Share of the vote
2017 Share of the vote
| Political Party | % | Votes |
 Conservative CON | 44.3 | 62696 |
 Labour LAB | 26.3 | 37276 |
 Liberal Democrat LD | 17.9 | 25308 |
 Independent IND | 5.5 | 7797 |
 Green Party GREEN | 4 | 5632 |
 UK Independence Party UKIP | 2 | 2791 |
| 141500 | ||
2013 Share of the vote
| Political Party | % | Votes |
Conservative CON | 31 | 38744 |
Labour LAB | 28.3 | 35396 |
Liberal Democrat LD | 18 | 22578 |
UK Independence Party UKIP | 11.7 | 14591 |
Independent IND | 6.4 | 8034 |
Green Party GREEN | 2.2 | 2798 |
British National Party BNP | 1.4 | 1737 |
No Party Specified NPS | 0.6 | 808 |
Peoples Party PP | 0.2 | 256 |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition TUSC | 0.2 | 226 |
| 125168 | ||