← East Hertfordshire (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort

East Hertfordshire 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

26 ward races
50 seats
2 elected below the proportional quota
4.0% of seats below quota
7 unfairly awarded seats
14.0% 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 26 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 50 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
Conservative Party27,16634.4%1632.0%1836.0%-2
Green Party22,48728.4%1938.0%1428.0%+5
Labour Party15,62619.8%510.0%1020.0%-5
Liberal Democrats12,41715.7%1020.0%816.0%+2
Independent1,1361.4%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK2180.3%00.0%00.0%0
Heritage Party350.0%00.0%00.0%0
Total79,085100.0%50100.0%50100.0%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

Ware Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 684

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
1Andrews, D.Conservative Party31846.5%−3.5 ptsElected
2Zsibrita, A.Green Party18126.5%
3Shreeve, S.Labour Party10815.8%
4Davies, D.Liberal Democrats7711.3%

Electorate 2,240 · Back to ward index

Little Hadham and the Pelhams · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 886

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
1Williamson, G.Conservative Party42848.3%−1.7 ptsElected
2Bromage, D.Liberal Democrats23026.0%
3Rennie, F.Green Party14216.0%
4Nelmes, J.Labour Party869.7%

Electorate 2,458 · Back to ward index

Hertford Castle · 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. 33.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,679

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
1Carter, R.Green Party60117.9%35.8%+2.5 ptsElected
2Hopewell, S.Green Party56116.7%33.4%+0.1 ptsElected
3Goodeve, J.Conservative Party56016.7%33.4%
4Dean, J.Labour Party55016.4%32.8%
5Miles, D.Conservative Party54416.2%32.4%
6Pinkham, R.Labour Party45813.6%27.3%
7Waterhouse, F.Liberal Democrats832.5%4.9%

Electorate 4,578 · Back to ward index

Hertford Heath and Brickendon · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 795

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
1Hoskin, T.Green Party41452.1%+2.1 ptsElected
2Roberts, T.Conservative Party27534.6%
3Waller, S.Labour Party749.3%
4Belfitt, N.Liberal Democrats324.0%

Electorate 2,373 · Back to ward index

Bishop’s Stortford South · 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. 36.0% Proportional quota 33.3% 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 ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,182

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
1Marlow, S.Liberal Democrats48020.3%40.6%+7.3 ptsElected
2Hollebon, D.Conservative Party42518.0%36.0%+2.6 ptsElected
3Diffey, O.Labour Party41217.4%34.9%
4Snowdon, D.Conservative Party38716.4%32.8%
5Chapman, A.Labour Party36315.4%30.7%
6Millican, S.Green Party29612.5%25.1%

Electorate 3,674 · Back to ward index

Hertford Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 889

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
1Deering, B.Conservative Party47453.3%+3.3 ptsElected
2Tarrega, T.Green Party17519.7%
3Waltham, E.Labour Party13014.6%
4Edwards, C.Liberal Democrats11012.4%

Electorate 2,605 · Back to ward index

Great Amwell and Stansteads · 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. 39.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,204

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
1Dumont, J.Liberal Democrats55323.0%45.9%+12.6 ptsElected
2Boylan, P.Conservative Party47219.6%39.2%+5.9 ptsElected
3Howlett, J.Liberal Democrats46819.4%38.9%
4Moule, P.Conservative Party39716.5%33.0%
5Heighway, J.Labour Party2108.7%17.4%
6Moore, S.Green Party1697.0%14.0%
7Watts, G.Labour Party1395.8%11.5%

Electorate 4,446 · Back to ward index

Bishop’s Stortford Parsonage · 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. 42.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,736

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
1Horner, C.Liberal Democrats92126.5%53.1%+19.7 ptsElected
2Townsend, R.Liberal Democrats74121.3%42.7%+9.4 ptsElected
3Woodward, C.Independent46913.5%27.0%
4Manning, S.Conservative Party45613.1%26.3%
5Boyle, J.Labour Party38311.0%22.1%
6Loen, A.Conservative Party3269.4%18.8%
7MacKenzie, S.Green Party1765.1%10.1%

Electorate 4,777 · Back to ward index

The Mundens · 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. 730

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
1Holt, A.Conservative Party43659.7%+9.7 ptsElected
2Santos, S.Green Party15220.8%
3Agar, J.Labour Party14219.5%

Electorate 2,205 · Back to ward index

Much Hadham · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 699

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
1Devonshire, I.Conservative Party41859.8%+9.8 ptsElected
2Newell, D.Labour Party12618.0%
3Fenner, V.Green Party8612.3%
4Macy, K.Liberal Democrats699.9%

Electorate 2,199 · Back to ward index

Hertford Kingsmead · 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. 36.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,120

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
1Brittain, C.Green Party85113.4%40.1%+15.1 ptsElected
2Connolly, M.Green Party78212.3%36.9%+11.9 ptsElected
3Glover-Ward, V.Green Party76812.1%36.2%+11.2 ptsElected
4Bolton, R.Conservative Party6109.6%28.8%
5Clark, J.Conservative Party4917.7%23.2%
6Murray, B.Conservative Party4887.7%23.0%
7Lewis, E.Liberal Democrats4867.6%22.9%
8Porrer, A.Liberal Democrats4587.2%21.6%
9Madge, G.Liberal Democrats3775.9%17.8%
10Farnley, A.Labour Party3665.8%17.3%
11Houghton, R.Labour Party3535.5%16.6%
12Nickson, G.Labour Party3315.2%15.6%

Electorate 6,584 · Back to ward index

Sawbridgeworth · 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. 2,067

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
1Buckmaster, E.Conservative Party1,31121.1%63.4%+38.4 ptsElected
2Buckmaster, R.Conservative Party1,05617.0%51.1%+26.1 ptsElected
3Parsad-Wyatt, A.Conservative Party76012.3%36.8%+11.8 ptsElected
4Rattey, G.Independent66710.8%32.3%
5Furber, R.Labour Party5188.4%25.1%
6Newell, P.Labour Party5008.1%24.2%
7Macy, T.Liberal Democrats3986.4%19.3%
8Plowman, N.Labour Party3896.3%18.8%
9Downes, E.Green Party3836.2%18.5%
10Burmicz, J.Reform UK2183.5%10.5%

Electorate 6,933 · Back to ward index

Ware Priory · 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. 45.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,753

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
1Williams, G.Green Party89225.4%50.9%+17.6 ptsElected
2Hill, G.Green Party79622.7%45.4%+12.1 ptsElected
3Pope, M.Conservative Party49814.2%28.4%
4Kaye, J.Conservative Party49514.1%28.2%
5Chapman, S.Labour Party3209.1%18.3%
6Guinn, J.Labour Party2647.5%15.1%
7Shaw, V.Liberal Democrats1624.6%9.2%
8Wade, R.Liberal Democrats782.2%4.5%

Electorate 5,448 · Back to ward index

Braughing and Standon · 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. 47.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,132

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
1Bull, S.Conservative Party64628.5%57.1%+23.7 ptsElected
2Woolf, F.Conservative Party54123.9%47.8%+14.5 ptsElected
3Howson, J.Green Party37316.5%33.0%
4Perkins, F.Labour Party37216.4%32.9%
5Honey, S.Labour Party33214.7%29.3%

Electorate 4,605 · Back to ward index

Watton-at-Stone · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,067

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
1Thomas, J.Liberal Democrats68964.6%+14.6 ptsElected
2Dodson, J.Conservative Party32530.5%
3Correia Dos Santos, A.Green Party535.0%

Electorate 2,656 · Back to ward index

Bishop’s Stortford Central · 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. 49.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,638

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
1Estop, Y.Labour Party81124.8%49.5%+16.2 ptsElected
2Jacobs, D.Labour Party80324.5%49.0%+15.7 ptsElected
3Cutting, G.Conservative Party46814.3%28.6%
4Symonds, N.Conservative Party46614.2%28.5%
5Taylor, B.Liberal Democrats46414.2%28.3%
6Williams, P.Green Party2638.0%16.1%

Electorate 5,541 · Back to ward index

Hunsdon · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 551

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
1Dunlop, J.Green Party36365.9%+15.9 ptsElected
2Pagdades, S.Conservative Party9016.3%
3Durbin, H.Labour Party509.1%
4Davies, J.Liberal Democrats488.7%

Electorate 1,603 · Back to ward index

Buntingford · 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. 2,310

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
1Burt, V.Green Party1,15116.6%49.8%+24.8 ptsElected
2Nicholls, S.Green Party1,05515.2%45.7%+20.7 ptsElected
3Woollcombe, D.Green Party97814.1%42.3%+17.3 ptsElected
4Jones, J.Conservative Party96013.9%41.6%
5Huggins, A.Conservative Party92813.4%40.2%
6Prescott, M.Conservative Party80911.7%35.0%
7Wood, S.Labour Party2894.2%12.5%
8Harrington, K.Liberal Democrats2713.9%11.7%
9Perkins, G.Labour Party2603.8%11.3%
10King, D.Labour Party2293.3%9.9%

Electorate 7,463 · Back to ward index

Ware St Mary's · 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. 52.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,643

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
1Butcher, M.Green Party97329.6%59.2%+25.9 ptsElected
2Watson, S.Green Party85726.1%52.2%+18.8 ptsElected
3Ballam, P.Conservative Party55116.8%33.5%
4Fernando, R.Conservative Party53616.3%32.6%
5O'Neill, P.Labour Party2347.1%14.2%
6Gubb, T.Liberal Democrats1344.1%8.2%

Electorate 4,866 · Back to ward index

Bishop’s Stortford Thorley Manor · 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. 45.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,064

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
1Willcocks, D.Labour Party1,09417.7%53.0%+28.0 ptsElected
2McAndrew, G.Conservative Party96115.5%46.6%+21.6 ptsElected
3Wyllie, J.Conservative Party93215.1%45.2%+20.2 ptsElected
4Smith, S.Labour Party92114.9%44.6%
5Ward-Booth, A.Conservative Party84113.6%40.7%
6Deans-Harding, C.Green Party82313.3%39.9%
7Fenner, M.Green Party62010.0%30.0%

Electorate 7,088 · Back to ward index

Hertford Sele · 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. 55.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,280

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
1Clements, T.Labour Party72028.1%56.3%+22.9 ptsElected
2Redfern, C.Labour Party70827.7%55.3%+22.0 ptsElected
3Hossain, M.Conservative Party34713.6%27.1%
4Turvey, A.Conservative Party33613.1%26.3%
5Missenden, S.Green Party32012.5%25.0%
6Edwards, P.Liberal Democrats1295.0%10.1%

Electorate 4,341 · Back to ward index

Aston, Datchworth and Walkern · 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. 55.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,286

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
1Deffley, T.Conservative Party76729.8%59.7%+26.3 ptsElected
2Stowe, T.Conservative Party71527.8%55.6%+22.3 ptsElected
3Florence, J.Labour Party46117.9%35.9%
4Somerville, L.Green Party35613.8%27.7%
5Jewitt, F.Liberal Democrats27210.6%21.2%

Electorate 3,789 · Back to ward index

Ware Trinity · 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. 58.6% Proportional quota 33.3% 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 ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,216

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
1Hart, C.Green Party79732.8%65.5%+32.2 ptsElected
2Cox, N.Green Party71329.3%58.6%+25.3 ptsElected
3Kemp, I.Conservative Party33413.7%27.5%
4Parker, B.Conservative Party2379.7%19.5%
5Mowbray, R.Labour Party1767.2%14.5%
6Cropper, A.Liberal Democrats893.7%7.3%
7Shaw, S.Liberal Democrats863.5%7.1%

Electorate 4,378 · Back to ward index

Bishop’s Stortford All Saints · 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. 60.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,126

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
1Adams, M.Liberal Democrats72232.1%64.1%+30.8 ptsElected
2Wilson, C.Liberal Democrats67930.2%60.3%+27.0 ptsElected
3Snowdon, L.Conservative Party2209.8%19.5%
4Senanayake, A.Conservative Party1848.2%16.3%
5Band, J.Labour Party1757.8%15.5%
6Bhatti, S.Labour Party1446.4%12.8%
7Harding, P.Green Party924.1%8.2%
8Hensall, B.Heritage Party351.6%3.1%

Electorate 3,811 · Back to ward index

Bishop’s Stortford 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. 52.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,786

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
1Copley, S.Liberal Democrats1,02819.2%57.6%+32.6 ptsElected
2Goldspink, M.Liberal Democrats98618.4%55.2%+30.2 ptsElected
3Swainston, M.Liberal Democrats94117.6%52.7%+27.7 ptsElected
4Page, T.Conservative Party4889.1%27.3%
5Anderson, D.Conservative Party4718.8%26.4%
6Moran, D.Conservative Party4528.4%25.3%
7Bird, M.Labour Party3526.6%19.7%
8Barnett, D.Labour Party3396.3%19.0%
9Johnson, M.Green Party3015.6%16.9%

Electorate 5,662 · Back to ward index

Hertford Bengeo · 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. 56.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +31.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,667

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
1Crystall, B.Green Party1,87823.5%70.4%+45.4 ptsElected
2Smith, V.Green Party1,57819.7%59.2%+34.2 ptsElected
3Daar, A.Green Party1,51819.0%56.9%+31.9 ptsElected
4Newton, S.Conservative Party7349.2%27.5%
5Johnson, C.Conservative Party6157.7%23.1%
6Abdullah, I.Conservative Party5877.3%22.0%
7Adams, F.Labour Party4165.2%15.6%
8Chapman, J.Labour Party2803.5%10.5%
9Nadin, A.Labour Party2383.0%8.9%
10Luck, C.Liberal Democrats1561.9%5.9%

Electorate 6,585 · Back to ward index