Essex County Council · Stansted division
Stansted
Stansted Mountfitchet, Arkesden, Berden, Birchanger, Chrishall, Clavering, Duddenhoe End, Elmdon, Farnham, Langley, Manuden, Newport, Quendon, Rickling, Ugley, Wenden Lofts, Wicken Bonhunt and Widdington.
Our candidate in Stansted
Candidate for Stansted, 2026 county election
David stood for the Green Party in the Stansted division at the Essex County Council election on 7 May 2026, winning 655 votes (8.7%) and finishing fifth of six.
District council wards in Stansted
For Essex County Council, every town and village listed above is in the Stansted division, which elects one county councillor. For Uttlesford District Council, next elected on 6 May 2027 alongside every town and parish council, these places fall across six district wards electing ten district councillors between them:
Clavering
1 seatClavering, Arkesden, Langley and Wicken Bonhunt.
May 2023 district election: Debra Gold stood for the Green Party and won 198 votes (24.0%), finishing second of three. Full 2023 result
Chrishall, Duddenhoe End, Elmdon and Wenden Lofts .
May 2023 district election: David Radford stood for the Green Party and won 213 votes. Full 2023 result
Newport
2 seatsNewport, Quendon, Rickling and Widdington.
May 2023 district election: Madeleine Radford stood for the Green Party and won 205 votes. Full 2023 result
Uttlesford District Council by-elections (May 2021): Edward Gildea won 63 votes (4.5%), finishing third of five. See result
Stansted North
2 seatsNorth ward of Stansted Mountfitchet.
We did not have a candidate in Stansted North ward at the May 2023 district election. Could you stand here in 2027?
Stansted South & Birchanger
2 seatsSouth ward of Stansted Mountfitchet and Birchanger.
We did not have a candidate in Stansted South & Birchanger ward at the May 2023 district election. Could you stand here in 2027?
Stort Valley
1 seatBerden, Farnham, Manuden and Ugley.
We did not have a candidate in Stort Valley ward at the May 2023 district election. Could you stand here in 2027?
Election results in Stansted
Essex County Council election, 7 May 2026: Stansted division
David Radford finished fifth of six with 8.7% of the vote, and was not elected. Ray Gooding (Conservative) was elected.
| Party and candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative Elected Ray Gooding | 2,277 | 30.1% |
| Reform UK | 1,926 | 25.4% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1,297 | 17.1% |
| Residents for Uttlesford | 1,033 | 13.6% |
| Green Party Our candidate David Radford | 655 | 8.7% |
| Labour | 380 | 5.0% |
- Electorate
- 14,997
- Turnout
- 50.6%
Earlier elections in Stansted since 2021
Each time the Green Party has stood in the Stansted division or one of its wards before May 2026, newest first.
| Election, ward or division, and our candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Uttlesford District Council election, 4 May 2023 Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts ward (two seats) · David Radford | 213 | No share: two seats |
| Uttlesford District Council election, 4 May 2023 Newport ward (two seats) · Madeleine Radford | 205 | No share: two seats |
| Uttlesford District Council election, 4 May 2023 Clavering ward · Debra Gold Finished second of three | 198 | 24.0% |
| Essex County Council election, 6 May 2021 Stansted division · Debra Gold | 407 | 6.1% |
| Uttlesford District Council by-elections, 6 May 2021 Newport ward · Edward Gildea Finished third of five | 63 | 4.5% |