The results of the by-election held in the Bloomfield ward on Thursday 3 March 2016 are as follows
Bloomfield ward results
| Name of candidate | Description if any | Number of votes | Percentage of votes |
|---|
| Phill Armstrong |
The Green Party |
32 |
4.10 |
| Neil Anthony Close |
Liberal Democrats |
31 |
3.97 |
| Jim Hobson |
Labour Party |
450 |
57.62 |
| Tony Jones |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
150 |
19.21 |
| Spencer David Shackleton |
UK Independence Party (UKIP) |
118 |
15.11 |
Bloomfield Ward by-election results
Rejected ballot paper statement
The number of ballot papers rejected is as follows:
- Did not bear the official mark - 0
- Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to - 3
- Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified - 1
- Unmarked or void for uncertainty - 2
- Rejected in part - 0
- Total - 6
Turnout
- Electorate - 4,177
- Verified ballot papers - 782
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Turnout - 18.72%