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Breckland 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

12 ward races

12 seats

0 elected below the proportional quota

0.0% 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 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 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	19,315	61.7%	11	91.7%	8	66.7%	+3
Labour Party	7,167	22.9%	1	8.3%	3	25.0%	-2
Liberal Democrats	2,573	8.2%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	-1
Green Party	2,076	6.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	105	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	91	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	31,327	100.0%	12	100.0%	12	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.

Dereham South · 1 seat · won at 50.2% · above quota
Thetford East · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
Thetford West · 1 seat · won at 56.9% · above quota
Attleborough · 1 seat · won at 61.0% · above quota
Dereham North · 1 seat · won at 63.3% · above quota
Necton & Launditch · 1 seat · won at 63.3% · above quota
Elmham & Mattishall · 1 seat · won at 64.2% · above quota
Watton · 1 seat · won at 66.2% · above quota
Guiltcross · 1 seat · won at 66.5% · above quota
Yare & All Saints · 1 seat · won at 67.5% · above quota
Swaffham · 1 seat · won at 68.6% · above quota
The Brecks · 1 seat · won at 71.3% · above quota

Race results

Dereham South · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.2 pts Valid ballots 2,297

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Duigan P.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,152	50.2%	Elected
2	Clarke H.E.J.	Labour Party	997	43.4%
3	Pitchford J.	Liberal Democrats	148	6.4%

Electorate 8,954 · Ballots cast 2,297 · EC ward code E58000970 · Back to ward index

Thetford East · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.7 pts Valid ballots 1,870

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	James J.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	967	51.7%	Elected
2	Dowling S.	Labour Party	684	36.6%
3	Cash J.	Liberal Democrats	114	6.1%
4	Crawford D.M.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	105	5.6%

Electorate 7,805 · Ballots cast 1,870 · EC ward code E58001023 · Back to ward index

Thetford West · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.9 pts Valid ballots 2,116

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jermy T.	Labour Party	1,204	56.9%	Elected
2	Tullett B.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	720	34.0%
3	Callam M.G.	Liberal Democrats	101	4.8%
4	Wagstaff P.	Independent	91	4.3%

Electorate 9,634 · Ballots cast 2,116 · EC ward code E58001024 · Back to ward index

Attleborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.0 pts Valid ballots 2,618

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Oliver D.R.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,597	61.0%	Elected
2	Bremner J.S.	Labour Party	559	21.4%
3	Speller I.F.	Liberal Democrats	462	17.6%

Electorate 10,013 · Ballots cast 2,618 · EC ward code E58000957 · Back to ward index

Dereham North · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.3 pts Valid ballots 2,226

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Richmond W.R.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,409	63.3%	Elected
2	Bunting G.K.	Labour Party	618	27.8%
3	Bernard B.P.	Liberal Democrats	199	8.9%

Electorate 8,212 · Ballots cast 2,226 · EC ward code E58000969 · Back to ward index

Necton & Launditch · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.3 pts Valid ballots 3,315

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kiddle-Morris M.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,099	63.3%	Elected
2	Sisto J.	Labour Party	569	17.2%
3	Keidan-Cooper A.J.	Green Party	452	13.6%
4	Weatherill M.D.	Liberal Democrats	195	5.9%

Electorate 8,958 · Ballots cast 3,315 · EC ward code E58001009 · Back to ward index

Elmham & Mattishall · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.2 pts Valid ballots 3,174

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Borrett W.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,037	64.2%	Elected
2	Morton P.N.	Green Party	410	12.9%
3	Harris T.A.S.	Labour Party	395	12.4%
4	Foley M.	Liberal Democrats	332	10.5%

Electorate 9,453 · Ballots cast 3,174 · EC ward code E58000979 · Back to ward index

Watton · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.2 pts Valid ballots 2,546

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bowes C.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,685	66.2%	Elected
2	Birt T.E.	Green Party	380	14.9%
3	Prince K.D.	Labour Party	327	12.8%
4	Minto J.I.	Liberal Democrats	154	6.0%

Electorate 9,864 · Ballots cast 2,546 · EC ward code E58001030 · Back to ward index

Guiltcross · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.5 pts Valid ballots 2,989

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Askew S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,987	66.5%	Elected
2	Brindle M.	Labour Party	601	20.1%
3	Bulmer B.A.	Liberal Democrats	401	13.4%

Electorate 8,906 · Ballots cast 2,989 · EC ward code E58000989 · Back to ward index

Yare & All Saints · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.5 pts Valid ballots 2,554

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Connolly E.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,724	67.5%	Elected
2	Siegert P.R.	Labour Party	370	14.5%
3	Bowyer A.P.R.	Green Party	310	12.1%
4	Behrendt U.	Liberal Democrats	150	5.9%

Electorate 8,123 · Ballots cast 2,554 · EC ward code E58001038 · Back to ward index

Swaffham · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.6 pts Valid ballots 2,574

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Colman E.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,766	68.6%	Elected
2	Zielinski J.A.E.	Labour Party	428	16.6%
3	Bate P.K.	Green Party	233	9.1%
4	Auber P.D.	Liberal Democrats	147	5.7%

Electorate 8,740 · Ballots cast 2,574 · EC ward code E58001020 · Back to ward index

The Brecks · single-seat

Marginal winner 71.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −21.3 pts Valid ballots 3,048

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Eagle F.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,172	71.3%	Elected
2	Terry S.	Labour Party	415	13.6%
3	Rix A.P.M.	Green Party	291	9.5%
4	Ellis E.	Liberal Democrats	170	5.6%

Electorate 9,359 · Ballots cast 3,048 · EC ward code E58001022 · Back to ward index