← Central Bedfordshire (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort

Central Bedfordshire 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

31 ward races
63 seats
6 elected below the proportional quota
9.5% of seats below quota
10 unfairly awarded seats
15.9% of seats unfairly awarded

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 31 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 63 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Independent45,82229.5%2742.9%1930.2%+8
Conservative Party44,79028.8%2031.7%1828.6%+2
Labour Party33,34721.4%57.9%1422.2%-9
Liberal Democrats24,01315.4%1015.9%1015.9%0
Green Party6,5724.2%11.6%23.2%-1
Reform UK9000.6%00.0%00.0%0
ENG DEM1330.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total155,577100.0%63100.0%63100.0%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

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2023 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2023 election (current) and on the eve of it (2022), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2023)
Previous (2022)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Dunstable South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 30.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −19.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 950

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Crawley, P.Conservative Party29030.5%−19.5 ptsElected
2Kotarski, N.Independent28830.3%
3Kimondo, S.Labour Party26628.0%
4Larkmam, P.Liberal Democrats10611.2%

Electorate 3,572 · Back to ward index

Dunstable Central · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,011

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Hegley, C.Conservative Party36836.4%−13.6 ptsElected
2Alderman, G.Labour Party35134.7%
3Palmer, A.Independent22121.9%
4Jones, D.Liberal Democrats717.0%

Electorate 3,641 · Back to ward index

Dunstable East · 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. 29.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,912

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Gurney, J.Independent71618.7%37.5%+4.1 ptsElected
2Gurney, K.Independent56514.8%29.6%−3.8 ptsElected
3Martin, G.Conservative Party53614.0%28.0%
4Russell, G.Labour Party49012.8%25.6%
5Kottadan, S.Labour Party47312.4%24.7%
6Patel, J.Conservative Party39310.3%20.6%
7O'Riordan, L.Independent3168.3%16.5%
8Hunt, R.Liberal Democrats1804.7%9.4%
9Egan, R.Liberal Democrats1544.0%8.1%

Electorate 7,559 · Back to ward index

Northill · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,427

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Daniels, P.Conservative Party67647.4%−2.6 ptsElected
2Sheridan, S.Independent54137.9%
3Harland, A.Labour Party21014.7%

Electorate 3,644 · Back to ward index

Toddington · 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. 32.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,210

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Walsh, M.Independent1,41832.1%64.2%+30.8 ptsElected
2Purser, G.Conservative Party71616.2%32.4%−0.9 ptsElected
3Winslet, S.Green Party61814.0%28.0%
4Akhter, S.Conservative Party56212.7%25.4%
5Herod, M.Labour Party46710.6%21.1%
6Owen, C.Labour Party3267.4%14.8%
7Roberts, M.Liberal Democrats3137.1%14.2%

Electorate 7,433 · Back to ward index

Houghton Regis West · 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. 32.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,206

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Goodchild, S.Liberal Democrats49820.7%41.3%+8.0 ptsElected
2Farrell, Y.Liberal Democrats39216.3%32.5%−0.8 ptsElected
3Bater, W.Labour Party34114.1%28.3%
4Butler, A.Labour Party29212.1%24.2%
5Krupski, O.Conservative Party2289.5%18.9%
6Carroll, J.Independent1907.9%15.8%
7Herber, M.Independent1857.7%15.3%
8Nnadozie, V.Conservative Party1827.5%15.1%
9Aganoglu, C.Green Party1034.3%8.5%

Electorate 6,260 · Back to ward index

Dunstable North · 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. 34.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,525

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Brennan, M.Labour Party64721.2%42.4%+9.1 ptsElected
2Neall, M.Labour Party52417.2%34.4%+1.0 ptsElected
3Tamara, J.Conservative Party49216.1%32.3%
4Kane, J.Conservative Party46915.4%30.8%
5Coleman, B.Independent38112.5%25.0%
6Corkhill, A.Independent2618.6%17.1%
7Hundal, P.Green Party1103.6%7.2%
8Morgan, E.Liberal Democrats1033.4%6.8%
9Wattingham, K.Liberal Democrats632.1%4.1%

Electorate 7,206 · Back to ward index

Biggleswade East · 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. 34.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,958

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Tranter, G.Independent76919.6%39.3%+5.9 ptsElected
2Fage, G.Conservative Party67617.3%34.5%+1.2 ptsElected
3Foster, M.Conservative Party65916.8%33.7%
4Skilton, A.Labour Party65816.8%33.6%
5Smy, M.Independent51313.1%26.2%
6Tookey, G.Labour Party42810.9%21.9%
7Nelson, A.Green Party1403.6%7.2%
8Holland-Lindsay, J.Liberal Democrats731.9%3.7%

Electorate 6,300 · Back to ward index

Stotfold · 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. 35.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,089

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Woodfine, K.Independent1,34832.3%64.5%+31.2 ptsElected
2Wightwick, H.Labour Party74317.8%35.6%+2.2 ptsElected
3Dixon, S.Conservative Party60414.5%28.9%
4Dhaliwal, S.Labour Party56913.6%27.2%
5Richardson, J.Conservative Party52712.6%25.2%
6McGann, R.Liberal Democrats3869.2%18.5%

Electorate 7,181 · Back to ward index

Arlesey and Fairfield · 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. 36.3% Proportional quota 33.3% 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 ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,996

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Chillery, J.Independent89522.4%44.8%+11.5 ptsElected
2Andrews, N.Labour Party72418.1%36.3%+2.9 ptsElected
3Stevenson, N.Liberal Democrats62015.5%31.1%
4Brown, J.Conservative Party45811.5%22.9%
5Dalgarno, I.Conservative Party43410.9%21.7%
6Fox, T.Labour Party43110.8%21.6%
7Harris, N.Independent43010.8%21.5%

Electorate 6,771 · Back to ward index

Westoning Flitton and Greenfield · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,449

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Jamieson, J.Conservative Party79354.7%+4.7 ptsElected
2Bhasin, E.Independent26118.0%
3Ellis, G.Green Party18612.8%
4Hickman, N.Labour Party1369.4%
5Bowater, D.Liberal Democrats735.0%

Electorate 3,692 · Back to ward index

Dunstable West · 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. 38.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,141

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Ghent, E.Conservative Party89320.9%41.7%+8.4 ptsElected
2Young, N.Conservative Party81919.1%38.3%+4.9 ptsElected
3Attwell, R.Independent69716.3%32.6%
4Pepworth, R.Labour Party52612.3%24.6%
5Crooks, P.Labour Party46210.8%21.6%
6Morrison, K.Independent43910.3%20.5%
7Owen, E.Liberal Democrats2515.9%11.7%
8Witherick, I.Liberal Democrats1954.6%9.1%

Electorate 7,211 · Back to ward index

Meppershall and Shillington · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,394

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Stephenson, B.Conservative Party77855.8%+5.8 ptsElected
2Tizzard, G.Labour Party23917.1%
3Holland, D.Reform UK16511.8%
4Morgan, R.Liberal Democrats1238.8%
5Shingler, I.Independent896.4%

Electorate 3,746 · Back to ward index

Caddington · 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. 39.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,652

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Malone, V.Independent1,39426.3%52.6%+19.2 ptsElected
2Collins, K.Conservative Party1,04319.7%39.3%+6.0 ptsElected
3Stott, M.Conservative Party71913.6%27.1%
4Waller, J.Independent65112.3%24.5%
5Smith, S.Labour Party4217.9%15.9%
6Dinsdale, M.Labour Party3336.3%12.6%
7Russell, M.Green Party3095.8%11.7%
8Goss, E.Liberal Democrats2895.4%10.9%
9Thorne, S.Liberal Democrats1452.7%5.5%

Electorate 7,706 · Back to ward index

Houghton Conquest and Haynes · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,107

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Hares, R.Independent62856.7%+6.7 ptsElected
2Smith, M.Conservative Party23321.0%
3Brown, K.Labour Party14913.5%
4Forster, P.Liberal Democrats494.4%
5Hartley, P.Green Party484.3%

Electorate 3,663 · Back to ward index

Barton-le-Clay and Silsoe · 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. 40.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,173

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1French, A.Independent88220.3%40.6%+7.3 ptsElected
2Childs, L.Independent87920.2%40.5%+7.1 ptsElected
3Irwin, J.Conservative Party59613.7%27.4%
4Byng, A.Conservative Party57313.2%26.4%
5Paxton, J.Liberal Democrats4039.3%18.6%
6Widdowfield, G.Labour Party3768.7%17.3%
7Lupata, S.Labour Party3407.8%15.7%
8Martin, P.Liberal Democrats1994.6%9.2%
9Ellis, M.Reform UK972.2%4.5%

Electorate 6,314 · Back to ward index

Cranfield and Marston Moretaine · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 32.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,037

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Clark, S.Conservative Party1,40615.4%46.3%+21.3 ptsElected
2Bongo, S.Independent1,31214.4%43.2%+18.2 ptsElected
3Morris, R.Conservative Party98410.8%32.4%+7.4 ptsElected
4Victor, A.Independent92510.2%30.5%
5Dalal, B.Conservative Party8889.7%29.2%
6Rooney, E.Labour Party7678.4%25.3%
7O'Dell, K.Labour Party6957.6%22.9%
8Durojaiye, J.Labour Party5816.4%19.1%
9Tyrtania, A.Green Party5075.6%16.7%
10Clough, G.Independent4444.9%14.6%
11Taylor, J.Liberal Democrats4254.7%14.0%
12MacLean, N.Reform UK1761.9%5.8%

Electorate 11,584 · Back to ward index

Flitwick · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 33.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,432

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Mackey, G.Independent2,24821.8%65.5%+40.5 ptsElected
2Townsend, H.Independent1,78517.3%52.0%+27.0 ptsElected
3Adams, I.Conservative Party1,13811.1%33.2%+8.2 ptsElected
4Bunyan, N.Conservative Party1,09010.6%31.8%
5Parsons, T.Conservative Party8548.3%24.9%
6Yates, C.Labour Party6986.8%20.3%
7London, N.Labour Party4934.8%14.4%
8Dudas, K.Labour Party4694.6%13.7%
9Roberts, K.Green Party4294.2%12.5%
10Harley, R.Green Party2922.8%8.5%
11Milne, L.Green Party2522.4%7.3%
12Kidd, A.Liberal Democrats2092.0%6.1%
13Shaw, R.Reform UK1921.9%5.6%
14White, A.Liberal Democrats1471.4%4.3%

Electorate 10,535 · Back to ward index

Heath and Reach · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,309

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Versallion, M.Conservative Party78259.7%+9.7 ptsElected
2Sheppard, C.Labour Party20916.0%
3Leaman, R.Liberal Democrats14310.9%
4Palmer, H.Reform UK1219.2%
5Hine, S.Green Party544.1%

Electorate 3,461 · Back to ward index

Houghton Regis East · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 34.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,614

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Hamill, P.Independent73015.1%45.2%+20.2 ptsElected
2McMahon, T.Independent61912.8%38.3%+13.3 ptsElected
3Alderman, C.Labour Party56311.6%34.9%+9.9 ptsElected
4Green, A.Labour Party4669.6%28.9%
5Russell, S.Labour Party4639.6%28.7%
6Cooper, J.Independent4349.0%26.9%
7Ellaway, L.Liberal Democrats3667.6%22.7%
8Taylor, D.Liberal Democrats3457.1%21.4%
9Rolfe, M.Liberal Democrats2966.1%18.3%
10Daly, N.Conservative Party2394.9%14.8%
11Warren, N.Conservative Party2014.2%12.5%
12Patrick, G.Green Party1212.5%7.5%

Electorate 8,343 · Back to ward index

Ampthill · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 35.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,737

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Smith, M.Independent1,92317.2%51.5%+26.5 ptsElected
2Summerfield, G.Independent1,51313.5%40.5%+15.5 ptsElected
3Clinch, S.Green Party1,33011.9%35.6%+10.6 ptsElected
4Blair, M.Conservative Party1,26811.3%33.9%
5Addy, S.Conservative Party1,19710.7%32.0%
6Duckett, P.Conservative Party1,0929.7%29.2%
7Jones, J.Green Party9068.1%24.2%
8Brown, C.Liberal Democrats5725.1%15.3%
9Chinnery, L.Labour Party4854.3%13.0%
10Worley, A.Labour Party4363.9%11.7%
11Short, D.Labour Party3413.0%9.1%
12Moriondo, M.Reform UK1491.3%4.0%

Electorate 10,888 · Back to ward index

Sandy · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 36.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,054

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Ford, S.Independent2,12423.2%69.5%+44.5 ptsElected
2Bell, S.Independent1,32514.5%43.4%+18.4 ptsElected
3Pashby, R.Independent1,12412.3%36.8%+11.8 ptsElected
4Maudlin, C.Conservative Party1,01811.1%33.3%
5Aldis, N.Liberal Democrats8319.1%27.2%
6Hewitt, J.Conservative Party8028.8%26.3%
7Gilling, M.Conservative Party5896.4%19.3%
8King, A.Labour Party5866.4%19.2%
9Mott, W.Labour Party4254.6%13.9%
10Yardley, M.Labour Party3393.7%11.1%

Electorate 9,971 · Back to ward index

Eaton Bray · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,095

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Spicer, P.Conservative Party69363.3%+13.3 ptsElected
2Scholfield, D.Green Party20919.1%
3Faulkner, K.Labour Party19317.6%

Electorate 3,343 · Back to ward index

Leighton-Linslade North · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 38.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,131

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Bligh, D.Liberal Democrats1,28513.7%41.0%+16.0 ptsElected
2Pughe, K.Liberal Democrats1,27113.5%40.6%+15.6 ptsElected
3Carnell, N.Liberal Democrats1,20012.8%38.3%+13.3 ptsElected
4Bishop, M.Labour Party97610.4%31.2%
5Jones, S.Conservative Party95610.2%30.5%
6Carberry, P.Labour Party9209.8%29.4%
7Morris, T.Conservative Party9119.7%29.1%
8Woodman, J.Labour Party8769.3%28.0%
9Wallace, E.Conservative Party8649.2%27.6%
10Vitiello, A.ENG DEM1331.4%4.2%

Electorate 10,941 · Back to ward index

Shefford · 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. 49.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,820

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Liddiard, M.Conservative Party91825.2%50.5%+17.1 ptsElected
2Brown, T.Conservative Party90724.9%49.8%+16.5 ptsElected
3Risbridger, J.Labour Party75220.7%41.3%
4Tizard, J.Labour Party74720.5%41.1%
5Moore, J.Liberal Democrats3158.7%17.3%

Electorate 6,595 · Back to ward index

Leighton-Linslade West · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 42.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,744

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Harvey, V.Independent1,78615.9%47.7%+22.7 ptsElected
2Owen, S.Liberal Democrats1,75615.6%46.9%+21.9 ptsElected
3Goodchild, R.Liberal Democrats1,58314.1%42.3%+17.3 ptsElected
4Worrall, J.Liberal Democrats1,0219.1%27.3%
5Gallie, J.Conservative Party9428.4%25.2%
6Bowles, B.Labour Party9398.4%25.1%
7Roan, K.Labour Party8887.9%23.7%
8Fahn, A.Conservative Party8627.7%23.0%
9McBain, B.Labour Party8387.5%22.4%
10Battams, R.Independent6185.5%16.5%

Electorate 10,486 · Back to ward index

Biggleswade West · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 42.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,124

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Whitaker, H.Independent2,19223.4%70.2%+45.2 ptsElected
2Watkins, S.Independent1,58116.9%50.6%+25.6 ptsElected
3How, P.Independent1,32514.1%42.4%+17.4 ptsElected
4Vaughan, J.Labour Party7397.9%23.7%
5Burgin, P.Labour Party6987.4%22.3%
6Ashton, N.Labour Party6987.4%22.3%
7Russell, M.Conservative Party6927.4%22.2%
8Bond, I.Conservative Party6787.2%21.7%
9Patel, S.Conservative Party5896.3%18.9%
10Godfrey, T.Liberal Democrats1791.9%5.7%

Electorate 10,195 · Back to ward index

Clifton, Henlow and Langford · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 50.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,159

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Richardson, D.Conservative Party1,68017.7%53.2%+28.2 ptsElected
2Shelvey, D.Conservative Party1,66717.6%52.8%+27.8 ptsElected
3Wenham, R.Conservative Party1,58916.8%50.3%+25.3 ptsElected
4Abbott, L.Labour Party1,27013.4%40.2%
5O'Daly, K.Labour Party1,00110.6%31.7%
6Patel, V.Labour Party8819.3%27.9%
7Fuller, L.Green Party7427.8%23.5%
8Mann, D.Liberal Democrats6476.8%20.5%

Electorate 11,203 · Back to ward index

Leighton-Linslade South · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 58.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,696

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Holland-Lindsay, E.Liberal Democrats2,35521.2%63.7%+38.7 ptsElected
2Leaman, C.Liberal Democrats2,21119.9%59.8%+34.8 ptsElected
3Roberts, S.Liberal Democrats2,14619.4%58.1%+33.1 ptsElected
4Dodwell, A.Conservative Party6966.3%18.8%
5Berry, R.Conservative Party6525.9%17.6%
6Marsden, G.Labour Party5775.2%15.6%
7Bjelobaba, B.Conservative Party5665.1%15.3%
8Betts, C.Labour Party5394.9%14.6%
9Scott, D.Labour Party5374.8%14.5%
10Tobin, J.Independent4223.8%11.4%
11Cursons, S.Independent3873.5%10.5%

Electorate 10,949 · Back to ward index

Potton · 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. 72.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +39.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,626

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 →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Zerny, A.Independent2,29643.7%87.4%+54.1 ptsElected
2Wye, T.Independent1,90836.3%72.7%+39.3 ptsElected
3Worboys, S.Conservative Party2885.5%11.0%
4Pullinger, R.Conservative Party2725.2%10.4%
5Beattie, R.Green Party2164.1%8.2%
6Barrow, R.Labour Party1633.1%6.2%
7Cheesewright, R.Labour Party1092.1%4.2%

Electorate 6,889 · Back to ward index

Aspley and Woburn · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 90.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +40.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,039

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Baker, J.Independent1,84490.4%+40.4 ptsElected
2Hawkins, M.Conservative Party1035.1%
3Davies, N.Labour Party683.3%
4Emm, J.Liberal Democrats241.2%

Electorate 3,713 · Back to ward index