2026 Lambeth London Borough Council election

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The 2026 Lambeth London Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026, as part of the 2026 United Kingdom local elections. All 63 members of Lambeth London Borough Council will be elected. The election will take place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs.[2][3]

Quick facts All 63 seats to Lambeth London Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority, Leader ...
2026 Lambeth London Borough Council election

 2022
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
2030 

All 63 seats to Lambeth London Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Claire Holland Scott Ainslie
Party Labour Green
Last election 58 seats, 54.1% 2 seats, 22.2%
Current seats 54[1] 4

 
Leader Donna Harris
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 3 seats, 11.4% Did not stand
Current seats 4 1

Incumbent Leader

Claire Holland
Labour Co-op



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Background

History

Result of the 2022 election

The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire.[4]

Since its formation, Lambeth has generally been under Labour control apart from one period from 1968 to 1971 of Conservative control and several periods of no overall control. The council was controlled by a Liberal Democrat-Conservative coalition from 2002 to 2006, and since 2006 has continuously had a Labour majority.

Changes since 2022

By-elections

Following the 2022 elections, the Labour Party secured a majority on Lambeth Council with 58 seats. The Liberal Democrats formed the official opposition with three seats, while the Green Party won two.

A by-election in the Vauxhall ward was held in October 2023, following the death of Labour councillor Liam Jarnecki. Labour retained the seat, with Tom Swaine-Jameson.[5]

Two by-elections took place in May 2024. In Knight’s Hill, Labour councillor Sonia Winifred resigned after having the party whip suspended for defying it in a Gaza ceasefire vote.[6] Labour held the seat, with Emma Nye elected. On the same day, a by-election was held in Streatham Common and Vale following the resignation of Tom Rutland, who stepped down to focus on contesting East Worthing and Shoreham. Labour retained the seat, electing Sarah Cole.

A further by-election in Streatham Common and Vale took place in July 2024 after the resignation of Hena Shah. The seat was again held by Labour, with Dominic Armstrong elected.[7][8]

In May 2025, a by-election was held in Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction following the election of Jim Dickson as MP for Dartford. The seat was gained by the Green Party, with Paul Valentine elected, making the Greens the joint opposition party on the council.[9]

Affiliation changes

Cllr Martin Abrams resigned from the Labour Party in August 2025, highlighting a culture of alleged bullying and factionalism. He was suspended by Lambeth Labour in early 2024 after voting for a ceasefire motion in Gaza.[10] He joined the Greens in September 2025, making them the official opposition group on Lambeth Council.[11]

In July 2025, Cllr Irfan Mohammed was suspended from Labour after being charged with a criminal offences relating to exposure, controlling behaviour and sexual assault.[12] He sat as an Independent.[13]

In November 2025, Cllr Christiana (Tina) Valcarcel, defected to the Liberal Democrats, making them the joint opposition party on the council.[14]

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After 2022 election Before 2026 election After 2026 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 58 Labour 54
Liberal Democrats 3 Liberal Democrats 4
Green 2 Green 4
Independent 1
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Electoral process

Lambeth, as is the case all other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors at once every four years, with the previous election having taken place in 2022. The election takes place by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by two or three councillors. Electors will have as many votes as there are councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top two or three being elected.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities.[15] Voting in-person at polling stations takes place from 7:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters are able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.[15]

Campaign

At the beginning of March 2026, The Guardian reported on MRP modelling from data company Bombe which forecast that Lambeth would be one of the London boroughs Labour loses to the Green Party.[16]

Labour

In September 2025, Labour's candidate selections in Lambeth for the 2026 council elections were suspended after local member Mark Sheiham launched a High Court challenge against being blocked from standing.[17]

Greens

During the campaign, the Green Party faced controversy over a candidate standing in Streatham St Leonards ward. Saiqa Ali, the Green Party's candidate in Streatham St Leonards — the party's strongest ward on Lambeth Council, where all three sitting councillors are Green — came under scrutiny after The Spectator reported on social media posts attributed to her Instagram account. spectator The posts included an image of a masked, armed fighter described as wearing a Hamas headband, captioned "Long live the Resistance," as well as a depiction of the Earth being crushed by a serpent bearing the Star of David, and a repost of a mural widely condemned as antisemitic, which had previously drawn criticism when Jeremy Corbyn was found to have engaged with it in 2018. spectator Following contact from The Spectator, Ali's Instagram account was set to private. spectator Questions were also raised about whether Ali met the residency or workplace requirements to stand in Lambeth, as her nomination papers listed a home address in the neighbouring borough of Croydon.[18]

Results by ward

An asterisk * at the end of a candidates name highlights an existing councillor seeking re-election

Brixton Acre Lane

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Brixton Acre Lane (3)[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarbaz Barznji*
Conservative Charlotte Black
Labour David Brisdon*
Independent Ruby Bukhari
Conservative Alexander Buszard
Green Michael Chessum
Reform John KDuffy
Liberal Democrats Heather Glass
Green Dario Goodwin
Green Natalie Kane
Liberal Democrats Sarah Lewis
Reform Louis Middleton
Liberal Democrats Joanna Pycroft
Labour Bev Randall
Conservative Lee Roberts
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Brixton North

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Brixton North (3)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Nanda Manley-Browne* 1,415 14
Green Samantha Dorney-Smith 1,388 14
Labour Co-op John-Paul Ennis* 1,365 14
Green Rolf Britten 1304 13
Labour Co-op James Seabridge 1189 12
Green Tim Gingell 1169 12
Independent Eduardo Salgado 372 4
Conservative Claire Collins 261 3
Conservative Marcia Arlene Irma Da Costa 252 3
Liberal Democrats Monica Whyte 215 2
Liberal Democrats John Siraut 200 2
Reform Adam De Bell 189 2
Liberal Democrats Ian Tedder 186 2
Conservative Kathryn Uhde 167 2
Socialist (GB) Anya Krycek 77 1
TUSC Theo Sharieff 53 1
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Brixton Rush Common

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Brixton Rush Common (3)[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Zvikomborero Chihoro 2,132 16
Green Sacha Takyi-Berko 2,106 16
Green Viktor Westerdahl 1,982 15
Labour Marcia Cameron* 1810 14
Labour Ben Kind 1676 13
Labour Adrian Garden* 1572 12
Liberal Democrats Ben Austin 359 3
Liberal Democrats Abbi Alsalmi 317 2
Liberal Democrats Paul Medlicott 239 2
Conservative Elaine Tamara Bailey 216 2
Conservative Ella Ruth Mulford 207 2
Reform David Palmer 207 2
Conservative Lavinia Arden Cartwright 197 2
CPA Yemi Awolola 100 1
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Brixton Windrush

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Brixton Windrush (2)[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Carlotta Allum 1,297 24
Green Serafina Spicer 1,217 23
Labour Co-op Scarlett O'Hara* 975 18
Labour Co-op Donatus Anyanwu* 965 18
Independent Joanne Scott 321 6
Liberal Democrats Florence Cyrot 139 3
Liberal Democrats Gianluca Carli 138 3
Conservative Joel Langford 98 2
Reform Oliver Khan 83 2
Conservative Arthur Virgo 78 1
Turnout 5311 39
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Clapham Common and Abbeville

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Clapham Common and Abbeville (2)[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Nicholson 1,331 21
Liberal Democrats Simon Robert Cordon 1,195 19
Labour Alison Inglis-Jones 1116 18
Labour Joe Briel 789 12
Green Andrew Mclellan 441 7
Green Shâo-Lan Yuen 423 7
Conservative Joe Tetlow 347 5
Conservative Guy Francis Roberts 331 5
Reform Andrew Ronald McMillan Bell 194 3
Reform James Graham 173 3
Socialist (GB) Jacqueline Shodeke 14 0
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Clapham East

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Clapham East (2)[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Erica Abu
Reform Alexander Anderson
Liberal Democrats Duncan Brack
Conservative Vernon De Maynard
Liberal Democrats Alex Haylett
Conservative John Hindson
Reform Mark McKee
Green Andre Schmidt
Green Cat Thomson
Labour Co-op Christopher Wongsosaputro
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Clapham Park

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Clapham Park (3)[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ben Amos
Green Yannis Baur
Conservative Shirley Cosgrave
Green Joanna Eaves
Liberal Democrats Karen Hautz
Green David James
Liberal Democrats Donal Kane
SDP Sandy McDougall
Labour Co-op Verity McGivern*
Independent Harry O'Donoghue
Reform Martin Read
Conservative Lee Rotherham
Labour Co-op Louie Somerville-Sutherland
Labour Co-op Martin Tiedemann*
Conservative Leila Yaasen
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Clapham Town

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Clapham Town (3)[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jonathan Bartley
Green Mark Bittlestone
Labour Linda Bray
Liberal Democrats Marietta Crichton Stuart
Conservative Joshua Forrester
Liberal Democrats Julian Heather
Green Sabine Mairey
Reform Anna Marles
Reform Christine Nikolaizig
Labour Patrick O'Donnell
Liberal Democrats Colin Penning
Conservative Promise Phillips
Reform Alexander Pollock
Labour David Robson
Conservative Neil Salt
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Gipsy Hill

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Gipsy Hill (2)[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Pete Elliott 1,666 26
Green Chloe Hawryluk 1,593 25
Labour Christine Banton* 1243 19
Labour Robert Shorrock 964 15
Reform Felix John Guy Hardinge 238 4
Conservative Michael John Graham Jefferson 233 4
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Baines 167 3
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Baines 148 2
Conservative Andrei Siegfried Lucaci 126 2
TUSC Bobbie Jay Cranney 40 1
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Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction

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Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction (3)[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ciara Alleyne 2,931 19
Green Paul Valentine* 2,705 17
Green Alan Andrews 2,681 17
Labour Co-op Deepak Sardiwal 1873 12
Labour Co-op Stephen Joseph Clark 1694 11
Labour Co-op Marianna Masters 1649 11
Liberal Democrats Rob Blackie 403 3
Conservative Alex Deane 329 2
Conservative Raymond Arthur Chapman 309 2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Price 294 2
Liberal Democrats Charley Hasted 279 2
Conservative Andrew Roy Whitten 277 2
Reform Dick Tristram-Tooze 230 1
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Kennington

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Kennington (3)[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Amos 1,891 14
Labour Dominic Lynch 1,678 13
Labour Joanne Simpson 1,667 13
Green Michael Ball 1471 11
Green KJ Eastwood 1298 10
Green James O'Nions 1267 10
Liberal Democrats Stevan Cirkovic 919 7
Liberal Democrats Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett 803 6
Liberal Democrats Wes Powell 771 6
Conservative Anne-Sophie Faivre 367 3
Conservative Elizabeth Jones 366 3
Reform William Jephcote 340 3
Conservative Zachary Spiro 327 2
TUSC Peter Evans 62 0
TUSC Johnny Reynolds 42 0
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Knight's Hill

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Knight's Hill (3)[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Elizabeth Frazer 2,181
Green Lisa Schulkind 2,118
Green Matt Wilcock 2,020
Labour Ibtisam Adem 1923
Labour Jackie Meldrum 1882
Labour Emma Nye 1779
Liberal Democrats Karen Sainsbury 349
Conservative Gregory Ellis 342
Reform Charles Holt 320
Liberal Democrats Fareed Alderechi 314
Conservative Sarah Roberts 311
Reform Tacita McCoy-Parkhill 287
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Sanders 283
Conservative Michael Llewelyn-Jones 275
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Myatt's Fields

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Myatt's Fields (2)[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tara Amfo
Reform Tom Beardsworth
Green Patience Clague
Labour Co-op Annie Gallop
Conservative Tesfah Guwazah
Labour Co-op Molly Hartill
Liberal Democrats Chris Lomax
Green John Lubbock
Liberal Democrats Annette Minott
Conservative Charles Pender
TUSC Marco Tesei
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Oval

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Oval (3)[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Claire Holland 1,424 13
Labour Co-op Diogo Costa 1,413 13
Labour Co-op Bryn Scott 1,220 12
Green Ola Aralepo 1120 11
Green Callum Bennett 1083 10
Green Dez Germon 1002 9
Liberal Democrats Chris French 709 7
Liberal Democrats Blaise Baquiche 656 6
Liberal Democrats Pedro Xavier 648 6
Conservative Keith Best 290 3
Conservative Elizabeth Gibson 272 3
Conservative Lottie Moore 248 2
Reform Matthew Mclean 232 2
Reform Darren Higgins 229 2
TUSC Steven Nally 32 0
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St Martin's

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St Martin's (2)[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jeremy Isaacs 1,268 24
Labour Georgina Berriman 1,213 23
Labour Kitty Ussher 987 19
Independent Laura Graham 470 9
Liberal Democrats Terry Curtis 269 5
Liberal Democrats Jackie Harper-Wray 264 5
Reform Mark Cunningham 205 4
Conservative Mark Gilmore 190 4
Conservative Andrew West 169 3
Reform Goranka Gudelj 141 3
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Stockwell East

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Stockwell East (2)[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Kevin Brown
Labour Mohammed Hashi*
Conservative Alicia Hollings
TUSC Berkay Kartav
Liberal Democrats Tam Langley
Reform Nicholas Maund
Green Qaisar Rana
Conservative Henrietta Royle
Labour Rebecca Spencer
Liberal Democrats David Whitaker
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Rebecca Spencer was a councillor for Gipsy Hill ward, elected in 2022.

Stockwell West and Larkhall

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Stockwell West and Larkhall (3)[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Lydia Aitcheson
Independent Neila Baiguzhanova
Conservative James Bellis
Liberal Democrats Ishbel Brown
Labour Nadia Burrell
Labour Joseph Dharampal-Hornby
TUSC Nadia El Yacoubi
Conservative James Hallett
Green Nicholas Hattersley
Conservative Alasdair Johnstone
Green Fawzia Kane
Liberal Democrats Sally Mitton
Labour David Oxley
Green Neil Sheppeck
Socialist (GB) César Soitillo
Liberal Democrats Marcia Van-Loo
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Streatham Common and Vale

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Streatham Common and Vale (3)[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Danny Adilypour
Labour Co-op Dom Armstrong
Reform Neil Bridges
Labour Co-op Sarah Cole
Conservative Christopher Cousins
Liberal Democrats Nick Davidson
TUSC Candido Della Rocca
Liberal Democrats Simon Drage
Conservative Patrick Fahy
Green Pete Johnson
Conservative Richard Liell
Liberal Democrats Claire Mathys
Reform Ruth Moore
Green Moses Mugenyi
Green Nikki Twallin
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Streatham Hill East

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Streatham Hill East (2)[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Martin Abrams 1,333 22
Green Amelia Shoebridge 1,270 21
Labour Co-op Liz Atkins 855 14
Liberal Democrats Alex Davies 760 12
Labour Co-op Rezina Chowdhury 759 12
Liberal Democrats Tobias Ikegbunam 687 11
Reform Goran Gligoric 172 3
Conservative Colin Anthony Watkins 144 2
Conservative Franklin Kwadwo Twum 125 2
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Martin Abrams is a sitting councillor for Streatham St Leonard's ward

Streatham Hill West and Thornton

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Streatham Hill West and Thornton (2)[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Bryant* 1,661 25
Liberal Democrats Kita Ogden 1,404 21
Labour Jane Edbrooke 828 12
Green Hugh Johnson 747 11
Green Alex Mohabir 715 11
Labour Sean McKee 648 10
Conservative Paul Mawdsley 287 4
Conservative Russell Newall 248 4
Reform John Dagger 234 3
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Streatham St Leonard's

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Streatham St Leonard's (3)[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Scott Ainslie* 2,242
Green Alice Weavers 2,037
Green Saiqa Ali 1,437
Labour Jade Albás 1084
Labour Joe Gibbons 953
Labour Edwin Sheppard 833
Liberal Democrats Robert Doyle 726
Liberal Democrats Alex Frankl 492
Liberal Democrats Phil Stanier 458
Conservative Wendy Newall 349
Conservative Russell Henman 338
Reform Philip Marshall 320
Conservative Bryan Wilsher 295
Reform Jonathan Rea 287
Reform Harpreet Singh 263
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Streatham Wells

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Streatham Wells (2)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judy Best 1,091 19
Liberal Democrats Simon Bucknall 1,081 18
Green Pauline Mary Robson 898 15
Green Des Caldwell 852 14
Labour Holly Smith 780 13
Labour Ridhwan Omar 735 12
Reform Gareth Hughes 167 3
Conservative Charles Neville Barton 152 3
Conservative Nicholas Martin Robinson 136 2
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Vauxhall

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Vauxhall (3)[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Jacqueline Bond 653
Labour David Ford 580
Labour Liam Daley 572
Green Nick Christian 536
Labour Denean Rowe 530
Green Bernard O'Sullivan 516
Liberal Democrats Alistair Leigh 445
Liberal Democrats Tina Valcarcel 434
Liberal Democrats Joe Wright 382
Reform Tony Glover 216
Conservative Jamie Tucker 200
Conservative Thomas Buckland 195
Conservative Simon Hooberman 166
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Tina Valcarcel is a sitting councillor for Stockwell East

Waterloo and South Bank

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Waterloo and South Bank (2)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ibrahim Dogus 678 16
Liberal Democrats Doug Buist 626 15
Labour Oliviero Veneri-Thomas 596 14
Liberal Democrats Elin Kingston 594 14
Green Celeste Hicks 538 13
Green Gay Lee 507 12
Reform Adam Anderson 207 5
Reform Simon Cassey 195 5
Conservative Oliver Pateman 128 3
Conservative Katherine Tack 122 3
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West Dulwich

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West Dulwich (2)[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Beadnall
Conservative Jago Brockway
Labour Co-op Judith Cavanagh
Liberal Democrats Charley Jarrett
Conservative Chris Martin
Reform Gareth Mitchell
Green Tom Palmer
Labour Co-op Aidan Stimson
Green Stacey Young
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