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Cannock Chase 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

15 ward races
17 seats
8 elected below the proportional quota
47.1% 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 15 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party9,26944.9%952.9%847.1%+1
Conservative and Unionist Party6,62632.1%423.5%635.3%-2
Green Party3,35216.2%423.5%317.6%+1
Independent9654.7%00.0%00.0%0
Liberal Democrats4342.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total20,646100.0%17100.0%17100.0%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.

Race results

Hednesford South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +15.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,184

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bishop, L.Green Party46421.2%Elected
2Boyer, M.Green Party38817.8%Elected
3Hewitt, P.Conservative and Unionist Party35316.2%
4Heighway, B.Labour Party31914.6%
5Thornley, S.Labour Party29313.4%
6Beach, A.Independent1979.0%
7Harborow, C.Independent1707.8%

Electorate 4,250 · Ballots cast 2,184 · Back to ward index

Hednesford North · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,206

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mawle, D.Green Party46438.5%Elected
2Witton, P.Labour Party41634.5%
3Taylor, M.Conservative and Unionist Party21918.2%
4Roden, A.Independent1078.9%

Electorate 5,286 · Ballots cast 1,206 · Back to ward index

Cannock South · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,411

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hill, J.Labour Party65146.1%Elected
2Snape, P.Conservative and Unionist Party53738.1%
3Cropp, E.Green Party14210.1%
4Hyden, D.Independent815.7%

Electorate 6,050 · Ballots cast 1,411 · Back to ward index

Cannock East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 30.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,053

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Johnson, T.Labour Party73936.0%Elected
2Prestwood, F.Labour Party62230.3%Elected
3Millward, G.Conservative and Unionist Party40819.9%
4Donnallie, M.Green Party1426.9%
5Carmichael, A.Green Party1426.9%

Electorate 5,352 · Ballots cast 2,053 · Back to ward index

Heath Hayes East & Wimblebury · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,158

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Aston, J.Labour Party54747.2%Elected
2Thompson, S.Conservative and Unionist Party50743.8%
3Kennedy, S.Green Party1049.0%

Electorate 4,744 · Ballots cast 1,158 · Back to ward index

Western Springs · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,384

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Owen, P.Conservative and Unionist Party65647.4%Elected
2Gaye, D.Labour Party61544.4%
3Cocker, W.Green Party1138.2%

Electorate 5,163 · Ballots cast 1,384 · Back to ward index

Brereton & Ravenhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,412

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Boulton, C.Labour Party67247.6%Elected
2Molineux, G.Liberal Democrats43430.7%
3Frew, M.Conservative and Unionist Party30621.7%

Electorate 5,263 · Ballots cast 1,412 · Back to ward index

Hawks Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.7 pts Valid ballots 1,220

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Fitzgerald, A.Conservative and Unionist Party61850.7%Elected
2Bilbie, D.Labour Party45637.4%
3Green, D.Green Party14612.0%

Electorate 5,335 · Ballots cast 1,220 · Back to ward index

Etching Hill & The Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.2 pts Valid ballots 1,294

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sutherland, M.Conservative and Unionist Party67552.2%Elected
2Foceac, D.Labour Party47036.3%
3Harwatt, C.Green Party14911.5%

Electorate 5,051 · Ballots cast 1,294 · Back to ward index

Hednesford Green Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.8 pts Valid ballots 1,112

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dunnett, M.Labour Party59853.8%Elected
2Harrison, L.Conservative and Unionist Party40836.7%
3Turville, R.Independent1069.5%

Electorate 5,695 · Ballots cast 1,112 · Back to ward index

Cannock North · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.3 pts Valid ballots 1,121

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Stanton, P.Labour Party64257.3%Elected
2Guy, D.Conservative and Unionist Party26823.9%
3Carnell, P.Independent12611.2%
4Jenking, R.Green Party857.6%

Electorate 5,326 · Ballots cast 1,121 · Back to ward index

Cannock West · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.6 pts Valid ballots 1,695

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Jones, V.Conservative and Unionist Party97657.6%Elected
2Hill, N.Labour Party53731.7%
3Smith, M.Green Party18210.7%

Electorate 5,597 · Ballots cast 1,695 · Back to ward index

Hagley · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.0 pts Valid ballots 775

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Williams, D.Labour Party48863.0%Elected
2Kenny, J.Conservative and Unionist Party16421.2%
3Dudson, A.Independent729.3%
4Beardmore, K.Green Party516.6%

Electorate 3,385 · Ballots cast 775 · Back to ward index

Norton Canes · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.9 pts Valid ballots 1,597

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Newbury, J.Labour Party1,06966.9%Elected
2Clapham, T.Conservative and Unionist Party35722.4%
3Butler, S.Independent1066.6%
4Crabtree, S.Green Party654.1%

Electorate 6,648 · Ballots cast 1,597 · Back to ward index

Rawnsley · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.8 pts Valid ballots 1,024

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Muckley, A.Green Party71569.8%Elected
2Yaxley, T.Conservative and Unionist Party17417.0%
3Bullock, L.Labour Party13513.2%

Electorate 3,622 · Ballots cast 1,024 · Back to ward index