Ward by-elections

Jack Edward CHEETHAM (The Conservative Party Candidate) was elected as councillor for St James Ward following the by-election held on Thursday 18 December 2014.

• Eligible Electorate – 6,718
• Turnout – 39.16 per cent

Votes cast for each candidate

Name: CHEETHAM, Jack Edward
Description: The Conservative Party Candidate
Number of votes: 1123 (elected)

Name:WOOKEY, Annette
Description: Liberal Democrats
Number of votes: 865

Name: DUNKLING, Stephen
Description: Labour Party Candidate
Number of votes: 355

Name: ROBERTS, Benjamin
Description: UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Number of votes: 206

Name: NELSON, Alexander Stuart
Description: Green Party
Number of votes: 71

Rejected ballot papers 

• Want of official mark - 0
• Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled - 1
• Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified - 1
• Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty - 9
• Total - 0