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Basildon 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

14 ward races

14 seats

6 elected below the proportional quota

42.9% of seats below quota

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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	11,111	38.8%	6	42.9%	6	42.9%	0
Labour Party	8,342	29.1%	6	42.9%	4	28.6%	+2
Liberal Democrats	3,808	13.3%	0	0.0%	2	14.3%	-2
WICK IND	2,219	7.7%	1	7.1%	1	7.1%	0
Independent	2,202	7.7%	1	7.1%	1	7.1%	0
Green Party	526	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	184	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	120	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
BDP	89	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
BREAK	55	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	28,656	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

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 35.4% · +14.6 pts below quota
Wickford Castledon · 1 seat · won at 37.8% · +12.2 pts below quota
Wickford Park · 1 seat · won at 38.8% · +11.2 pts below quota
Pitsea South East · 1 seat · won at 40.9% · +9.1 pts below quota
Wickford North · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · +4.7 pts below quota
Pitsea North West · 1 seat · won at 49.3% · +0.7 pts below quota
Billericay West · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
St. Martins · 1 seat · won at 51.6% · above quota
Vange · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Lee Chapel North · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
Billericay East · 1 seat · won at 60.4% · above quota
Burstead · 1 seat · won at 60.7% · above quota
Fryerns · 1 seat · won at 63.6% · above quota
Nethermayne · 1 seat · won at 66.3% · above quota

Race results

Laindon Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,128

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Joseph, V.	Labour Party	754	35.4%	Elected
2	Allen, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	729	34.3%
3	Arnold, T.	Independent	307	14.4%
4	McCarthy, S.	Liberal Democrats	101	4.7%
5	McCarthy, O.	Green Party	93	4.4%
6	Bateman, C.	BDP	89	4.2%
7	Rackley, P.	BREAK	55	2.6%

Electorate 9,979 · Ballots cast 2,128 · Back to ward index

Wickford Castledon · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,766

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Morris, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	668	37.8%	Elected
2	Harrison, D.	WICK IND	442	25.0%
3	Mott, S.	Liberal Democrats	390	22.1%
4	Rothery, F.	Labour Party	266	15.1%

Electorate 6,439 · Ballots cast 1,766 · Back to ward index

Wickford Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,580

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Child, Y.	Conservative and Unionist Party	613	38.8%	Elected
2	Hammond, T.	WICK IND	597	37.8%
3	Wright, D.	Labour Party	287	18.2%
4	Blake, S.	Liberal Democrats	83	5.3%

Electorate 7,342 · Ballots cast 1,580 · Back to ward index

Pitsea South East · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,236

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rimmer, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	915	40.9%	Elected
2	Wright, M.	Labour Party	896	40.1%
3	Cojocaru, I.	Independent	335	15.0%
4	Lancaster, P.	Liberal Democrats	90	4.0%

Electorate 9,088 · Ballots cast 2,236 · Back to ward index

Wickford North · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,605

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brockman, E.	WICK IND	1,180	45.3%	Elected
2	Metcalfe, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	754	28.9%
3	Wood, J.	Labour Party	389	14.9%
4	Hoad, N.	Liberal Democrats	162	6.2%
5	Collins, D.	Reform UK	120	4.6%

Electorate 10,288 · Ballots cast 2,605 · Back to ward index

Pitsea North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,767

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Reid, P.	Labour Party	872	49.3%	Elected
2	Cottrell, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	675	38.2%
3	Howard, M.	Liberal Democrats	121	6.8%
4	Serina, R.	Green Party	99	5.6%

Electorate 9,245 · Ballots cast 1,767 · Back to ward index

Billericay West · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 2,961

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lawrence, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,523	51.4%	Elected
2	May, C.	Liberal Democrats	1,062	35.9%
3	Palmer, G.	Labour Party	208	7.0%
4	Brennan, A.	Green Party	168	5.7%

Electorate 9,429 · Ballots cast 2,961 · Back to ward index

St. Martins · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.6 pts Valid ballots 1,218

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Yaqub, M.	Labour Party	628	51.6%	Elected
2	Shukla, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	322	26.4%
3	Jenkins, P.	Liberal Democrats	149	12.2%
4	Buxton, A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	119	9.8%

Electorate 7,003 · Ballots cast 1,218 · Back to ward index

Vange · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 1,199

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McGeorge, M.	Labour Party	630	52.5%	Elected
2	Smith, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	436	36.4%
3	Smith, P.	Liberal Democrats	68	5.7%
4	Murray, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	65	5.4%

Electorate 7,061 · Ballots cast 1,199 · Back to ward index

Lee Chapel North · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 1,602

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Webb, T.	Labour Party	954	59.6%	Elected
2	Mordecai, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	468	29.2%
3	Chandler, M.	Liberal Democrats	180	11.2%

Electorate 10,163 · Ballots cast 1,602 · Back to ward index

Billericay East · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.4 pts Valid ballots 2,820

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dadds, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,703	60.4%	Elected
2	Clark, L.	Liberal Democrats	592	21.0%
3	Bunyan, P.	Labour Party	525	18.6%

Electorate 9,432 · Ballots cast 2,820 · Back to ward index

Burstead · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.7 pts Valid ballots 2,591

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blake, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,574	60.7%	Elected
2	Daffin, C.	Liberal Democrats	533	20.6%
3	Reid, M.	Labour Party	318	12.3%
4	Goshawk, S.	Green Party	166	6.4%

Electorate 8,760 · Ballots cast 2,591 · Back to ward index

Fryerns · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.6 pts Valid ballots 1,831

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davies, A.	Labour Party	1,165	63.6%	Elected
2	Sandhu, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	505	27.6%
3	Howard, V.	Liberal Democrats	161	8.8%

Electorate 10,580 · Ballots cast 1,831 · Back to ward index

Nethermayne · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.3 pts Valid ballots 2,352

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Larkin, M.	Independent	1,560	66.3%	Elected
2	Caira-Neeson, C.	Labour Party	450	19.1%
3	Edemakhiota, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	226	9.6%
4	Nice, S.	Liberal Democrats	116	4.9%

Electorate 10,592 · Ballots cast 2,352 · Back to ward index