Election Results

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This page lists results of elections in the Ashfield District


Election: General Election (Sherwood Forest constituency)

Polling Day: 4 July 2024
Result: LABOUR WIN (Michelle Welsh)

CandidatePartyVotesChange / Votes from 2019
Michelle WelshLabour Party18,841
38.7 %
Up 9.2 %
15,863 / 30.1 %
Mark Steven SpencerConservative Party13,398
27.5 %
Down 33.3 %
32,049 / 60.8 %
Helen Rose O’HareReform UK11,320
23.3 %
Shelia Greatrex-WhiteGreen Party2,216
4.6 %
Up 2.0 %
1,214 / 2.3 %
David Paul DobbieLiberal Democrats1,838
3.8 %
Down 1.9 %
2,883 / 5.5 %
Lee WatersIndependent864
1.8 %
Jeremy Paul SpryIndependent183
0.4 %
Turnout: 48,660 (61.9 per cent)

Election: General Election (Ashfield constituency)

Polling Day: 4 July 2024
Result: REFORM UK (Lee Anderson)

CandidatePartyVotesChange / Votes from 2019
Lee AndersonReform UK17,062
42.8 %
Up 37.8 %
2,501 / 5.1 %*
Rhea KeehnLabour Party11,554
29.0 %
Up 3.4 %
11,971 / 24.4 %
Jason ZadroznyAshfield Independents Putting People Before Politics6,276
15.7 %
Down 11.2 %
13,498 / 27.6 %
Debbie SolomanConservative Party3,271
8.2 %
Down 31.0 %
19,231 / 39.3 %
Alexander CoatesGreen Party1,100
2.8 %
Up 1.5 %
574 / 1.4 %
Daniel HolmesLiberal Democrats619
1.6 %
Down 0.5 %
1,105 / 2.3 %
Turnout: 39,681 (58.1 per cent)
*The change in votes shown for Reform UK in 2024 is based on the 2019 results for the Brexit Party. Reform UK and the Brexit Party are the same organisation. The name was changed in May 2021. Lee Anderson stood, and was elected, in 2019 as a Conservative candidate. His 2019 results are in the fourth column for Debbie Soloman. The Brexit Party candidate in 2019 was Martin Daubney.

Election: East Midlands Mayor

Polling Date: 2 May 2024
Result: LABOUR WIN (Claire Ward)

CandidatePartyVotesChange
Claire Margaret WardLabour and Co-operative Party181,040
40.3 %
Ben BradleyConservative Party129,332
28.8 %
Frank Adlington-Stringer Green Party 50,666
11.3 %
Alan GravesReform UK49,201
10.9 %
Matt RelfIndependent23,359
5.2 %
Helen Louise Tamblyn-SavilleLiberal Democrat15,970
3.6 %
Turnout: 449,568 (27.6 per cent) across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Votes cast in Ashfield district

CandidatePartyVotesChange
Claire Margaret WardLabour and Co-operative Party7,130
32.44 %
Ben BradleyConservative Party5,687
25.87 %
Matt RelfIndependent3,570
16.24 %
Alan GravesReform UK3,532
16.07 %
Frank Adlington-StringerGreen Party1,482
6.74 %
Helen Louise Tamblyn-SavilleLiberal Democrat579
2.63 %
Turnout: 21,980 (23.7 per cent) in Ashfield District

Election: Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner

Polling Date: 2 May 2024
Result: LABOUR WIN (Gary Godden)

CandidatePartyVotesChange / Votes from 2021
Gary Anthony GoddenLabour and Co-operative Party119,355
60.74 %
UP 32.1 %
131,302 / 28.64 %
(Labour candidate was Paddy Tipping)
Caroline Elizabeth HenryConservative Party77,148
39.26 %
DOWN 12.1 %
138,658 / 51.36 %
David Kenneth WattsLiberal Democrats32,410
16.49 %
UP 7.82 %
23,794 / 8.67 %*
Turnout: 228,913 (28.1%) across Nottinghamshire
*The 2021 election was carried out using the single transferable vote (STV) system. David Watts was excluded in the first stage. The 2021 figures for Caroline Henry and Paddy Tipping are their totals from the second stage.

Votes cast in Ashfield district

CandidatePartyVotesChange / Votes from 2021
Gary Anthony GoddenLabour and Co-operative Party10,237
48.01 %
Caroline Elizabeth HenryConservative Party7,757
36.38 %
David Kenneth WattsLiberal Democrats3,329
15.61 %
Turnout: 21,323 (28.1%) in Ashfield District