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Charnwood 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

14 ward races

14 seats

5 elected below the proportional quota

35.7% 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	22,241	51.8%	11	78.6%	8	57.1%	+3
Labour Party	12,577	29.3%	3	21.4%	4	28.6%	-1
Green Party	4,961	11.6%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	-1
Liberal Democrats	2,761	6.4%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	-1
Reform UK	333	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	41	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	37	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	42,951	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.

Loughborough North · 1 seat · won at 44.2% · +5.8 pts below quota
Loughborough South West · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · +4.5 pts below quota
Syston Ridgeway · 1 seat · won at 47.5% · +2.5 pts below quota
Loughborough South · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · +1.9 pts below quota
Birstall · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · +0.8 pts below quota
Loughborough North West · 1 seat · won at 51.0% · above quota
Quorn & Barrow · 1 seat · won at 54.8% · above quota
Rothley & Mountsorrel · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
Sileby & The Wolds · 1 seat · won at 57.3% · above quota
Loughborough East · 1 seat · won at 58.4% · above quota
Syston Fosse · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
Shepshed · 1 seat · won at 60.1% · above quota
Thurmaston Ridgemere · 1 seat · won at 65.1% · above quota
Bradgate · 1 seat · won at 66.5% · above quota

Race results

Loughborough North · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,577

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Newton B.	Labour Party	1,138	44.2%	Elected
2	Mather J.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,122	43.5%
3	Walton W.G.	Green Party	214	8.3%
4	Thornborow P.	Liberal Democrats	103	4.0%

Electorate 9,759 · Ballots cast 2,577 · EC ward code E58000858 · Back to ward index

Loughborough South West · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,067

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Morgan J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,850	45.5%	Elected
2	Myall R.	Labour Party	987	24.3%
3	Reed A.J.	Liberal Democrats	757	18.6%
4	Goodman P.J.	Green Party	369	9.1%
5	Foxall J.	Reform UK	104	2.6%

Electorate 10,568 · Ballots cast 4,067 · EC ward code E58000861 · Back to ward index

Syston Ridgeway · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,719

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barkley T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,291	47.5%	Elected
2	Wait L.C.	Green Party	1,169	43.0%
3	Derbyshire L.H.	Labour Party	259	9.5%

Electorate 8,757 · Ballots cast 2,719 · EC ward code E58000882 · Back to ward index

Loughborough South · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,740

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Parton T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,318	48.1%	Elected
2	Bolton G.	Labour Party	1,083	39.5%
3	Bottomley N.E.	Green Party	234	8.5%
4	Guerrero A.	Liberal Democrats	105	3.8%

Electorate 10,141 · Ballots cast 2,740 · EC ward code E58000860 · Back to ward index

Birstall · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,458

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Grimley D.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,703	49.2%	Elected
2	Palmer J.M.	Labour Party	1,224	35.4%
3	Hewson R.	Liberal Democrats	531	15.4%

Electorate 10,838 · Ballots cast 3,458 · EC ward code E58000835 · Back to ward index

Loughborough North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.0 pts Valid ballots 2,328

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hunt M.	Labour Party	1,187	51.0%	Elected
2	Ranson P.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	846	36.3%
3	Feetham N.J.	Green Party	151	6.5%
4	Adcock J.	Liberal Democrats	103	4.4%
5	Cosgrove D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	41	1.8%

Electorate 9,877 · Ballots cast 2,328 · EC ward code E58000859 · Back to ward index

Quorn & Barrow · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.8 pts Valid ballots 3,565

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fryer H.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,952	54.8%	Elected
2	Clayton J.	Labour Party	1,000	28.1%
3	Woolley M.A.	Green Party	373	10.5%
4	Thornborow C.	Liberal Democrats	158	4.4%
5	McWilliam A.	Reform UK	82	2.3%

Electorate 10,366 · Ballots cast 3,565 · EC ward code E58000874 · Back to ward index

Rothley & Mountsorrel · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.0 pts Valid ballots 3,220

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hadji-Nikolaou L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,804	56.0%	Elected
2	Blackshaw L.	Labour Party	1,072	33.3%
3	Nelson M.E.	Green Party	203	6.3%
4	Duffy A.P.	Liberal Democrats	141	4.4%

Electorate 10,290 · Ballots cast 3,220 · EC ward code E58000875 · Back to ward index

Sileby & The Wolds · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.3 pts Valid ballots 3,007

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shepherd R.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,722	57.3%	Elected
2	Seggie A.J.R.	Labour Party	618	20.6%
3	Richards B.	Green Party	382	12.7%
4	Sharpe I.R.	Liberal Democrats	187	6.2%
5	Morris P.	Reform UK	61	2.0%
6	Addinall G.F.	FBM	37	1.2%

Electorate 9,665 · Ballots cast 3,007 · EC ward code E58000877 · Back to ward index

Loughborough East · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.4 pts Valid ballots 2,530

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Miah J.	Labour Party	1,477	58.4%	Elected
2	Shields J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	628	24.8%
3	Kellock D.N.	Green Party	246	9.7%
4	Fantaisie E.C.L.	Liberal Democrats	93	3.7%
5	Cooper C.	Reform UK	86	3.4%

Electorate 9,687 · Ballots cast 2,530 · EC ward code E58000857 · Back to ward index

Syston Fosse · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 3,056

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Poland J.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,820	59.6%	Elected
2	Needham L.	Green Party	980	32.1%
3	Zubrute S.	Labour Party	256	8.4%

Electorate 8,499 · Ballots cast 3,056 · EC ward code E58000881 · Back to ward index

Shepshed · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.1 pts Valid ballots 3,413

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Radford C.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,051	60.1%	Elected
2	Lennie J.	Labour Party	946	27.7%
3	Hounsome J.	Green Party	239	7.0%
4	Brookes-Duncan K.	Liberal Democrats	177	5.2%

Electorate 11,372 · Ballots cast 3,413 · EC ward code E58000876 · Back to ward index

Thurmaston Ridgemere · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.1 pts Valid ballots 2,533

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Seaton B.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,648	65.1%	Elected
2	Khayer A.	Labour Party	699	27.6%
3	Dave N.P.	Liberal Democrats	186	7.3%

Electorate 8,749 · Ballots cast 2,533 · EC ward code E58000883 · Back to ward index

Bradgate · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.5 pts Valid ballots 3,738

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Taylor D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,486	66.5%	Elected
2	Berry D.	Labour Party	631	16.9%
3	Mills P.J.E.	Green Party	401	10.7%
4	Tipton K.	Liberal Democrats	220	5.9%

Electorate 10,464 · Ballots cast 3,738 · EC ward code E58000837 · Back to ward index