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Election results for Birstall and Birkenshaw
District council election - Thursday 4th May 2023
Status:
Published
District council election - results by party
Previous results for Birstall and Birkenshaw
Summary of comparison with previous results for Birstall and Birkenshaw
Birstall and Birkenshaw - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Councillor Joshua Sheard
Conservative
1839
49%
Elected
Julie Margaret Smith
Labour
1363
36%
Not elected
Louise Mary Walsh
Liberal Democrats
323
9%
Not elected
Tahir Akram
Green Party
160
4%
Not elected
Mark Andrew Steele
Social Democratic Party
53
1%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Seats
1
Total votes
3738
Electorate
12881
Number of ballot papers rejected
12
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Joshua Sheard
49%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Julie Margaret Smith
36%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Louise Mary Walsh
9%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Tahir Akram
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Mark Andrew Steele
1%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty
10
Writing or mark by which voter could be identified
2
Total rejected
12