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Peterborough 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

20 ward races
21 seats
12 elected below the proportional quota
57.1% of seats below quota
3 unfairly awarded seats
14.3% 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 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 21 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 Party15,88335.6%838.1%838.1%0
Labour Party14,27832.0%628.6%838.1%-2
Green Party6,28214.1%29.5%314.3%-1
Liberal Democrats5,13911.5%419.0%29.5%+2
PETE 1ST1,6723.8%14.8%00.0%+1
Independent1,1012.5%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK800.2%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition730.2%00.0%00.0%0
Christian Peoples Alliance540.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total44,562100.0%21100.0%21100.0%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

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2023 election (current) and immediately before it (2022). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2023 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

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

Fletton and Woodston · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,956

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
1Thulbourn, N.Labour Party73237.4%−12.6 ptsElected
2Willey, A.Conservative Party72036.8%
3Ali, I.Green Party40620.8%
4Walton, N.Liberal Democrats985.0%

Electorate 7,485 · Back to ward index

North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,512

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
1Mahmood, A.Labour Party1,07842.9%−7.1 ptsElected
2Ali, A.Independent86334.4%
3Akim, A.Conservative Party39315.6%
4Foreman, T.Green Party1787.1%

Electorate 7,122 · Back to ward index

Orton Longueville · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,974

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
1Skibsted, H.Green Party86844.0%−6.0 ptsElected
2Farooq, A.Conservative Party56128.4%
3Smith, W.Labour Party54527.6%

Electorate 7,461 · Back to ward index

Bretton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,941

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
1Strangward, R.Labour Party86344.5%−5.5 ptsElected
2Burbage, C.Conservative Party78540.4%
3Wilson, R.Liberal Democrats1336.9%
4Warne, B.Green Party814.2%
5O'Connor, J.Independent794.1%

Electorate 6,704 · Back to ward index

Paston and Walton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,863

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
1Barkham, S.Liberal Democrats83644.9%−5.1 ptsElected
2Rafiq, A.Conservative Party59732.0%
3Powell, D.Labour Party35218.9%
4Mayhew, S.Green Party784.2%

Electorate 7,205 · Back to ward index

Hampton Vale · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,164

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
1Wiggin, C.Liberal Democrats54947.2%−2.8 ptsElected
2Evans, R.Conservative Party40234.5%
3Mannan, A.Labour Party21318.3%

Electorate 5,093 · Back to ward index

Dogsthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,904

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
1Cole, K.Labour Party90247.4%−2.6 ptsElected
2Ikram, M.Conservative Party65434.3%
3Ringler, S.Liberal Democrats1528.0%
4Brace, K.Green Party995.2%
5Petch, R.Independent975.1%

Electorate 6,775 · Back to ward index

Hargate and Hempsted · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,336

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
1Howard, J.Conservative Party63747.7%−2.3 ptsElected
2Kujiyat, T.Labour Party51138.2%
3Speed, R.Liberal Democrats1138.5%
4Whitaker, M.Green Party755.6%

Electorate 6,362 · Back to ward index

Ravensthorpe · 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. 2,565

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
1Ahmed, R.Conservative Party1,23948.3%−1.7 ptsElected
2McNally, J.Labour Party87234.0%
3Murphy, E.Green Party36314.2%
4Cham, R.Liberal Democrats913.5%

Electorate 7,480 · Back to ward index

Fletton and Stanground · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,801

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
1Seager, J.Liberal Democrats87448.5%−1.5 ptsElected
2Broccoli, D.Conservative Party43424.1%
3Ellis, A.Labour Party34819.3%
4O'Hara, D.Green Party1458.1%

Electorate 7,276 · Back to ward index

Stanground South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,617

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
1Rush, B.Conservative Party79849.4%−0.6 ptsElected
2Lewis, H.Labour Party55334.2%
3Middleton, S.Green Party16510.2%
4Garner, S.Liberal Democrats1016.2%

Electorate 7,553 · Back to ward index

Gunthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,342

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
1Bond, S.Liberal Democrats1,16649.8%−0.2 ptsElected
2Peach, J.Conservative Party85336.4%
3Challis, M.Labour Party26911.5%
4Rogers, T.Christian Peoples Alliance542.3%

Electorate 6,613 · Back to ward index

West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.7% 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. 1,630

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
1Fitzgerald, W.Conservative Party84251.7%+1.7 ptsElected
2Andison, L.Labour Party41425.4%
3Francis, C.Green Party26016.0%
4Geraghty, P.Liberal Democrats1147.0%

Electorate 4,141 · Back to ward index

Eye, Thorney and Newborough · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,068

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
1Allen, S.Conservative Party1,12254.3%+4.3 ptsElected
2Shearman, J.Labour Party58728.4%
3Alexander, M.Green Party24411.8%
4Geraghty, A.Liberal Democrats1155.6%

Electorate 7,386 · Back to ward index

Park · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 38.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,991

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
1Arfan, K.Conservative Party1,66027.7%55.5%+22.2 ptsElected
2Asif, M.Conservative Party1,14819.2%38.4%+5.0 ptsElected
3Hussain, J.Labour Party1,02417.1%34.2%
4Yasin, S.Labour Party1,00316.8%33.5%
5Radic, F.Green Party5298.8%17.7%
6Wilson, S.Green Party3415.7%11.4%
7Hardman, I.Liberal Democrats1973.3%6.6%
8Morris, S.Reform UK801.3%2.7%

Electorate 7,035 · Back to ward index

Glinton and Castor · 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. 1,819

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
1Hiller, P.Conservative Party1,08859.8%+9.8 ptsElected
2Farr, S.Labour Party27815.3%
3Bysshe, C.Liberal Democrats27014.8%
4Guthrie, G.Green Party18310.1%

Electorate 5,108 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.1% 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. 2,543

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
1Jamil, M.Labour Party1,57962.1%+12.1 ptsElected
2Umar, K.Conservative Party50920.0%
3Knight, R.Green Party2038.0%
4Whittaker, P.Liberal Democrats1797.0%
5Cawley, S.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition732.9%

Electorate 8,565 · Back to ward index

East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,465

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
1Qayyum, S.Labour Party1,61865.6%+15.6 ptsElected
2Patel, E.Conservative Party66527.0%
3Chapman, L.Green Party1204.9%
4Johnson, J.Independent622.5%

Electorate 7,294 · Back to ward index

Werrington · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,520

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
1Fox, J.PETE 1ST1,67266.3%+16.3 ptsElected
2Jones, R.Labour Party33213.2%
3Shelton, H.Conservative Party28011.1%
4Wade, G.Green Party1586.3%
5Kail, S.Liberal Democrats783.1%

Electorate 7,710 · Back to ward index

Orton Waterville · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,560

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
1Day, N.Green Party1,78669.8%+19.8 ptsElected
2Bliszczak, M.Conservative Party49619.4%
3Akinyele, O.Labour Party2058.0%
4Carroll, V.Liberal Democrats732.9%

Electorate 7,163 · Back to ward index