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Colchester 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

17 ward races
18 seats
5 elected below the proportional quota
27.8% 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 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 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
Conservative and Unionist Party16,30834.5%633.3%738.9%-1
Liberal Democrats13,73129.1%527.8%527.8%0
Labour Party13,31128.2%633.3%527.8%+1
Green Party3,9098.3%15.6%15.6%0
Total47,259100.0%18100.0%18100.0%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

New Town & Christ Church · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,329

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rippingale K.Labour Party1,45122.9%Elected
2McLean S.Labour Party1,29220.4%Elected
3Spindler C.Liberal Democrats1,08917.2%
4James R.Liberal Democrats92014.5%
5Hardy A.Conservative and Unionist Party5809.2%
6Hales C.Conservative and Unionist Party5248.3%
7Burgess C.Green Party4737.5%

Electorate 9,665 · Ballots cast 6,329 · EC ward code E05010835 · Back to ward index

Shrub End · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,109

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Spindler M.Liberal Democrats82639.2%Elected
2Linghorn-Baker A.Conservative and Unionist Party66031.3%
3Hayes L.Labour Party62329.5%

Electorate 7,989 · Ballots cast 2,109 · EC ward code E05010840 · Back to ward index

Highwoods · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,041

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Law J.Labour Party83340.8%Elected
2Rowe S.Conservative and Unionist Party77337.9%
3Cassidy L.Liberal Democrats43521.3%

Electorate 7,229 · Ballots cast 2,041 · EC ward code E05010830 · Back to ward index

Prettygate · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,033

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Buston R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,40646.4%Elected
2Loxley J.Liberal Democrats1,05034.6%
3Collis S.Labour Party40613.4%
4Edgoose N.Green Party1715.6%

Electorate 7,800 · Ballots cast 3,033 · EC ward code E05010837 · Back to ward index

Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.2 pts Valid ballots 2,828

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Kirkby-Taylor R.Green Party1,42050.2%Elected
2Crow S.Conservative and Unionist Party79428.1%
3Short A.Labour Party36012.7%
4Gillingham M.Liberal Democrats2549.0%

Electorate 8,022 · Ballots cast 2,828 · EC ward code E05010828 · Back to ward index

St Anne's & St John's · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 2,854

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Smith P.Liberal Democrats1,47851.8%Elected
2Rowe T.Conservative and Unionist Party98634.5%
3Chambers A.Labour Party39013.7%

Electorate 8,223 · Ballots cast 2,854 · EC ward code E05010839 · Back to ward index

Lexden & Braiswick · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 2,731

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Leatherdale M.Conservative and Unionist Party1,41651.8%Elected
2Culham S.Liberal Democrats60722.2%
3Novy S.Labour Party40614.9%
4Bamforth R.Green Party30211.1%

Electorate 7,312 · Ballots cast 2,731 · EC ward code E05010831 · Back to ward index

Stanway · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.8 pts Valid ballots 2,420

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Arnold T.Liberal Democrats1,30253.8%Elected
2Dundas P.Conservative and Unionist Party90737.5%
3Pey J.Labour Party2118.7%

Electorate 6,935 · Ballots cast 2,420 · EC ward code E05010841 · Back to ward index

Marks Tey & Layer · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.6 pts Valid ballots 2,459

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Maclean J.Conservative and Unionist Party1,39356.6%Elected
2Gilheany B.Labour Party45618.5%
3Hull M.Liberal Democrats38115.5%
4Sheridan A.Green Party2299.3%

Electorate 8,137 · Ballots cast 2,459 · EC ward code E05010832 · Back to ward index

Wivenhoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.8 pts Valid ballots 3,193

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Luxford Vaughan A.Liberal Democrats1,81456.8%Elected
2Liddy C.Labour Party1,03432.4%
3Ireland M.Conservative and Unionist Party1825.7%
4Blomeley C.Green Party1635.1%

Electorate 7,320 · Ballots cast 3,193 · EC ward code E05010843 · Back to ward index

Rural North · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.5 pts Valid ballots 3,012

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sunnucks W.Conservative and Unionist Party1,73157.5%Elected
2Brown W.Liberal Democrats50416.7%
3Bailey S.Green Party39113.0%
4Jones N.Labour Party38612.8%

Electorate 8,409 · Ballots cast 3,012 · EC ward code E05010838 · Back to ward index

Greenstead · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.1 pts Valid ballots 2,022

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bloomfield M.Labour Party1,19459.1%Elected
2Crees P.Conservative and Unionist Party51225.3%
3Boughton S.Liberal Democrats1849.1%
4Cross L.Green Party1326.5%

Electorate 11,192 · Ballots cast 2,022 · EC ward code E05010829 · Back to ward index

Tiptree · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.6 pts Valid ballots 2,193

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Smithson R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,35161.6%Elected
2Yates I.Labour Party39518.0%
3Franks K.Liberal Democrats28413.0%
4McArthur J.Green Party1637.4%

Electorate 7,337 · Ballots cast 2,193 · EC ward code E05010842 · Back to ward index

Old Heath & The Hythe · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.2 pts Valid ballots 2,467

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Scordis L.Labour Party1,58564.2%Elected
2Martin R.Conservative and Unionist Party50220.3%
3Canessa A.Green Party2048.3%
4Schraml P.Liberal Democrats1767.1%

Electorate 8,622 · Ballots cast 2,467 · EC ward code E05010836 · Back to ward index

Mersea & Pyefleet · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.0 pts Valid ballots 2,678

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Davidson R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,74265.0%Elected
2Eldred N.Labour Party52119.5%
3Stevens J.Liberal Democrats41515.5%

Electorate 7,970 · Ballots cast 2,678 · EC ward code E05010833 · Back to ward index

Mile End · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.3 pts Valid ballots 2,845

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1King D.Liberal Democrats1,88566.3%Elected
2Linghorn-Baker D.Conservative and Unionist Party44715.7%
3Bacon P.Labour Party35012.3%
4Kirke A.Green Party1635.7%

Electorate 9,331 · Ballots cast 2,845 · EC ward code E05010834 · Back to ward index

Berechurch · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.3 pts Valid ballots 2,045

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Warnes M.Labour Party1,41869.3%Elected
2Piggott C.Conservative and Unionist Party40219.7%
3Grossmann-Hislop M.Liberal Democrats1276.2%
4Clifton J.Green Party984.8%

Electorate 7,397 · Ballots cast 2,045 · EC ward code E05010827 · Back to ward index