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Basildon 2019
Local elections held 2 May 2019.
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 | 13,356 | 43.1% | 5 | 35.7% | 7 | 50.0% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 7,567 | 24.4% | 6 | 42.9% | 4 | 28.6% | +2 |
| Independent | 3,313 | 10.7% | 1 | 7.1% | 1 | 7.1% | 0 |
| Wickford | 3,261 | 10.5% | 2 | 14.3% | 1 | 7.1% | +1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,900 | 9.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7.1% | -1 |
| Green Party | 589 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 30,986 | 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 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — 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.
- Laindon Park · 1 seat · won at 35.5% · −14.5 pts below quota
- Vange · 1 seat · won at 43.8% · −6.2 pts below quota
- Wickford North · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · −5.1 pts below quota
- St Martin's · 1 seat · won at 47.4% · −2.6 pts below quota
- Pitsea North West · 1 seat · won at 48.4% · −1.6 pts below quota
- Pitsea South East · 1 seat · won at 52.0% · above quota
- Billericay West · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
- Lee Chapel North · 1 seat · won at 52.6% · above quota
- Wickford Castledon · 1 seat · won at 54.0% · above quota
- Fryerns · 1 seat · won at 55.3% · above quota
- Billericay East · 1 seat · won at 64.1% · above quota
- Wickford Park · 1 seat · won at 71.1% · above quota
- Nethermayne · 1 seat · won at 73.0% · above quota
- Burstead · 1 seat · won at 82.9% · above quota
Race results
Laindon Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,281
| 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 | John Scarola | Labour Party | 810 | 35.5% | −14.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christopher Allen | Conservative Party | 754 | 33.1% | — | |
| 3 | Tony Low | Independent | 717 | 31.4% | — |
Vange · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,312
| 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 | Melissa McGeorge | Labour Party | 575 | 43.8% | −6.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Biddle | Conservative Party | 428 | 32.6% | — | |
| 3 | Simon Breedon | Independent | 309 | 23.6% | — |
Wickford North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,776
| 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 | Eunice Brockman | Wickford | 1,247 | 44.9% | −5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Michael Mowe | Conservative Party | 1,182 | 42.6% | — | |
| 3 | Peter Towler | Labour Party | 347 | 12.5% | — |
St Martin's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,290
| 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 | Maryam Yaqub | Labour Party | 611 | 47.4% | −2.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sandra Hillier | Conservative Party | 448 | 34.7% | — | |
| 3 | Philip Jenkins | Liberal Democrats | 231 | 17.9% | — |
Pitsea North West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,827
| 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 | Patricia Reid | Labour Party | 885 | 48.4% | −1.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gary Canham | Conservative Party | 696 | 38.1% | — | |
| 3 | Martin Howard | Liberal Democrats | 246 | 13.5% | — |
Pitsea South East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,289
| 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 | Craig Rimmer | Conservative Party | 1,190 | 52.0% | +2.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alexander Harrison | Labour Party | 900 | 39.3% | — | |
| 3 | Clare Nice | Liberal Democrats | 199 | 8.7% | — |
Billericay West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,222
| 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 | Daniel Lawrence | Conservative Party | 1,692 | 52.5% | +2.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Edward Sainsbury | Liberal Democrats | 1,270 | 39.4% | — | |
| 3 | Tracey Hilton | Labour Party | 260 | 8.1% | — |
Lee Chapel North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,655
| 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 | Kayode Adeniran | Labour Party | 870 | 52.6% | +2.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Yetunde Adeshile | Conservative Party | 437 | 26.4% | — | |
| 3 | Michael Chandler | Liberal Democrats | 348 | 21.0% | — |
Wickford Castledon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,963
| 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 | Don Morris | Conservative Party | 1,060 | 54.0% | +4.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Ball | Wickford | 665 | 33.9% | — | |
| 3 | Louise Catling | Labour Party | 238 | 12.1% | — |
Fryerns · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,847
| 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 | Allan Davies | Labour Party | 1,021 | 55.3% | +5.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Perry Taylor | Conservative Party | 552 | 29.9% | — | |
| 3 | Vivien Howard | Liberal Democrats | 274 | 14.8% | — |
Billericay East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,936
| 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 Dadds | Conservative Party | 1,881 | 64.1% | +14.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sarah Read | Green Party | 589 | 20.1% | — | |
| 3 | Karen Manterfield | Liberal Democrats | 236 | 8.0% | — | |
| 4 | Gillian Palmer | Labour Party | 230 | 7.8% | — |
Wickford Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,897
| 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 Harrison | Wickford | 1,349 | 71.1% | +21.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephanie Hedley-Barnes | Conservative Party | 548 | 28.9% | — |
Nethermayne · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 73.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +23.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,942
| 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 | Pauline Kettle | Independent | 2,149 | 73.0% | +23.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Goddard | Labour Party | 349 | 11.9% | — | |
| 3 | Sandeep Singh Sandhu | Conservative Party | 210 | 7.1% | — | |
| 4 | Stephen Hodge | Independent | 138 | 4.7% | — | |
| 5 | Stephen Nice | Liberal Democrats | 96 | 3.3% | — |
Burstead · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 82.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +32.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,749
| 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 | Kevin Blake | Conservative Party | 2,278 | 82.9% | +32.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Buxton | Labour Party | 471 | 17.1% | — |