Election results for University and Scotforth Rural Ward University and Scotforth Rural Ward By-election - Thursday, 11th November 2021 Status: Published Previous results for University and Scotforth Rural Ward Summary of comparison with previous results for University and Scotforth Rural Ward University and Scotforth Rural Ward By-election University and Scotforth Rural Ward - results Election Candidate Party Votes % Outcome Sayeda Fabiha Hassan Askari Labour Party 216 46% Elected James Simon Tucker Payne Green and Independent Party 193 41% Not elected Matthew Joseph Maxwell-Scott The Conservative Party Candidate 44 9% Not elected Zannamarie Ashton Liberal Democrats 16 3% Not elected Voting Summary Details Number Seats 1 Total votes 469 Electorate 3499 Number of ballot papers issued 470 Number of ballot papers rejected 1 Turnout 13% Share of the votes (%) Candidate name Vote percentage Elected Sayeda Fabiha Hassan Askari 46% Elected Candidate name Vote percentage Elected James Simon Tucker Payne 41% Not elected Candidate name Vote percentage Elected Matthew Joseph Maxwell-Scott 9% Not elected Candidate name Vote percentage Elected Zannamarie Ashton 3% Not elected Rejected ballot papersDescriptionNumberBeing unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty1Total rejected1