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Cambridge 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

14 ward races

16 seats

11 elected below the proportional quota

68.8% 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 16 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
Labour Party	17,779	44.5%	12	75.0%	8	50.0%	+4
Liberal Democrats	10,801	27.1%	3	18.8%	4	25.0%	-1
Green Party	7,027	17.6%	1	6.3%	3	18.8%	-2
Conservative and Unionist Party	3,940	9.9%	0	0.0%	1	6.3%	-1
Independent	361	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	39,908	100.0%	16	100.0%	16	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.

Newnham · 1 seat · won at 36.4% · +13.6 pts below quota
West Chesterton · 2 seats · won at 19.8% · +13.5 pts below quota
East Chesterton · 1 seat · won at 38.2% · +11.8 pts below quota
Castle · 1 seat · won at 41.8% · +8.2 pts below quota
Queen Ediths · 1 seat · won at 42.0% · +8.0 pts below quota
Trumpington · 1 seat · won at 42.1% · +7.9 pts below quota
Arbury · 2 seats · won at 26.0% · +7.3 pts below quota
Market · 1 seat · won at 43.4% · +6.6 pts below quota
Abbey · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · +2.0 pts below quota
Kingâ€™s Hedges · 1 seat · won at 50.6% · above quota
Petersfield · 1 seat · won at 55.6% · above quota
Coleridge · 1 seat · won at 56.3% · above quota
Romsey · 1 seat · won at 58.1% · above quota
Cherry Hinton · 1 seat · won at 58.3% · above quota

Race results

Newnham · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,234

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Holloway C.	Labour Party	813	36.4%	Elected
2	Gadney A.	Liberal Democrats	738	33.0%
3	Glasberg J.	Green Party	558	25.0%
4	Pantall M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	125	5.6%

Electorate 6,015 · Ballots cast 2,234 · EC ward code E05013058 · Back to ward index

West Chesterton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +13.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,203

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Swift R.	Labour Party	1,390	22.4%	Elected
2	Carling S.	Labour Party	1,229	19.8%	Elected
3	Dalzell J.	Liberal Democrats	1,171	18.9%
4	Rahman S.	Liberal Democrats	970	15.6%
5	Mitchell S.	Green Party	389	6.3%
6	Garnett E.	Green Party	337	5.4%
7	Scott-Warren J.	Independent	294	4.7%
8	Bartlett J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	232	3.7%
9	Harford M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	191	3.1%

Electorate 6,356 · Ballots cast 6,203 · EC ward code E05013063 · Back to ward index

East Chesterton · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,552

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Varkey B.	Labour Party	974	38.2%	Elected
2	Illingworth B.	Liberal Democrats	947	37.1%
3	May E.	Green Party	388	15.2%
4	Ribeiro F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	243	9.5%

Electorate 6,437 · Ballots cast 2,552 · EC ward code E05013055 · Back to ward index

Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,118

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith S.	Labour Party	886	41.8%	Elected
2	Stoddart C.	Liberal Democrats	751	35.5%
3	Murray-White J.	Green Party	370	17.5%
4	Appiah J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	111	5.2%

Electorate 4,704 · Ballots cast 2,118 · EC ward code E05013052 · Back to ward index

Queen Ediths · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,861

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lee D.	Liberal Democrats	1,202	42.0%	Elected
2	King S.	Labour Party	881	30.8%
3	Whitmore J.	Green Party	396	13.8%
4	Owen G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	382	13.4%

Electorate 6,751 · Ballots cast 2,861 · EC ward code E05013060 · Back to ward index

Trumpington · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,735

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hauk O.	Liberal Democrats	1,151	42.1%	Elected
2	Toranzos C.	Labour Party	853	31.2%
3	Meftah S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	379	13.9%
4	Galloway C.	Green Party	352	12.9%

Electorate 7,501 · Ballots cast 2,735 · EC ward code E05013062 · Back to ward index

Arbury · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,405

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Divkovic I.	Labour Party	1,176	26.7%	Elected
2	Sheil P.	Labour Party	1,145	26.0%	Elected
3	Tod F.	Liberal Democrats	444	10.1%
4	Ward T.	Liberal Democrats	423	9.6%
5	Lawrence S.	Green Party	366	8.3%
6	Boorman R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	317	7.2%
7	Pope P.	Green Party	292	6.6%
8	Haire T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	242	5.5%

Electorate 6,472 · Ballots cast 4,405 · EC ward code E05013051 · Back to ward index

Market · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,085

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Porrer K.	Liberal Democrats	904	43.4%	Elected
2	Wright H.	Labour Party	680	32.6%
3	Elliott N.	Green Party	364	17.5%
4	Hunt S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	137	6.6%

Electorate 6,205 · Ballots cast 2,085 · EC ward code E05013057 · Back to ward index

Abbey · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,613

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Howard M.	Green Party	1,254	48.0%	Elected
2	Hawkes A.	Labour Party	974	37.3%
3	Smith D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	201	7.7%
4	Ansell R.	Liberal Democrats	184	7.0%

Electorate 7,175 · Ballots cast 2,613 · EC ward code E05013050 · Back to ward index

Kingâ€™s Hedges · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.6 pts Valid ballots 1,913

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smart M.	Labour Party	968	50.6%	Elected
2	Clark R.	Liberal Democrats	383	20.0%
3	Kittmer D.	Green Party	314	16.4%
4	Uddin M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	248	13.0%

Electorate 6,667 · Ballots cast 1,913 · EC ward code E05013056 · Back to ward index

Petersfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.6 pts Valid ballots 2,796

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Robertson R.	Labour Party	1,554	55.6%	Elected
2	Carraud E.	Liberal Democrats	598	21.4%
3	Wilkinson E.	Green Party	456	16.3%
4	Hossain M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	188	6.7%

Electorate 6,832 · Ballots cast 2,796 · EC ward code E05013059 · Back to ward index

Coleridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.3 pts Valid ballots 2,419

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith A.	Labour Party	1,363	56.3%	Elected
2	Nicmanis S.	Green Party	415	17.2%
3	Nelson R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	338	14.0%
4	Oliver S.	Liberal Democrats	236	9.8%
5	Hone M.	Independent	67	2.8%

Electorate 6,311 · Ballots cast 2,419 · EC ward code E05013054 · Back to ward index

Romsey · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.1 pts Valid ballots 2,665

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pounds D.	Labour Party	1,548	58.1%	Elected
2	Webb S.	Green Party	486	18.2%
3	Walmsley J.	Liberal Democrats	416	15.6%
4	Roper P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	215	8.1%

Electorate 6,461 · Ballots cast 2,665 · EC ward code E05013061 · Back to ward index

Cherry Hinton · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.3 pts Valid ballots 2,309

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McPherson R.	Labour Party	1,345	58.3%	Elected
2	Barrett-Payton E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	391	16.9%
3	Potter R.	Green Party	290	12.6%
4	McLaughlin P.	Liberal Democrats	283	12.3%

Electorate 6,383 · Ballots cast 2,309 · EC ward code E05013053 · Back to ward index