← Hartlepool (all cycles) · 6 May 2021 cohort

Hartlepool 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

12 ward races
36 seats
3 unfairly awarded seats
8.3% 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 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 36 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
Labour Party19,73131.4%1130.6%1233.3%-1
Conservative Party16,00125.5%1336.1%1027.8%+3
Independent15,87625.3%1027.8%1027.8%0
VPP3,8966.2%00.0%25.6%-2
HIU3,8966.2%25.6%25.6%0
Reform UK1,4252.3%00.0%00.0%0
FBM1,1911.9%00.0%00.0%0
Liberal Democrats3680.6%00.0%00.0%0
Social Democratic Party2250.4%00.0%00.0%0
Heritage Party1330.2%00.0%00.0%0
SOCLAB680.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total62,810100.0%36100.0%36100.0%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 2021 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2021 election (current) and on the eve of it (2020), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2021)
Previous (2020)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Fens and Greatham · 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. 33.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,877

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
1Lindridge J.Independent1,32023.4%70.3%+45.3 ptsElected
2Falconer A.Conservative Party1,30623.2%69.6%+44.6 ptsElected
3Elliott J.Labour Party61911.0%33.0%+8.0 ptsElected
4Buchan B.HIU60910.8%32.4%
5Swinbourne A.Labour Party4397.8%23.4%
6Tweedy A.P.Labour Party4207.5%22.4%
7Robins G.Independent4027.1%21.4%
8Brewer J.HIU3105.5%16.5%
9Tucker P.VPP2073.7%11.0%

Electorate 5,506 · EC ward code E05013040 · Back to ward index

Foggy Furze · 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. 37.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,968

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
1Picton S.Independent1,00717.1%51.2%+26.2 ptsElected
2Tiplady K.R.Conservative Party99416.8%50.5%+25.5 ptsElected
3Price D.Independent74212.6%37.7%+12.7 ptsElected
4Allen L.Labour Party66111.2%33.6%
5Male C.J.H.Labour Party62010.5%31.5%
6Healy F.D.Labour Party5609.5%28.5%
7Cartwright P.W.VPP4798.1%24.3%
8Cartwright L.P.VPP3806.4%19.3%
9Hughes T.VPP2654.5%13.5%
10Bird T.Reform UK1272.2%6.5%
11Craddy G.P.FBM691.2%3.5%

Electorate 6,437 · EC ward code E05013041 · Back to ward index

Rossmere · 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. 41.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,348

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
1Groves C.D.Conservative Party78319.4%58.1%+33.1 ptsElected
2Fenney T.Labour Party60014.8%44.5%+19.5 ptsElected
3Clayton J.P.Labour Party55813.8%41.4%+16.4 ptsElected
4Boddy M.Labour Party55813.8%41.4%
5Richardson A.J.VPP3187.9%23.6%
6Baker A.VPP2977.3%22.0%
7Harrison G.L.VPP2215.5%16.4%
8Gillam L.Liberal Democrats1413.5%10.5%
9Herring J.Reform UK1343.3%9.9%
10Neville V.J.M.Liberal Democrats1263.1%9.3%
11Kenny S.Reform UK1253.1%9.3%
12Noppen M.Liberal Democrats1012.5%7.5%
13Yull B.Reform UK832.1%6.2%

Electorate 5,556 · EC ward code E05013045 · Back to ward index

Manor House · 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. 42.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,359

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
1Ashton J.H.Conservative Party76418.7%56.2%+31.2 ptsElected
2Clayton B.Labour Party66716.4%49.1%+24.1 ptsElected
3Hargreaves P.Labour Party57314.1%42.2%+17.2 ptsElected
4Wallace S.Labour Party54313.3%40.0%
5Hotham D.Independent3157.7%23.2%
6Horton J.Independent2536.2%18.6%
7Dales K.Independent2456.0%18.0%
8Horsley R.VPP2285.6%16.8%
9Wright S.Reform UK1664.1%12.2%
10Thomson J.VPP1383.4%10.2%
11Parker L.Reform UK1162.8%8.5%
12Rogan T.Reform UK681.7%5.0%

Electorate 6,154 · EC ward code E05013044 · Back to ward index

De Bruce · 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. 43.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,498

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
1Nicholson V.Conservative Party85819.1%57.3%+32.3 ptsElected
2Harrison B.Labour Party83218.5%55.6%+30.6 ptsElected
3Creevy R.J.Labour Party65814.6%43.9%+18.9 ptsElected
4King K.L.FBM64314.3%42.9%
5Traynor A.G.Labour Party61313.6%40.9%
6Water A.M.FBM47910.7%32.0%
7Joyce P.VPP2074.6%13.8%
8Leedham J.R.HIU2034.5%13.6%

Electorate 5,891 · EC ward code E05013039 · Back to ward index

Hart · 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. 46.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,682

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
1Cassidy T.Conservative Party1,46429.0%87.1%+62.1 ptsElected
2Cook R.Independent80415.9%47.8%+22.8 ptsElected
3Riddle J.Independent77315.3%46.0%+21.0 ptsElected
4Morley M.L.Labour Party64912.9%38.6%
5Sharp C.Labour Party55411.0%32.9%
6Innes D.Labour Party53710.6%31.9%
7Alicarte E.VPP2645.2%15.7%

Electorate 5,935 · EC ward code E05013042 · Back to ward index

Headland and Harbour · 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. 49.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,840

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
1Cowie B.Conservative Party96017.4%52.2%+27.2 ptsElected
2Fleming T.HIU95117.2%51.7%+26.7 ptsElected
3Moore S.R.HIU91416.6%49.7%+24.7 ptsElected
4Ward B.HIU69412.6%37.7%
5Hockborn A.Labour Party58610.6%31.9%
6Chapman S.Labour Party58210.5%31.6%
7Dodds M.A.Labour Party56010.1%30.4%
8Stacey M.VPP1733.1%9.4%
9Gaines A.Independent991.8%5.4%

Electorate 6,490 · EC ward code E05013043 · Back to ward index

Victoria · 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. 51.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +26.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,514

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
1Howson H.Labour Party80517.7%53.2%+28.2 ptsElected
2Loynes D.Conservative Party78717.3%52.0%+27.0 ptsElected
3Richardson C.Labour Party78017.2%51.5%+26.5 ptsElected
4Oliver K.Labour Party75416.6%49.8%
5Budd R.Independent3237.1%21.3%
6Mann T.Independent2705.9%17.8%
7Griffiths I.HIU2154.7%14.2%
8Robinson S.Independent2084.6%13.7%
9Napper A.E.VPP2004.4%13.2%
10Martin C.Heritage Party1332.9%8.8%
11Sharpe D.SOCLAB681.5%4.5%

Electorate 5,791 · EC ward code E05013049 · Back to ward index

Burn Valley · 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. 52.0% Proportional quota 25.0% 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 ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,707

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
1Nicholson D.Conservative Party1,00119.5%58.6%+33.6 ptsElected
2Hall G.Independent89717.5%52.5%+27.5 ptsElected
3Brash J.J.F.Labour Party88717.3%52.0%+27.0 ptsElected
4Lauderdale J.Independent69813.6%40.9%
5Miah S.Labour Party65212.7%38.2%
6Green M.Independent55310.8%32.4%
7Humphries L.P.Social Democratic Party2254.4%13.2%
8Hays J.W.VPP2084.1%12.2%

Electorate 6,016 · EC ward code E05013038 · Back to ward index

Throston · 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. 54.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,587

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
1Brown P.Independent1,01421.3%63.9%+38.9 ptsElected
2Jackson P.Independent87518.4%55.1%+30.1 ptsElected
3Prince A.Labour Party86218.1%54.3%+29.3 ptsElected
4Allen G.Labour Party82817.4%52.2%
5Watts R.Labour Party65413.7%41.2%
6Tennant J.Reform UK52811.1%33.3%

Electorate 6,285 · EC ward code E05013048 · Back to ward index

Seaton · 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. 58.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,972

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
1Little S.Independent1,80430.5%91.5%+66.5 ptsElected
2Smith L.Independent1,46224.7%74.1%+49.1 ptsElected
3Cranney G.Conservative Party1,15719.6%58.7%+33.7 ptsElected
4Hunter D.Independent66811.3%33.9%
5Dunbar M.Labour Party4377.4%22.2%
6Standing S.VPP3115.3%15.8%
7Morgan S.A.Reform UK781.3%4.0%

Electorate 5,548 · EC ward code E05013047 · Back to ward index

Rural 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. 65.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +40.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,585

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
1Loynes B.Conservative Party2,18428.2%84.5%+59.5 ptsElected
2Young M.Conservative Party2,04326.3%79.0%+54.0 ptsElected
3Stokell C.Conservative Party1,70021.9%65.8%+40.8 ptsElected
4Walker M.Labour Party6838.8%26.4%
5Rezai D.Independent5627.2%21.7%
6Williamson A.Independent4355.6%16.8%
7Gaines A.Independent1471.9%5.7%

Electorate 5,716 · EC ward code E05013046 · Back to ward index