Election results for Birstall and Birkenshaw

District council election - Thursday 6th May 2021

Birstall and Birkenshaw - results
Election Candidate Party Votes % Outcome
Councillor Mark Thompson Conservative 2449 31% Elected
Councillor Joshua Sheard Conservative 2175 27% Elected
Gina Louise Harding Labour 1121 14% Not elected
Julie Margaret Smith Labour 977 12% Not elected
Ross Ashley Peltier Green Party 419 5% Not elected
Ty Akram Green Party 361 5% Not elected
Louise Mary Walsh Liberal Democrats 238 3% Not elected
David Andrew Shepherd Liberal Democrats 225 3% Not elected
Voting Summary
Details Number
Seats 2
Total votes 7965
Electorate 12876
Number of ballot papers rejected 32
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Councillor Mark Thompson 31% Elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Councillor Joshua Sheard 27% Elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Gina Louise Harding 14% Not elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Julie Margaret Smith 12% Not elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Ross Ashley Peltier 5% Not elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Ty Akram 5% Not elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Louise Mary Walsh 3% Not elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
David Andrew Shepherd 3% Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
DescriptionNumber
Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty31
Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to1
Total rejected32