The ward Aaron calls home, represented by two councillors on East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Here are the facts, the recent results and what we genuinely know about the 2027 contest.
Based on internal polling, this is the current indication of how people will vote in Cottingham South.
Vote breakdown
How people are currently indicating they will vote
Internal polling as of 3 August 2026
Undecided49.43%
Conservative33.84%
Labour8.37%
Reform UK6.84%
Green1.14%
Liberal Democrats0.38%
Undecided groups the responses not assigned to one party, including waverers and people who did not state a firm voting intention.
Election history
The last three full council elections
Conservatives won both Cottingham South seats in 2015 and 2019. Labour won both seats in 2023. Every figure below comes from the official East Riding result pages.
Cottingham South elects two councillors. Each voter may cast up to two candidate votes. “Second seat margin” compares the lower placed winner with the highest placed candidate who was not elected.
The ward in 2027
Two seats under the new arrangements
7,4522023 electorate used in the boundary review
7,601Projected electorate in 2030
The Local Government Boundary Commission's final recommendations retain Cottingham South as a two councillor ward for the 2027 elections. The review's electorate baseline differs slightly from the election register used on polling day.
