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Ipswich 2017
Local elections held 4 May 2017.
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 1 ward in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 1 seat had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 899 | 49.6% | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 659 | 36.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 143 | 7.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 59 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 53 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 1,813 | 100.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2017 election (current) and immediately before it (2016). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2017 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Stoke Park · 1 seat · won at 49.6% · −0.4 pts below quota
Race results
Stoke Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,813
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Hall | Conservative Party | 899 | 49.6% | −0.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Collette Allen | Labour Party | 659 | 36.3% | — | |
| 3 | Alan Cotterell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 143 | 7.9% | — | |
| 4 | Maureen Haaker | Liberal Democrats | 59 | 3.3% | — | |
| 5 | Adria Pittock | Green Party | 53 | 2.9% | — |