Simon Peter Haytack, Labour Party, 35.

    Lake North
    Result: Reform UK hold
    Elected: William John Nigh, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,744
    Ballot papers issued: 1,078
    Turnout: 39.29%
    Rejected ballots: 2
    Majority: 34
    Candidates: William John Nigh, Reform UK, 421; Adrian Charles Whittaker, Local Conservatives, 387; Robert Harrison Blezzard, Liberal Democrat, 176; Jennifer Anne Hicks, Labour Party, 92.

    Lake South
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Rosalind Jean Freeman, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,745
    Ballot papers issued: 1,245
    Turnout: 45.36%
    Rejected ballots: 0
    Majority: 86
    Candidates: Rosalind Jean Freeman, Reform UK, 517; Paul James Brading, Local Conservatives, 431; Harry Eccles, The Green Party, 224; Finton Anthony Burns, Labour Party, 73.

    Mountjoy and Shide
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Richard Quinn, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,692
    Ballot papers issued: 1,022
    Turnout: 37.96%
    Rejected ballots: 0
    Majority: 121
    Candidates: Richard Quinn, Reform UK, 368; Martin Peter Oliver, Local Conservatives, 247; Stephen James Rushbrook, The Green Party, 185; Raymond John Harrington-Vail, Liberal Democrat, 130; Alan Hunter, Labour Party, 92.

    Nettlestone and Seaview
    Result: Independent gain
    Elected: Julia Jasmin Tomlinson Hayward, Independent
    Electorate: 2,362
    Ballot papers issued: 1,225
    Turnout: 51.86%
    Rejected ballots: 0
    Majority: 175
    Candidates: Julia Jasmin Tomlinson Hayward, Independent, 542; Vyasa Chandra Mouli Akundi, Local Conservatives, 367; Jennifer Holmes, Reform UK, 251; Janet Mace, The Green Party, 65.

    Newchurch, Havenstreet and Ashey
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Anthony John Barry, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,896
    Ballot papers issued: 1,414
    Turnout: 48.83%
    Rejected ballots: 2
    Majority: 241
    Candidates: Anthony John Barry, Reform UK, 638; Rajesh Patel, Local Conservatives, 397; Judith Rebekah Brown, The Green Party, 330; Anna Maria Beach, Labour Party, 47.

    Newport Central
    Result: Independent hold
    Elected: Julie Marie Jones-Evans, Independent
    Electorate: 2,716
    Ballot papers issued: 914
    Turnout: 33.65%
    Rejected ballots: 3
    Majority: 198
    Candidates: Julie Marie Jones-Evans, Independent, 440; James Emerson Maguire, Reform UK, 242; Norman Arnold, Liberal Democrat, 178; Stephen Bird, Local Conservatives, 51.

    Newport West
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Francis Joseph Brown, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,807
    Ballot papers issued: 1,123
    Turnout: 40.01%
    Rejected ballots: 7
    Majority: 67
    Candidates: Francis Joseph Brown, Reform UK, 442; Chris Mace, The Green Party, 375; Raymond Stephen Redrup, Local Conservatives, 299.

    Osborne
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Paul Williams, Reform UK
    Electorate: 3,218
    Ballot papers issued: 1,140
    Turnout: 35.43%
    Rejected ballots: 4
    Majority: 119
    Candidates: Paul Williams, Reform UK, 389; Tracy Cathleen Reardon, Independent, 270; Stephen Colin Hendry, Local Conservatives, 226; Julie Ann Burridge, Liberal Democrat, 162; Michael Paler, Independent, 89.

    Pan and Barton
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Martin John Bower, Reform UK
    Electorate: 3,213
    Ballot papers issued: 866
    Turnout: 26.95%
    Rejected ballots: 6
    Majority: 31
    Candidates: Martin John Bower, Reform UK, 397; Stephen John Reading, Labour Party, 366; Brian George Tyndall, Local Conservatives, 97.

    Parkhurst and Hunnyhill
    Result: Liberal Democrat hold
    Elected: Andrew Charles William Garratt, Liberal Democrat
    Electorate: 2,695
    Ballot papers issued: 902
    Turnout: 33.47%
    Rejected ballots: 2
    Majority: 202
    Candidates: Andrew Charles William Garratt, Liberal Democrat, 551; Alan Robert Stay, Reform UK, 349.

    Ryde Appley and Elmfield
    Result: Liberal Democrat hold
    Elected: Michael Lilley, Liberal Democrat
    Electorate: 3,028
    Ballot papers issued: 1,300
    Turnout: 42.93%
    Rejected ballots: 6
    Majority: 362
    Candidates: Michael Lilley, Liberal Democrat, 781; Ross Caruana, Reform UK, 419; Abdul Mateen, Local Conservatives, 94.

    Ryde Monktonmead
    Result: Island Independent Network hold
    Elected: Karen Theresa Lucioni, Island Independent Network
    Electorate: 2,902
    Ballot papers issued: 1,127
    Turnout: 38.84%
    Rejected ballots: 4
    Majority: 50
    Candidates: Karen Theresa Lucioni, Island Independent Network, 404; Christopher Ian Brown, Reform UK, 354; Matthew John Walker, The Green Party, 269; Susan Joan Maddison, Local Conservatives, 96.

    Ryde North West
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Reuben Burns Loake, Reform UK
    Electorate: 3,048
    Ballot papers issued: 1,171
    Turnout: 38.42%
    Rejected ballots: 4
    Majority: 62
    Candidates: Reuben Burns Loake, Reform UK, 401; Peter Burke, The Green Party, 339; Philip Jordan, Independent, 255; Alois Frantisek Joseph Temel, Local Conservatives, 172.

    Ryde South East
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Christopher Stephen Way, Reform UK
    Electorate: 1,718
    Ballot papers issued: 540
    Turnout: 31.43%
    Rejected ballots: 0
    Majority: 70
    Candidates: Christopher Stephen Way, Reform UK, 223; Jennifer Sara Hughes, Liberal Democrat, 153; Richard Eric Collins, The Green Party, 82; Stephen Alexander Neil Double, Labour Party, 40; Andrew Timothy Clayton, Local Conservatives, 30; Geraldine Higgins, Island Independent Network, 12.

    Ryde West
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Owen Potter, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,586
    Ballot papers issued: 962
    Turnout: 37.20%
    Rejected ballots: 2
    Majority: 80
    Candidates: Owen Potter, Reform UK, 355; Ethan Luke Mackay Cass, The Green Party, 275; Ian Rodney Stephens, Island Independent Network, 273; Carol Ann Brown, Local Conservatives, 57.

    Sandown North
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Robert Sean Newton, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,629
    Ballot papers issued: 1,090
    Turnout: 41.46%
    Rejected ballots: 2
    Majority: 94
    Candidates: Robert Sean Newton, Reform UK, 419; Alexander Lawson Lightfoot, Independent, 325; Debra Mary Andre, Independent, 140; Joan Solomon, Local Conservatives, 91; Cinnamon Noakes, The Green Party, 76; Clive James Cheetham, Labour Party, 37.

    Sandown South
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Francis Anthony Baldry, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,710
    Ballot papers issued: 984
    Turnout: 36.31%
    Rejected ballots: 3
    Majority: 89
    Candidates: Francis Anthony Baldry, Reform UK, 358; Patrick Lawson Lightfoot, Independent, 269; Ian David Ward, Local Conservatives, 216; Christie Louise Greenaway, The Green Party, 96; Emily Brothers, Labour Party, 42.

    Shanklin Central
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Stephen Charles Reynolds, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,815
    Ballot papers issued: 1,206
    Turnout: 42.84%
    Rejected ballots: 3
    Majority: 1
    Candidates: Stephen Charles Reynolds, Reform UK, 356; Michael Thomas Frank Beston, Local Conservatives, 355; Robert May, The Green Party, 276; Sarah Jane Morris, Independent, 216.

    Shanklin South
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: David John Llewellyn, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,958
    Ballot papers issued: 1,416
    Turnout: 47.87%
    Rejected ballots: 2
    Majority: 107
    Candidates: David John Llewellyn, Reform UK, 526; Christopher William Quirk, Local Conservatives, 419; Billy James Richard Hill, Independent, 195; Wendy Fay Cooper, The Green Party, 188; Christopher Thomas Lloyd, Labour and Co-operative Party, 86.

    Totland and Colwell
    Result: Independent hold
    Elected: Christopher Whitland Jarman, Independent
    Electorate: 3,167
    Ballot papers issued: 1,546
    Turnout: 48.82%
    Rejected ballots: 0
    Majority: 375
    Candidates: Christopher Whitland Jarman, Independent, 797; Thomas Alan Bignell, Reform UK, 422; John Stephen Hoath, The Green Party, 126; Michelle Abbott, Local Conservatives, 114; Paul Geraint Pugh, Labour Party, 60; Eric James Gray, Liberal Democrat, 27.

    Ventnor and St Lawrence
    Result: Conservative hold
    Elected: Edward James Blake, Local Conservatives
    Electorate: 2,967
    Ballot papers issued: 1,383
    Turnout: 46.61%
    Rejected ballots: 9
    Majority: 322
    Candidates: Edward James Blake, Local Conservatives, 627; Craig Dabbs, Reform UK, 305; Linda Jefferies, Island Independent Network, 239; Robin Frederick Jarvis, Labour Party, 149; Graham James Mark Perks, Vectis Party, 54.

    Wootton Bridge
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Anthony Raffe, Reform UK
    Electorate: 2,835
    Ballot papers issued: 1,274
    Turnout: 44.94%
    Rejected ballots: 1
    Majority: 194
    Candidates: Anthony Raffe, Reform UK, 485; Charles Edward Hopper, Local Conservatives, 291; Anthony Victor Zeid, Liberal Democrat, 208; Susan Betts, The Green Party, 141; Linda Pauline Pitcher, Vectis Party, 128; Elisabeth Kaleid Williams, Independent, 20.

    Wroxall, Lowtherville and Bonchurch
    Result: Island Independent Network hold
    Elected: Mark Jefferies, Island Independent Network
    Electorate: 3,030
    Ballot papers issued: 1,362
    Turnout: 44.95%
    Rejected ballots: 5
    Majority: 295
    Candidates: Mark Jefferies, Island Independent Network, 621; Ruby Monteath, Reform UK, 326; David John Groocock, Local Conservatives, 234; Jonathan Howard Idle, The Green Party, 176.

  • 2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Huntingdonshire District Council

    2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Huntingdonshire District Council

    2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Huntingdonshire District Council

    Huntingdonshire District Council
    Election: District Council election, Thursday 7 May 2026
    Seats contested: 52
    Results declared: 52 of 52
    Overall control/status: no overall majority.

    Seat summary:

    Liberal Democrats: 20
    Conservative Party: 15
    Reform UK: 10
    Independent: 4
    Green Party: 2
    Labour Party: 1
    Animal Welfare Party: 0
    Party of Women: 0

    Alconbury
    Result: Conservative win
    Elected: Ian Derek Gardener, Conservative Party
    Turnout: 48.12%
    Majority: 261
    Candidates: Ian Derek Gardener, Conservative Party, 641; Roger Lane, Reform UK, 380; Chip Colquhoun, Green Party, 184; Sarah Caine, Liberal Democrats, 130; Joy Isaacs, Labour Party, 55.

    Brampton
    Result: Liberal Democrats won both seats
    Elected: Liam Paul Dewey-Beckett, Liberal Democrats; Warren Smith, Liberal Democrats
    Turnout: 40.48%
    Majority: 343
    Candidates: Liam Paul Dewey-Beckett, Liberal Democrats, 1,160; Warren Smith, Liberal Democrats, 989; Bill Sinclair, Conservative Party, 646; Malcolm Philip Ryman, Reform UK, 559; Leslie Alec John Parren, Reform UK, 552; Philip Makwana, Conservative Party, 524; Hannah Charlotte Copley, Green Party, 356; Damilola Ademinyi, Labour Party, 176; Fardous Siddique, Labour Party, 113.

    Buckden
    Result: Independent win
    Elected: Martin Andrew Hassall, Independent
    Turnout: 46.21%
    Majority: 218
    Candidates: Martin Andrew Hassall, Independent, 514; Ian Richard Simmons, Reform UK, 296; Catherine Frances Grigg, Conservative Party, 245; Sean Calvin, Liberal Democrats, 161; Christopher John Bulow, Green Party, 75; James McGregor Kerr, Labour Party, 36.

    Fenstanton
    Result: Liberal Democrat win
    Elected: Nick Sarkies, Liberal Democrats
    Turnout: 44.79%
    Majority: 78
    Candidates: Nick Sarkies, Liberal Democrats, 542; Martin Paul Hewitt, Conservative Party, 464; Hayley Elizabeth Howatt, Reform UK, 291; Danny Raymond Scott, Green Party, 121.

    Godmanchester & Hemingford Abbots
    Result: Liberal Democrats won all three seats
    Elected: Sarah Joanne Conboy, Liberal Democrats; Debbie Mickelburgh, Liberal Democrats; Brett Alistair Mickelburgh, Liberal Democrats
    Turnout: 43.4%
    Majority: 469
    Candidates: Sarah Joanne Conboy, Liberal Democrats, 1,720; Debbie Mickelburgh, Liberal Democrats, 1,507; Brett Alistair Mickelburgh, Liberal Democrats, 1,405; Stephen Ronald Spencer, Reform UK, 936; Mark Joseph Turley, Reform UK, 742; Kieron Marriner, Reform UK, 724; Paula Jane Sparling, Conservative Party, 671; Kevin Anthony Barr, Conservative Party, 630; Rosemary Ann Armstrong, Conservative Party, 541; Francis William Reid, Green Party, 407; Daniel Mayhew, Labour Party, 237; Ambrose Ntuk, Labour Party, 221.

    Great Paxton
    Result: Liberal Democrat win
    Elected: Stephen Claffey, Liberal Democrats
    Turnout: 51.82%
    Majority: 224
    Candidates: Stephen Claffey, Liberal Democrats, 657; Amanda Laurene Lower, Conservative Party, 433; Malcolm John Gaylor, Reform UK, 205; Hollie-Ann Topliffe, Green Party, 68.

    Great Staughton
    Result: Conservative win
    Elected: Stephen Cawley, Conservative Party
    Turnout: 50.21%
    Majority: 209
    Candidates: Stephen Cawley, Conservative Party, 566; Ann Christine Fryer, Reform UK, 357; Tony Hulme, Liberal Democrats, 198; Paul James Westerman, Green Party, 121; Yavin Michael Owens, Labour Party, 71.

    Hemingford Grey & Houghton
    Result: Conservative won both seats
    Elected: David Norman Keane, Conservative Party; Paul Andrew Raymond Simpson, Conservative Party
    Turnout: 45.38%
    Majority: 22
    Candidates: David Norman Keane, Conservative Party, 852; Paul Andrew Raymond Simpson, Conservative Party, 658; David John Priestman, Liberal Democrats, 636; Anne Mary Meredith, Liberal Democrats, 590; Graham Paul Bundy, Reform UK, 432; Adrian Hyde, Reform UK, 405; Tamara Jasmine Page, Green Party, 315; Kevin Ronald Bryant, Labour Party, 169; Jacqui Cook, Animal Welfare Party, 96.

    Holywell-cum-Needingworth
    Result: Conservative won both seats
    Elected: Jon Neish, Conservative Party; Paul James Hodgson-Jones, Conservative Party
    Turnout: 45.92%
    Majority: 184
    Candidates: Jon Neish, Conservative Party, 889; Paul James Hodgson-Jones, Conservative Party, 861; Robin Carter, Liberal Democrats, 677; John Colin Bleazard, Reform UK, 606; Bob Marsh, Reform UK, 583; Laura Blows, Liberal Democrats, 486; Phoebe Elizabeth Watts, Green Party, 358; Matthew Wetherfield, Labour Party, 276.

    Huntingdon East
    Result: Liberal Democrats won both seats
    Elected: Jo Harvey, Liberal Democrats; Nathan Hunt, Liberal Democrats
    Turnout: 41.6%
    Majority: 262
    Candidates: Jo Harvey, Liberal Democrats, 875; Nathan Hunt, Liberal Democrats, 811; David George Howard, Reform UK, 549; Sergiu Ardelean, Reform UK, 511; Frederick Michael George Joyce, Conservative Party, 455; Tomin Geo, Conservative Party, 432; Seona Gunn-Kelly, Green Party, 204; Zara Louise Bobby Dolan-Ansary, Labour Party, 144; Rashid Mahmood, Labour Party, 99.

    Huntingdon North
    Result: Reform UK won all three seats
    Elected: David Henly, Reform UK; Steven Lancaster, Reform UK; Mike Simpson, Reform UK
    Turnout: 27.9%
    Majority: 18
    Candidates: David Henly, Reform UK, 627; Steven Lancaster, Reform UK, 595; Mike Simpson, Reform UK, 592; Patrick Kadewere, Labour Party, 574; Marion Kadewere, Labour Party, 545; Sophie Rose Feary, Conservative Party, 487; Sam Wakeford, Labour Party, 474; Leedo George, Conservative Party, 471; Georgie Hunt, Green Party, 414; Ryan Grange, Green Party, 383; Keith Ivan Prentice, Conservative Party, 317; Mike Humphrey, Liberal Democrats, 283; Michael Stuart Grice, Liberal Democrats, 270; Lianne Simpson, Independent, 239; Phillip Jones, Liberal Democrats, 197.

    Kimbolton
    Result: Conservative win
    Elected: Jonathan Alexander Gray, Conservative Party
    Turnout: 52.63%
    Majority: 614
    Candidates: Jonathan Alexander Gray, Conservative Party, 912; David Jonathan Blake, Reform UK, 298; James Roger Catmur, Liberal Democrats, 120; Julie Stark, Green Party, 90; Kelly Sophia Ramsbottom, Labour Party, 67.

    Ramsey
    Result: Reform UK won all three seats
    Elected: Ryan Coogan, Reform UK; Howard Julian Tobias, Reform UK; Karan Maheshwari, Reform UK
    Turnout: 39.02%
    Majority: 73
    Candidates: Ryan Coogan, Reform UK, 1,127; Howard Julian Tobias, Reform UK, 1,110; Karan Maheshwari, Reform UK, 1,027; Steve Corney, Independent, 954; Val Fendley, Independent, 864; Adela Eva Costello, Conservative Party, 830; Ash Austin, Independent, 784; Jeff Clarke, Conservative Party, 747; Anna Lisa Clenachan Pritchard, Green Party, 405; Zac Alex Martin, Conservative Party, 384; Janet Boston, Labour Party, 381; Gerard Austin Crean, Liberal Democrats, 318; Clare Delderfield, Liberal Democrats, 283; Graham Martin Wilson, Liberal Democrats, 254.

    Sawtry
    Result: Conservative won both seats
    Elected: Simon Bywater, Conservative Party; Ross Ben Martin, Conservative Party
    Turnout: 40.83%
    Majority: 583
    Candidates: Simon Bywater, Conservative Party, 1,364; Ross Ben Martin, Conservative Party, 1,088; Rick Rambridge, Reform UK, 505; Haydn Stevens, Reform UK, 453; Ian David Scales, Green Party, 237; Sarah Rose Wilson, Liberal Democrats, 206; Robin Neil Simpson, Labour Party, 182; Kerry York, Liberal Democrats, 77.

    Somersham
    Result: Conservative win
    Elected: Sarah Louise Hodgson-Jones, Conservative Party
    Turnout: 40.68%
    Majority: 49
    Candidates: Sarah Louise Hodgson-Jones, Conservative Party, 408; Edward Charles Binns, Reform UK, 359; Keith James Brown, Liberal Democrats, 220; Kevin Hawkins, Labour Party, 121; Jamie Troup, Green Party, 103.

    St Ives East
    Result: Liberal Democrat won one seat; Independent won one seat
    Elected: Michael John Burke, Liberal Democrats; Shariqa Mokbul, Independent
    Turnout: 40.54%
    Majority: 10
    Candidates: Michael John Burke, Liberal Democrats, 567; Shariqa Mokbul, Independent, 516; Noah Sanderson, Reform UK, 506; Mandy Harrington, Reform UK, 467; Paul Bullen, Conservative Party, 390; Louise Maria Newberry, Green Party, 354; Martin James Gill, Conservative Party, 347; Simon John Jordan, Liberal Democrats, 259; Luke Viner, Labour Party, 252.

    St Ives South
    Result: Labour won one seat; Liberal Democrats won one seat
    Elected: Alex Bulat, Labour Party; Nic Wells, Liberal Democrats
    Turnout: 44.51%
    Majority: 6
    Candidates: Alex Bulat, Labour Party, 842; Nic Wells, Liberal Democrats, 641; William Deacon, Labour Party, 635; Craig Thomas Smith, Conservative Party, 586; Cath Gleadow, Liberal Democrats, 522; Paul Kenneth Dickinson, Reform UK, 484; Andrew William Riddell, Conservative Party, 472; Natasha Fatio, Reform UK, 410; Peter Andrew Brasher, Green Party, 364.

    St Ives West
    Result: Independent win
    Elected: Julie Elizabeth Kerr, Independent
    Turnout: 44.76%
    Majority: 341
    Candidates: Julie Elizabeth Kerr, Independent, 552; Max Mulchrone, Reform UK, 211; Cheryl May Cannon, Conservative Party, 125; Rose Sarah Williams, Green Party, 77; Patricia Ann Jordan, Liberal Democrats, 63.

    St Neots East
    Result: Green Party won both seats
    Elected: Lara Charlene Davenport-Ray, Green Party; Stephen William Ferguson, Green Party
    Turnout: 39.73%
    Majority: 585
    Candidates: Lara Charlene Davenport-Ray, Green Party, 951; Stephen William Ferguson, Green Party, 834; Alan Ronald Hilton, Reform UK, 249; Rob Moores, Reform UK, 235; Sally Patricia Guinee, Liberal Democrats, 200; Keith Harrison, Liberal Democrats, 163; Gary Hyams, Conservative Party, 152; Angela Joyce Robertson, Conservative Party, 142.

    St Neots Eatons
    Result: Liberal Democrats won all three seats
    Elected: Jacqueline Priscilla Hunt, Liberal Democrats; Alan James Hunt, Liberal Democrats; Geoff Seeff, Liberal Democrats
    Turnout: 41.49%
    Majority: 6
    Candidates: Jacqueline Priscilla Hunt, Liberal Democrats, 1,161; Alan James Hunt, Liberal Democrats, 1,158; Geoff Seeff, Liberal Democrats, 1,140; Colin John Maslen, Reform UK, 1,134; Stewart Thornton, Reform UK, 1,077; David John Smith, Reform UK, 946; Nigel Philip Eaton, Conservative Party, 563; Andrew Rayner Jennings, Conservative Party, 558; Barry Sidney Banks, Independent, 514; Harry Phillip Vallance, Conservative Party, 379; Barry Sidney Dajchin, Green Party, 288; Ellisa Westerman, Green Party, 284; Nicholas Sharp, Green Party, 246; Michael Peter Gilks, Labour Party, 156; Bev White, Party of Women, 94.

    St Neots Eynesbury
    Result: Reform UK won two seats; Independent won one seat
    Elected: Tony Nelson, Reform UK; Sam Smith, Independent; Ricky James Ioannides, Reform UK
    Turnout: 35.04%
    Majority: 108
    Candidates: Tony Nelson, Reform UK, 978; Sam Smith, Independent, 944; Ricky James Ioannides, Reform UK, 938; Pavlos Kasdovasilis, Reform UK, 830; Ian Pele Taylor, Independent, 698; Deanna Seeff, Liberal Democrats, 653; Catherine James Goodman, Green Party, 649; Camille Violet Etchart, Liberal Democrats, 621; Antoine McGowan, Liberal Democrats, 505; Doug Terry, Independent, 388; Kenneth Billington, Conservative Party, 377; Julie Martin, Conservative Party, 348; Ben Streeter-Strong, Independent, 286; Alexander Pushkarev, Conservative Party, 267.

    St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton
    Result: Liberal Democrats won two seats; Conservative won one seat
    Elected: Carole Ann Innes, Liberal Democrats; Mark David Young, Liberal Democrats; Richard Lewis Tomlinson, Conservative Party
    Turnout: 43.3%
    Majority: 19
    Candidates: Carole Ann Innes, Liberal Democrats, 1,193; Mark David Young, Liberal Democrats, 1,112; Richard Lewis Tomlinson, Conservative Party, 1,044; Ganesh Sittampalam, Liberal Democrats, 1,025; Barry Stephen Chapman, Independent, 963; Tony Osborne, Reform UK, 886; Steve O’Hara, Reform UK, 732; Randall Neil McDonald, Reform UK, 594; Harriet Dolby, Conservative Party, 542; Alfie Yorke, Conservative Party, 512; Christopher Darren Pascal Ferguson, Green Party, 495; Robert Edward Bralee, Green Party, 328; John Keith Holmes, Green Party, 307.

    Stilton, Folksworth & Washingley
    Result: Conservative won both seats
    Elected: Tim Alban, Conservative Party; Marge Beuttell, Conservative Party
    Turnout: 48.17%
    Majority: 386
    Candidates: Tim Alban, Conservative Party, 1,381; Marge Beuttell, Conservative Party, 1,106; Sharon Elizabeth Brennan, Reform UK, 720; Eric Mark Darling, Reform UK, 654; Stasi Revel, Green Party, 245; Robert Bowden, Labour Party, 207; Padrica Valerie Kennington, Liberal Democrats, 203; Amanda Charmaine Norton, Liberal Democrats, 168.

    The Stukeleys
    Result: Liberal Democrats won all three seats
    Elected: Tom Sanderson, Liberal Democrats; Louise Ascroft, Liberal Democrats; Ann Blackwell, Liberal Democrats
    Turnout: 41.45%
    Majority: 93
    Candidates: Tom Sanderson, Liberal Democrats, 878; Louise Ascroft, Liberal Democrats, 670; Ann Blackwell, Liberal Democrats, 646; Phil Pearce, Conservative Party, 553; Alan John Brugnoli, Conservative Party, 512; Sally Smith, Conservative Party, 490; Mandy Simmonds, Reform UK, 472; Val Cody, Reform UK, 466; Suzanna Williams, Reform UK, 450; Judy Samantha Moore, Green Party, 268; Freya Cushman, Labour Party, 212; Sikho Ndebele, Labour Party, 129.

    Warboys
    Result: Conservative won both seats
    Elected: Charlotte Ann Lowe, Conservative Party; Douglas Haig McIllwain, Conservative Party
    Turnout: 41.08%
    Majority: 96
    Candidates: Charlotte Ann Lowe, Conservative Party, 895; Douglas Haig McIllwain, Conservative Party, 818; Alan Garford, Reform UK, 722; Sarah Smith, Reform UK, 705; Sharon Anne Docherty, Liberal Democrats, 347; Helen Mary Victoria Kewley, Liberal Democrats, 323; Anthony Thomas Bailly, Green Party, 289; John Nigel Wills, Green Party, 240; Iain Ramsbottom, Labour Party, 187.

    Yaxley
    Result: Liberal Democrats won one seat; Reform UK won two seats
    Elected: Andrew Wood, Liberal Democrats; James Thomas Francis, Reform UK; Peter John Gammons, Reform UK
    Turnout: 38.34%
    Majority: 17
    Candidates: Andrew Wood, Liberal Democrats, 1,255; James Thomas Francis, Reform UK, 1,152; Peter John Gammons, Reform UK, 1,105; Christopher George Reeve, Reform UK, 1,088; Sally Howell, Liberal Democrats, 1,074; Kieran James Edwards, Liberal Democrats, 801; Eric Richard Butler, Conservative Party, 651; Kev Gulson, Conservative Party, 616; Justin Andrews, Conservative Party, 472; Max Jephtha, Green Party, 321; Michelle Britton, Labour Party, 176.

  • 2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

    2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

    2026 LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS – Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

    Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
    Election: Local election, Thursday 7 May 2026
    Seats contested: 20

    Result summary from seats contested: Reform UK 9, Green Party 3, Conservative 3, Labour 2, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents 2, Liberal Democrats 1.

    Astley Bridge
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Ryan Bailey, Reform UK
    Majority: 387
    Candidates: Ryan Bailey, Reform UK, 1,635; John Walsh, Conservative, 1,248; Lee Thorne, Green Party, 1,147; Phil Warren, Labour Party, 807; Sarita Chohan, Liberal Democrats, 106; Peter Brett Hopkinson, Independent, 53.

    Bradshaw
    Result: Conservative hold
    Elected: Les Webb, Conservative
    Majority: 89
    Candidates: Les Webb, Conservative, 1,801; Sandra Harris, Reform UK, 1,712; Peter Dennis Firth, Labour & Co-Operative Party, 745; Jennifer Entwistle, Green Party, 423; Christine Anne Strawbridge, Liberal Democrats, 130.

    Breightmet
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Mike Tucker, Reform UK
    Majority: 916
    Candidates: Mike Tucker, Reform UK, 1,890; Adele Kay Warren, Conservative, 974; Kate Elizabeth Taylor, Labour & Co-Operative Party, 605; Gillian Fernley, Green Party, 413; Derek John Gradwell, Liberal Democrats, 80; Wendy Ann Hopkinson, Independent, 33.

    Bromley Cross
    Result: Conservative hold
    Elected: Charlotte Anne Cadden, Conservative
    Majority: 125
    Candidates: Charlotte Anne Cadden, Conservative, 1,794; Jayden Cain, Reform UK, 1,669; Joe Burton, Green Party, 718; Bill Lovat, Labour Party, 597; Jim Priest, Liberal Democrats, 164.

    Farnworth North
    Result: Labour hold
    Elected: Nadeem Ayub, Labour Party
    Majority: 22
    Candidates: Nadeem Ayub, Labour Party, 1,131; Rees Gibbon, Reform UK, 1,109; Philip Kochitty, Green Party, 648; Sandra Baker, Farnworth & Kearsley First, 642; Champak Mistry, Independent, 235; Ryan Cain, Conservative, 103; Andrew John Tonge, Liberal Democrats, 35.

    Farnworth South
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Julie Pattison, Reform UK
    Majority: 264
    Candidates: Julie Pattison, Reform UK, 1,220; Paul Sanders, Farnworth & Kearsley First, 956; Wesley McArdle, Labour Party, 343; David Wright, Green Party, 338; Kubbar Alom, Conservative, 59; Jennifer Louise Tonge, Liberal Democrats, 40.

    Great Lever
    Result: Labour hold
    Elected: Mohammed Iqbal, Labour Party
    Majority: 679
    Candidates: Mohammed Iqbal, Labour Party, 1,918; Mahboob Alom, Green Party, 1,239; Gus Heyes, Reform UK, 755; Yusuf Butt, Conservative, 159; Rishikesh Ratilal Chohan, Liberal Democrats, 116.

    Halliwell
    Result: Green gain
    Elected: Baggy Khan, Green Party
    Majority: 308
    Candidates: Baggy Khan, Green Party, 1,752; Safwaan Patel, Labour Party, 1,444; Philip Booth, Reform UK, 744; Elizabeth Anne Elliott, Conservative, 136; Caroline Anne Turner-Preece, Liberal Democrats, 115.

    Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
    Result: Conservative hold
    Elected: Anne Barbara Galloway, Conservative
    Majority: 738
    Candidates: Anne Barbara Galloway, Conservative, 2,112; Hetan Ajwani, Reform UK, 1,374; Salim Qureshi, Labour Party, 1,065; Alexander James Rostron, Green Party, 760; Paul Martin, Liberal Democrats, 299.

    Horwich North
    Result: Horwich & Blackrod First Independents hold
    Elected: Andrea Jane Finney, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents
    Majority: 662
    Candidates: Andrea Jane Finney, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents, 1,905; Stephen Martindale, Reform UK, 1,243; Helena Carman, Green Party, 585; Graham Dawson, Labour Party, 536; Carol Forshaw, Conservative, 257; Charlotte Chloe Minnie Moncado-Sears, Independent, 252; Scott Turner-Preece, Liberal Democrats, 74.

    Horwich South & Blackrod
    Result: Horwich & Blackrod First Independents hold
    Elected: Peter Wright, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents
    Majority: 715
    Candidates: Peter Wright, Horwich & Blackrod First Independents, 1,775; Matthew Kyle, Reform UK, 1,060; Joshua Johnathan Callum Cook, Labour Party, 378; Michael Jarvis, Green Party, 375; Paul Norris, Conservative, 293; John William Strawbridge, Liberal Democrats, 79; Antony Moncado-Sears, Independent, 49.

    Hulton
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Derek Bullock, Reform UK
    Majority: 960
    Candidates: Derek Bullock, Reform UK, 1,939; Emma Julia Schofield, Labour Party, 979; Alan Johnson, Green Party, 947; Shafi Patel, Conservative, 470; Linda Christine Maher, Liberal Democrats, 160.

    Kearsley
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Roger Pedley, Reform UK
    Majority: 409
    Candidates: Roger Pedley, Reform UK, 1,564; Tracey Wilkinson, Farnworth & Kearsley First, 1,155; George Butler, Labour & Co-Operative Party, 255; Tony Brendon Sandy Peers, Green Party, 176; Glenys Ratcliffe, Conservative, 103; Jack Tebay, Advance UK, 71; David Charles Tyas Cooper, Liberal Democrats, 49.

    Little Lever & Darcy Lever
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Derek Wunderley, Reform UK
    Majority: 1,116
    Candidates: Derek Wunderley, Reform UK, 2,040; David Michael Meehan, Conservative, 924; Rach Gilmour, Labour Party, 618; Ben William Dolata, Green Party, 345; Susan Mary Martin, Liberal Democrats, 143; Fin Cozens-Stott, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, 40.

    Queens Park & Central
    Result: Green gain
    Elected: Zan Arif, Green Party
    Majority: 46
    Candidates: Zan Arif, Green Party, 1,090; Richard Silvester, Labour & Co-Operative Party, 1,044; Nimesh Vara, Reform UK, 609; Richard Elliott, Conservative, 206; Rebekah Susan Mary Fairhurst, Liberal Democrats, 160.

    Rumworth
    Result: Green hold
    Elected: Ismail Ibrahim, Green Party
    Majority: 687
    Candidates: Ismail Ibrahim, Green Party, 2,346; Sajid Ali, Labour Party, 1,659; Ghansham Hiriji Patel, Reform UK, 463; Gillian Elizabeth Wroe, Liberal Democrats, 137; Shahjahan Shah, Conservative, 119.

    Smithills
    Result: Liberal Democrats hold
    Elected: Sue Priest, Liberal Democrats
    Majority: 148
    Candidates: Sue Priest, Liberal Democrats, 1,713; Simon Roscoe, Reform UK, 1,565; Elora Hunt, Green Party, 563; Liam O’Callaghan, Labour Party, 533; Raymond Ndokwo, Conservative, 184.

    Tonge with the Haulgh
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Trevor Jones, Reform UK
    Majority: 760
    Candidates: Trevor Jones, Reform UK, 2,089; Nick Peel, Labour & Co-Operative Party, 1,329; Gaynor Margaret Richards, Green Party, 600; Hafiz Tahir-Mahmood Butt, Conservative, 251; Rebecca Forrest, Liberal Democrats, 166.

    Westhoughton North & Hunger Hill
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: David Lewis, Reform UK
    Majority: 710
    Candidates: David Lewis, Reform UK, 1,781; Neil Maher, Liberal Democrats, 1,071; Martin Tighe, Conservative, 964; Louise Warburton, Green Party, 439; Paul Leslie Saunders, Labour Party, 403.

    Westhoughton South
    Result: Reform UK gain
    Elected: Glen Clarke, Reform UK
    Majority: 94
    Candidates: Glen Clarke, Reform UK, 1,644; David Arthur Wilkinson, Liberal Democrats, 1,550; Christina Ruth Saunders, Labour Party, 455; Simon Penhallow, Green Party, 306; Colin Higson, Conservative, 276; Jack Speight, Westhoughton First Independents, 100; Richard Adam Bates, Independent, 57.