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Election results for St Mary's
Borough Council Election - Thursday, 7th May, 2026
Status:
Published
Borough Council Election - results by party
Previous results for St Mary's
Summary of comparison with previous results for St Mary's
St Mary's - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Sonny Shah Arstan
Oldham Group
2554
53%
Elected
Aftab Hussain
Labour
1465
30%
Not elected
Ivan Burnley-Davies
Reform UK
368
8%
Not elected
Lina Maria Valencia
Green Party
321
7%
Not elected
Joe Gloster
Liberal Democrats
110
2%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Seats
1
Total votes
4818
Electorate
8643
Number of ballot papers rejected
16
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Sonny Shah Arstan
53%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Aftab Hussain
30%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Ivan Burnley-Davies
8%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Lina Maria Valencia
7%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Joe Gloster
2%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
More candidates than entitled
11
Unmarked or void for uncertainty
5
Total rejected
16