← Maldon (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort
Maldon 2023
Local elections held 4 May 2023.
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 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 30 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 8,705 | 33.9% | 10 | 33.3% | 11 | 36.7% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,535 | 21.6% | 6 | 20.0% | 6 | 20.0% | 0 |
| MALDON IND | 5,239 | 20.4% | 7 | 23.3% | 6 | 20.0% | +1 |
| Independent | 3,973 | 15.5% | 6 | 20.0% | 5 | 16.7% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 1,784 | 7.0% | 1 | 3.3% | 2 | 6.7% | -1 |
| Green Party | 423 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 25,659 | 100.0% | 30 | 100.0% | 30 | 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
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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Maldon East · 1 seat · won at 37.9% · −12.1 pts below quota
- Burnham on Crouch South · 2 seats · won at 41.0% · above quota
- Burnham on Crouch North · 2 seats · won at 42.3% · above quota
- Maldon North · 2 seats · won at 45.6% · above quota
- Maldon South · 2 seats · won at 47.7% · above quota
- Maldon West · 2 seats · won at 47.9% · above quota
- Heybridge East · 2 seats · won at 48.5% · above quota
- Great Totham · 2 seats · won at 50.3% · above quota
- Mayland · 2 seats · won at 51.7% · above quota
- Southminster · 2 seats · won at 57.3% · above quota
- Purleigh · 2 seats · won at 58.1% · above quota
- Tollesbury · 1 seat · won at 75.1% · above quota
- Althorne · 2 seats · won at 60.5% · above quota
- Wickham Bishops and Woodham · 2 seats · won at 63.2% · above quota
- Heybridge West · 2 seats · won at 68.7% · above quota
- Tolleshunt D'Arcy · 2 seats · won at 72.8% · above quota
Race results
Maldon East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% 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 ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 404
| 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 | Lay, A. | Independent | 153 | 37.9% | −12.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Swain, C. | Independent | 130 | 32.2% | — | |
| 3 | Roe, R. | Conservative Party | 121 | 30.0% | — |
Burnham on Crouch 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. 41.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 874
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bell, V. | Independent | 531 | 30.4% | 60.8% | +27.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bown, D. | Conservative Party | 358 | 20.5% | 41.0% | +7.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Donnelly, J. | Independent | 296 | 16.9% | 33.9% | — | |
| 4 | Brown, J. | Labour Party | 168 | 9.6% | 19.2% | — | |
| 5 | Stratton, S. | MALDON IND | 105 | 6.0% | 12.0% | — | |
| 6 | White, C. | Green Party | 97 | 5.6% | 11.1% | — | |
| 7 | Taylor, J. | Green Party | 83 | 4.8% | 9.5% | — | |
| 8 | Rowlands, E. | Liberal Democrats | 67 | 3.8% | 7.7% | — | |
| 9 | McInnes, J. | Independent | 42 | 2.4% | 4.8% | — |
Burnham on Crouch 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. 42.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 925
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stamp, W. | Independent | 927 | 50.1% | 100.2% | +66.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Siddall-Norman, U. | Labour Party | 391 | 21.1% | 42.3% | +8.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Hull, A. | Conservative Party | 362 | 19.6% | 39.1% | — | |
| 4 | Matthews, B. | Liberal Democrats | 170 | 9.2% | 18.4% | — |
Maldon 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. 45.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 880
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennings, K. | Liberal Democrats | 736 | 41.8% | 83.6% | +50.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Miller, N. | Conservative Party | 401 | 22.8% | 45.6% | +12.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Mayes, C. | MALDON IND | 375 | 21.3% | 42.6% | — | |
| 4 | Shrimpton, R. | Labour Party | 248 | 14.1% | 28.2% | — |
Maldon 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. 47.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 890
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lagan, K. | Independent | 528 | 29.7% | 59.4% | +26.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stilts, J. | MALDON IND | 424 | 23.8% | 47.7% | +14.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Harvey, M. | Conservative Party | 361 | 20.3% | 40.6% | — | |
| 4 | Hole, P. | Conservative Party | 264 | 14.8% | 29.7% | — | |
| 5 | Main, J. | Liberal Democrats | 202 | 11.4% | 22.7% | — |
Maldon 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. 47.9% Proportional quota 33.3% 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 ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,148
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driver, J. | Liberal Democrats | 552 | 24.1% | 48.1% | +14.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Shaughnessy, F. | MALDON IND | 550 | 24.0% | 47.9% | +14.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jones, R. | Liberal Democrats | 432 | 18.8% | 37.6% | — | |
| 4 | Hafiz, J. | Conservative Party | 277 | 12.1% | 24.1% | — | |
| 5 | Cullumbine, L. | MALDON IND | 271 | 11.8% | 23.6% | — | |
| 6 | Joyce, J. | Labour Party | 124 | 5.4% | 10.8% | — | |
| 7 | Kelly, T. | Independent | 89 | 3.9% | 7.8% | — |
Heybridge 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. 48.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 910
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spenceley, N. | Liberal Democrats | 504 | 27.7% | 55.4% | +22.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Swindle, N. | Liberal Democrats | 441 | 24.2% | 48.5% | +15.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Beale, A. | Conservative Party | 316 | 17.4% | 34.7% | — | |
| 4 | Edmond, C. | MALDON IND | 299 | 16.4% | 32.9% | — | |
| 5 | Heubner, B. | Conservative Party | 259 | 14.2% | 28.5% | — |
Great Totham · 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. 50.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,176
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siddall, R. | MALDON IND | 670 | 28.5% | 57.0% | +23.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hughes, J. | MALDON IND | 591 | 25.1% | 50.3% | +16.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Keyes, J. | Conservative Party | 427 | 18.2% | 36.3% | — | |
| 4 | Snelling, N. | Conservative Party | 345 | 14.7% | 29.3% | — | |
| 5 | Doubleday, I. | Green Party | 243 | 10.3% | 20.7% | — | |
| 6 | Haslam, D. | Liberal Democrats | 75 | 3.2% | 6.4% | — |
Mayland · 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. 51.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 755
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haywood, L. | Independent | 617 | 40.9% | 81.7% | +48.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Laybourn, W. | Conservative Party | 390 | 25.8% | 51.7% | +18.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Pailing, L. | Conservative Party | 278 | 18.4% | 36.8% | — | |
| 4 | Eley, J. | Liberal Democrats | 225 | 14.9% | 29.8% | — |
Southminster · 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. 57.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +23.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 592
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluker, A. | Independent | 533 | 45.0% | 90.0% | +56.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Pratt, R. | Conservative Party | 339 | 28.6% | 57.3% | +23.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Aves, T. | Labour Party | 182 | 15.4% | 30.7% | — | |
| 4 | Bhattacharya, B. | Liberal Democrats | 130 | 11.0% | 22.0% | — |
Purleigh · 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. 58.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 828
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White, S. | Conservative Party | 558 | 33.7% | 67.4% | +34.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Wiffen, L. | Conservative Party | 481 | 29.0% | 58.1% | +24.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Calabro, P. | Labour Party | 185 | 11.2% | 22.3% | — | |
| 4 | Harrington, L. | Liberal Democrats | 180 | 10.9% | 21.7% | — | |
| 5 | Jones, A. | MALDON IND | 125 | 7.5% | 15.1% | — | |
| 6 | Page, N. | Independent | 86 | 5.2% | 10.4% | — | |
| 7 | Eyre, B. | Independent | 41 | 2.5% | 5.0% | — |
Tollesbury · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 75.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 623
| 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 | Stephens, E. | MALDON IND | 468 | 75.1% | +25.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Keating, D. | Conservative Party | 116 | 18.6% | — | |
| 3 | Woolfenden, R. | Liberal Democrats | 39 | 6.3% | — |
Althorne · 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. 60.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 846
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fittock, T. | MALDON IND | 675 | 39.9% | 79.8% | +46.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bassenger, M. | MALDON IND | 512 | 30.3% | 60.5% | +27.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Bardwell, C. | Conservative Party | 390 | 23.0% | 46.1% | — | |
| 4 | Wynn, P. | Liberal Democrats | 115 | 6.8% | 13.6% | — |
Wickham Bishops and Woodham · 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. 63.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,005
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham, M. | Conservative Party | 644 | 32.0% | 64.1% | +30.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Morgan, S. | Conservative Party | 635 | 31.6% | 63.2% | +29.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Williams, J. | Labour Party | 260 | 12.9% | 25.9% | — | |
| 4 | Church, A. | Liberal Democrats | 245 | 12.2% | 24.4% | — | |
| 5 | Baker, D. | Labour Party | 226 | 11.2% | 22.5% | — |
Heybridge 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. 68.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +35.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 692
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spenceley, P. | Liberal Democrats | 539 | 39.0% | 77.9% | +44.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Burwood, S. | Liberal Democrats | 475 | 34.3% | 68.7% | +35.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Board, H. | Conservative Party | 195 | 14.1% | 28.2% | — | |
| 4 | Edwards, M. | MALDON IND | 174 | 12.6% | 25.2% | — |
Tolleshunt D'Arcy · 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. 72.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +39.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 798
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
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| 1 | Thompson, M. | Conservative Party | 607 | 38.0% | 76.1% | +42.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Morley, C. | Conservative Party | 581 | 36.4% | 72.8% | +39.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Beal, J. | Liberal Democrats | 408 | 25.6% | 51.1% | — |