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Election results for Birstall and Birkenshaw
District Council Election - Thursday 7th May 2026
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
2559
15%
Elected
Councillor Philip Anthony James
Reform UK
2235
13%
Elected
Councillor Elizabeth Smaje
Conservative
2202
13%
Elected
Keith Mallinson
Reform UK
2182
12%
Not elected
Adrian Reid
Reform UK
2001
11%
Not elected
Mark Stephen Thompson
Conservative
1945
11%
Not elected
Elaine Wilkes
Labour
639
4%
Not elected
Jamie Connor Foster
Green Party
638
4%
Not elected
Lorna Marie Goldman
Labour
621
4%
Not elected
Cheya Amelie Watson
Labour
621
4%
Not elected
Tahir Akram
Green Party
594
3%
Not elected
Corey Patrick Hayes
Green Party
591
3%
Not elected
Louise Mary Walsh
Liberal Democrats
323
2%
Not elected
Bernard Thomas Disken
Liberal Democrats
217
1%
Not elected
Richard Dod
Liberal Democrats
190
1%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Total votes
17558
Electorate
14044
Number of ballot papers rejected
4
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Joshua Sheard
15%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Philip Anthony James
13%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Elizabeth Smaje
13%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Keith Mallinson
12%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Adrian Reid
11%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Mark Stephen Thompson
11%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Elaine Wilkes
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Jamie Connor Foster
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Lorna Marie Goldman
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Cheya Amelie Watson
4%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Tahir Akram
3%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Corey Patrick Hayes
3%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Louise Mary Walsh
2%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Bernard Thomas Disken
1%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Richard Dod
1%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to
1
Want of an official mark
3
Total rejected
4