← Basildon (all cycles) · 6 May 2021 cohort
Basildon 2021
Local elections held 6 May 2021.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
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 15 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 19,155 | 48.7% | 10 | 66.7% | 9 | 60.0% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 8,991 | 22.9% | 3 | 20.0% | 4 | 26.7% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,526 | 9.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 6.7% | -1 |
| Independent | 3,509 | 8.9% | 2 | 13.3% | 1 | 6.7% | +1 |
| RES | 1,971 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| WICKIND | 1,035 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Reform UK | 534 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| ND | 409 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 153 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| FBM | 57 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 39,340 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 15 | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2021 election (current) and immediately before it (2020). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2021 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Lee Chapel North · 1 seat · won at 39.0% · −11.0 pts below quota
- St. Martins · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · −10.5 pts below quota
- Fryerns · 1 seat · won at 41.0% · −9.0 pts below quota
- Vange · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · −5.1 pts below quota
- Nethermayne · 1 seat · won at 45.7% · −4.3 pts below quota
- Pitsea North West · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · −3.4 pts below quota
- Pitsea South East · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · −2.9 pts below quota
- Billericay West · 1 seat · won at 50.0% · 0.0 pts below quota
- Wickford North · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
- Laindon Park · 1 seat · won at 54.6% · above quota
- Langdon Hills · 2 seats · won at 42.4% · above quota
- Billericay East · 1 seat · won at 69.9% · above quota
- Crouch · 1 seat · won at 71.5% · above quota
- Burstead · 1 seat · won at 75.9% · above quota
Race results
Lee Chapel North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,477
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison A. | Labour Party | 966 | 39.0% | −11.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Shukla D. | Conservative Party | 921 | 37.2% | — | |
| 3 | Quested K. | RES | 354 | 14.3% | — | |
| 4 | Fripp L.J. | Reform UK | 123 | 5.0% | — | |
| 5 | Chandler M. | Liberal Democrats | 113 | 4.6% | — |
St. Martins · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,764
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ademuyiwa D.O. | Conservative Party | 697 | 39.5% | −10.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Burton-Sampson D. | Labour Party | 675 | 38.3% | — | |
| 3 | Rackley P.A. | RES | 309 | 17.5% | — | |
| 4 | Jenkins P.E. | Liberal Democrats | 83 | 4.7% | — |
Fryerns · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,373
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown A. | Labour Party | 974 | 41.0% | −9.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sandhu S.S. | Conservative Party | 786 | 33.1% | — | |
| 3 | Howard J. | RES | 337 | 14.2% | — | |
| 4 | Woodrow M.D. | Reform UK | 210 | 8.8% | — | |
| 5 | Howard V. | Liberal Democrats | 66 | 2.8% | — |
Vange · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,667
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adeshile Y.J.O. | Conservative Party | 749 | 44.9% | −5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | McGurran A. | Labour Party | 648 | 38.9% | — | |
| 3 | Rackley P. | RES | 220 | 13.2% | — | |
| 4 | Smith P.J.H. | Liberal Democrats | 50 | 3.0% | — |
Nethermayne · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,167
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green H.P. | Independent | 1,448 | 45.7% | −4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Cottrell M.R. | Conservative Party | 646 | 20.4% | — | |
| 3 | Baker M. | Labour Party | 527 | 16.6% | — | |
| 4 | Whitwell L.F. | RES | 394 | 12.4% | — | |
| 5 | Nice S.W. | Liberal Democrats | 113 | 3.6% | — | |
| 6 | Saggers N.V. | Reform UK | 39 | 1.2% | — |
Pitsea North West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,364
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callaghan G. | Labour Party | 1,101 | 46.6% | −3.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Burke Terson S.J. | Conservative Party | 987 | 41.8% | — | |
| 3 | Hogg J. | RES | 213 | 9.0% | — | |
| 4 | Howard M.K. | Liberal Democrats | 63 | 2.7% | — |
Pitsea South East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,772
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canham G. | Conservative Party | 1,305 | 47.1% | −2.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ansell A. | Labour Party | 1,238 | 44.7% | — | |
| 3 | Tooley D.C.R. | Reform UK | 95 | 3.4% | — | |
| 4 | Lancaster P.G. | Liberal Democrats | 73 | 2.6% | — | |
| 5 | Breedon S.J. | Independent | 61 | 2.2% | — |
Billericay West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. 0.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,771
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turner P.C. | Conservative Party | 1,885 | 50.0% | 0.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sainsbury E.K. | Liberal Democrats | 1,687 | 44.7% | — | |
| 3 | Goddard D. | Labour Party | 199 | 5.3% | — |
Wickford North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,078
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carole M. | Conservative Party | 1,611 | 52.3% | +2.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ball A.R. | WICKIND | 1,035 | 33.6% | — | |
| 3 | Palmer G. | Labour Party | 328 | 10.7% | — | |
| 4 | Hoad N.D. | Liberal Democrats | 104 | 3.4% | — |
Laindon Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,831
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wingfield K. | Conservative Party | 1,545 | 54.6% | +4.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stanbrook A. | Labour Party | 765 | 27.0% | — | |
| 3 | Low T.M. | Independent | 155 | 5.5% | — | |
| 4 | Dale M.A.S. | RES | 144 | 5.1% | — | |
| 5 | McCarthy S.E. | Liberal Democrats | 100 | 3.5% | — | |
| 6 | Southgate F. | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 65 | 2.3% | — | |
| 7 | Bateman C.D. | FBM | 57 | 2.0% | — |
Langdon Hills · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 42.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,239
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbins V. | Independent | 1,023 | 22.9% | 45.7% | +12.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Allen C.J.L. | Conservative Party | 949 | 21.2% | 42.4% | +9.1 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Sansom C.T.A. | Conservative Party | 840 | 18.8% | 37.5% | — | |
| 4 | Brown W. | Independent | 732 | 16.4% | 32.7% | — | |
| 5 | Fellowes D.W.J. | ND | 363 | 8.1% | 16.2% | — | |
| 6 | Machipisa Zwengunde C. | Labour Party | 276 | 6.2% | 12.3% | — | |
| 7 | Nicklin T.J. | Liberal Democrats | 248 | 5.5% | 11.1% | — | |
| 8 | X N.O.T. | ND | 46 | 1.0% | 2.1% | — |
Billericay East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,449
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sullivan S.B. | Conservative Party | 2,412 | 69.9% | +19.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hilton T. | Labour Party | 585 | 17.0% | — | |
| 3 | Manterfield K.T.J. | Liberal Democrats | 364 | 10.6% | — | |
| 4 | McCaffery S.P. | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 88 | 2.6% | — |
Crouch · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,997
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen S.J. | Conservative Party | 1,428 | 71.5% | +21.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Burton-Sampson M. | Labour Party | 312 | 15.6% | — | |
| 3 | Blake S.A. | Liberal Democrats | 100 | 5.0% | — | |
| 4 | Barlow S.A.W. | Independent | 90 | 4.5% | — | |
| 5 | Huntley N.T.O. | Reform UK | 67 | 3.4% | — |
Burstead · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 75.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,153
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moore R.A. | Conservative Party | 2,394 | 75.9% | +25.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Reid M. | Labour Party | 397 | 12.6% | — | |
| 3 | Clark L.N. | Liberal Democrats | 362 | 11.5% | — |