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Basildon 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 12,116 | 37.4% | 6 | 42.9% | 6 | 42.9% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 8,856 | 27.3% | 3 | 21.4% | 4 | 28.6% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 8,772 | 27.1% | 5 | 35.7% | 4 | 28.6% | +1 |
| Wickford | 1,112 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 864 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 438 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 250 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 32,408 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Nethermayne · 1 seat · won at 27.3% · −22.7 pts below quota
- Pitsea South East · 1 seat · won at 35.7% · −14.3 pts below quota
- Laindon Park · 1 seat · won at 37.5% · −12.5 pts below quota
- Langdon Hills · 1 seat · won at 39.4% · −10.6 pts below quota
- Wickford North · 1 seat · won at 41.1% · −8.9 pts below quota
- Vange · 1 seat · won at 41.2% · −8.8 pts below quota
- Pitsea North West · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · −5.7 pts below quota
- Fryerns · 1 seat · won at 44.4% · −5.6 pts below quota
- Lee Chapel North · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · −4.5 pts below quota
- St Martin's · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · −3.5 pts below quota
- Crouch · 1 seat · won at 54.3% · above quota
- Billericay East · 1 seat · won at 60.1% · above quota
- Burstead · 1 seat · won at 62.4% · above quota
- Billericay West · 1 seat · won at 65.6% · above quota
Race results
Nethermayne · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 27.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −22.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,689
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Fellowes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 733 | 27.3% | −22.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Herbing | Labour Party | 567 | 21.1% | — | |
| 3 | Ben Williams | Liberal Democrats | 495 | 18.4% | — | |
| 4 | Chris Allen | Conservative Party | 428 | 15.9% | — | |
| 5 | Pauline Kettle | Independent | 412 | 15.3% | — | |
| 6 | Dean Hall | Green Party | 54 | 2.0% | — |
Pitsea South East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,270
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Carrion | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 811 | 35.7% | −14.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Olukayode Adeniran | Labour Party | 791 | 34.8% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Dwyer | Conservative Party | 668 | 29.4% | — |
Laindon Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,405
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazel Green | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 902 | 37.5% | −12.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gary Maylin | Conservative Party | 668 | 27.8% | — | |
| 3 | Lewis Blaney | Labour Party | 647 | 26.9% | — | |
| 4 | Philip Rackley | Green Party | 113 | 4.7% | — | |
| 5 | Alan Richards | Liberal Democrats | 75 | 3.1% | — |
Langdon Hills · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,393
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Hillier | Conservative Party | 942 | 39.4% | −10.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Philip Gibbs | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 940 | 39.3% | — | |
| 3 | Alex Harrison | Labour Party | 344 | 14.4% | — | |
| 4 | Liz Grant | Liberal Democrats | 84 | 3.5% | — | |
| 5 | John Drummond | Green Party | 83 | 3.5% | — |
Wickford North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,883
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carole Morris | Conservative Party | 1,186 | 41.1% | −8.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Eunice Brockman | Wickford | 1,112 | 38.6% | — | |
| 3 | Dolores McGurran | Labour Party | 375 | 13.0% | — | |
| 4 | David Radley | Liberal Democrats | 210 | 7.3% | — |
Vange · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,494
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayte Block | Labour Party | 616 | 41.2% | −8.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Terry Latchford | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 557 | 37.3% | — | |
| 3 | Tamara Rainford | Conservative Party | 321 | 21.5% | — |
Pitsea North West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,155
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Callaghan | Labour Party | 955 | 44.3% | −5.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michelle Regan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 720 | 33.4% | — | |
| 3 | Jacqueline Blake | Conservative Party | 480 | 22.3% | — |
Fryerns · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,216
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adele Brown | Labour Party | 983 | 44.4% | −5.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Rhyan Waine | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 771 | 34.8% | — | |
| 3 | Tony Low | Conservative Party | 462 | 20.8% | — |
Lee Chapel North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,206
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Gordon | Labour Party | 1,003 | 45.5% | −4.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Arthur James | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 814 | 36.9% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Yates | Conservative Party | 363 | 16.5% | — | |
| 4 | Clarence Zwengunde | Independent | 26 | 1.2% | — |
St Martin's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,479
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Burton-Sampson | Labour Party | 688 | 46.5% | −3.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Leslie Allport | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 450 | 30.4% | — | |
| 3 | Jeff Henry | Conservative Party | 341 | 23.1% | — |
Crouch · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,765
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Allen | Conservative Party | 959 | 54.3% | +4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Petchey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 480 | 27.2% | — | |
| 3 | Sally Muylders | Labour Party | 326 | 18.5% | — |
Billericay East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,855
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Sullivan | Conservative Party | 1,716 | 60.1% | +10.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Susan McCaffery | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 616 | 21.6% | — | |
| 3 | Patricia Reid | Labour Party | 523 | 18.3% | — |
Burstead · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,753
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Moore | Conservative Party | 1,717 | 62.4% | +12.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kevin Piper | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 620 | 22.5% | — | |
| 3 | David Kirkman | Labour Party | 416 | 15.1% | — |
Billericay West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,845
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Turner | Conservative Party | 1,865 | 65.6% | +15.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jack Ferguson | Labour Party | 538 | 18.9% | — | |
| 3 | Cliff Hammans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 442 | 15.5% | — |