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Castle Point 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

14 ward races

14 seats

4 elected below the proportional quota

28.6% 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
PIP	6,840	35.4%	7	50.0%	5	35.7%	+2
Conservative and Unionist Party	5,512	28.5%	1	7.1%	4	28.6%	-3
CIIP	3,900	20.2%	6	42.9%	3	21.4%	+3
Labour Party	2,581	13.4%	0	0.0%	2	14.3%	-2
Liberal Democrats	201	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	162	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	111	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	19,307	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.

Canvey Island West · 1 seat · won at 40.9% · +9.1 pts below quota
St. James · 1 seat · won at 41.2% · +8.8 pts below quota
Appleton · 1 seat · won at 43.3% · +6.7 pts below quota
St. Georges · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · +1.9 pts below quota
Cedar Hall · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
St. Peters · 1 seat · won at 56.2% · above quota
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · 1 seat · won at 58.0% · above quota
St. Marys · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
Boyce · 1 seat · won at 59.2% · above quota
Canvey Island South · 1 seat · won at 64.2% · above quota
Canvey Island East · 1 seat · won at 64.4% · above quota
Canvey Island Central · 1 seat · won at 65.5% · above quota
Canvey Island North · 1 seat · won at 69.0% · above quota
Victoria · 1 seat · won at 75.9% · above quota

Race results

Canvey Island West · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 964

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thomas, D.	CIIP	394	40.9%	Elected
2	Stone, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	298	30.9%
3	Quartermaine, S.	Independent	162	16.8%
4	Cox, H.	Labour Party	110	11.4%

Electorate 4,197 · Ballots cast 964 · Back to ward index

St. James · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,695

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thornton, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	698	41.2%	Elected
2	Allain, S.	PIP	451	26.6%
3	Mehdi, D.	Labour Party	311	18.3%
4	Duff, G.	Liberal Democrats	156	9.2%
5	Woodward, S.	Reform UK	79	4.7%

Electorate 5,403 · Ballots cast 1,695 · Back to ward index

Appleton · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,508

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bizzell, B.	PIP	653	43.3%	Elected
2	Johnson, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	614	40.7%
3	Maguire, M.	Labour Party	241	16.0%

Electorate 5,275 · Ballots cast 1,508 · Back to ward index

St. Georges · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,257

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Benson, N.	PIP	604	48.1%	Elected
2	Fortt, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	409	32.5%
3	Curtis, K.	Labour Party	244	19.4%

Electorate 4,392 · Ballots cast 1,257 · Back to ward index

Cedar Hall · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 1,698

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Howlett, G.	PIP	900	53.0%	Elected
2	Maclean, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	624	36.7%
3	Chasiya, M.	Labour Party	142	8.4%
4	McGill, K.	Reform UK	32	1.9%

Electorate 5,014 · Ballots cast 1,698 · Back to ward index

St. Peters · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.2 pts Valid ballots 1,588

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dearson, M.	PIP	892	56.2%	Elected
2	Dixon, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	497	31.3%
3	Emberson, W.	Labour Party	199	12.5%

Electorate 5,070 · Ballots cast 1,588 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island Winter Gardens · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.0 pts Valid ballots 912

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Withers, G.	CIIP	529	58.0%	Elected
2	Stanley, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	195	21.4%
3	Anderson, E.	Labour Party	188	20.6%

Electorate 4,820 · Ballots cast 912 · Back to ward index

St. Marys · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.2 pts Valid ballots 1,630

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones, D.	PIP	948	58.2%	Elected
2	Cutler, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	420	25.8%
3	Chapman, L.	Labour Party	262	16.1%

Electorate 4,948 · Ballots cast 1,630 · Back to ward index

Boyce · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.2 pts Valid ballots 1,751

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lillis, R.	PIP	1,036	59.2%	Elected
2	Mumford, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	566	32.3%
3	Bailey, G.	Labour Party	149	8.5%

Electorate 5,329 · Ballots cast 1,751 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island South · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.2 pts Valid ballots 1,186

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Payne, J.	CIIP	762	64.2%	Elected
2	Lammert, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	260	21.9%
3	Curtis, D.	Labour Party	119	10.0%
4	Bannister, R.	Liberal Democrats	45	3.8%

Electorate 5,040 · Ballots cast 1,186 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island East · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.4 pts Valid ballots 1,052

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Watson, G.	CIIP	678	64.4%	Elected
2	Haunts, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	247	23.5%
3	Reilly, J.	Labour Party	127	12.1%

Electorate 4,761 · Ballots cast 1,052 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.5 pts Valid ballots 1,016

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blackwell, D.	CIIP	665	65.5%	Elected
2	Drogman, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	176	17.3%
3	Miller, T.	Labour Party	175	17.2%

Electorate 4,975 · Ballots cast 1,016 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island North · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.0 pts Valid ballots 1,264

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fuller, M.	CIIP	872	69.0%	Elected
2	Roper, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	231	18.3%
3	McArthur-Curtis, M.	Labour Party	161	12.7%

Electorate 5,245 · Ballots cast 1,264 · Back to ward index

Victoria · single-seat

Marginal winner 75.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.9 pts Valid ballots 1,786

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Knott, J.	PIP	1,356	75.9%	Elected
2	Dixon, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	277	15.5%
3	Cooke, J.	Labour Party	153	8.6%

Electorate 4,623 · Ballots cast 1,786 · Back to ward index