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Sefton 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

22 ward races
24 seats
10 elected below the proportional quota
41.7% of seats below quota
6 unfairly awarded seats
25.0% 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 22 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 24 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 Party33,97446.4%1979.2%1354.2%+6
Conservative Party18,93525.9%312.5%729.2%-4
Liberal Democrats10,25814.0%28.3%312.5%-1
Green Party5,1307.0%00.0%14.2%-1
Independent2,2643.1%00.0%00.0%0
FRAG1,6212.2%00.0%00.0%0
ND4510.6%00.0%00.0%0
Workers Party of Britain3170.4%00.0%00.0%0
The Liberal Party1670.2%00.0%00.0%0
FREE480.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total73,165100.0%24100.0%24100.0%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 2021 election (current) and immediately before it (2020). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2021 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

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

Birkdale · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.7% Proportional quota 50.0% 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 ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,437

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
1Kelly S.A.Labour Party1,12532.7%−17.3 ptsElected
2Durkin L.A.Conservative Party1,09932.0%
3Foulds V.Liberal Democrats1,00629.3%
4Frank B.Green Party2076.0%

Electorate 10,220 · EC ward code E05000933 · Back to ward index

Kew · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,952

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
1Corcoran J.J.Labour Party1,07936.6%−13.4 ptsElected
2Nuttall L.E.Conservative Party90530.7%
3Barton J.Liberal Democrats76826.0%
4Weavers F.Green Party2006.8%

Electorate 10,414 · EC ward code E05000941 · Back to ward index

Ravenmeols · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,778

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
1Page C.Labour Party1,46038.6%−11.4 ptsElected
2McCann B.FRAG1,14330.3%
3Bowen P.D.Conservative Party87223.1%
4Gibbon A.M.Green Party2125.6%
5Delves L.Liberal Democrats912.4%

Electorate 9,637 · EC ward code E05000950 · Back to ward index

Cambridge · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,500

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
1D'Albuquerque S.Conservative Party1,45541.6%−8.4 ptsElected
2Keith P.Liberal Democrats1,24435.5%
3Lunn Bates L.Labour Party59617.0%
4Fox C.J.Green Party2055.9%

Electorate 10,084 · EC ward code E05000935 · Back to ward index

Dukes · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,768

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
1Prendergast M.Conservative Party1,57641.8%−8.2 ptsElected
2Dawson T.Independent81621.7%
3Newman D.I.Liberal Democrats60616.1%
4Spring T.B.Labour Party55114.6%
5Doyle R.M.Green Party2195.8%

Electorate 10,705 · EC ward code E05000938 · Back to ward index

Harington · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,070

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
1Riley J.Conservative Party1,73142.5%−7.5 ptsElected
2Richards C.A.Labour Party1,34433.0%
3Brodie A.L.FRAG47811.7%
4Walsh M.Green Party2977.3%
5Gorski A.Liberal Democrats1724.2%
6Allman J.E.FREE481.2%

Electorate 9,930 · EC ward code E05000940 · Back to ward index

Norwood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,031

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
1Waterfield C.Labour Party1,32643.7%−6.3 ptsElected
2Teesdale P.Conservative Party84828.0%
3West A.P.F.Liberal Democrats62920.8%
4McIntosh D.A.Green Party2287.5%

Electorate 10,552 · EC ward code E05000948 · Back to ward index

Ainsdale · 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. 4,058

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
1Thompson L.Liberal Democrats1,80744.5%−5.5 ptsElected
2Shaw M.J.Conservative Party1,25330.9%
3Flynn S.Labour Party78919.4%
4Rankin L.G.Green Party2095.2%

Electorate 10,181 · EC ward code E05000932 · Back to ward index

Manor · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,132

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
1Kelly J.J.Labour Party1,49747.8%−2.2 ptsElected
2Blanchard J.Conservative Party99631.8%
3Donegan A.R.Green Party32810.5%
4Gibson J.Liberal Democrats3119.9%

Electorate 10,020 · EC ward code E05000944 · Back to ward index

Meols · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,527

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
1Dodd J.Liberal Democrats1,69248.0%−2.0 ptsElected
2De Freitas T.A.Conservative Party1,11231.5%
3Jowett S.J.Labour Party47013.3%
4Collins D.W.Green Party2537.2%

Electorate 10,057 · EC ward code E05000945 · Back to ward index

Sudell · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.4% 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. 3,502

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
1Hansen J.J.Labour Party1,76650.4%+0.4 ptsElected
2Hughes T.Conservative Party1,26836.2%
3Wareing A.Green Party2597.4%
4Green R.J.Workers Party of Britain2096.0%

Electorate 10,402 · EC ward code E05000952 · Back to ward index

Victoria · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,041

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
1Roche M.Labour Party2,14153.0%+3.0 ptsElected
2Gee H.J.Liberal Democrats1,13928.2%
3Crichton M.Conservative Party44010.9%
4Doolin N.A.Green Party3217.9%

Electorate 10,853 · EC ward code E05000953 · Back to ward index

Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,214

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
1Wilson A.J.Labour Party1,73353.9%+3.9 ptsElected
2Hughes K.Conservative Party1,11634.7%
3Greason R.Green Party36511.4%

Electorate 9,851 · EC ward code E05000949 · Back to ward index

Ford · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,366

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
1Lappin P.Labour Party1,50163.4%+13.4 ptsElected
2McDonald J.ND30612.9%
3Dorgan V.Conservative Party2018.5%
4Dams K.Green Party1988.4%
5Haws C.Workers Party of Britain1084.6%
6Gibson R.Liberal Democrats522.2%

Electorate 9,390 · EC ward code E05000939 · Back to ward index

Church · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,710

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
1Cummins P.P.Labour Party1,72763.7%+13.7 ptsElected
2Carter M.Green Party57121.1%
3Dorgan S.Conservative Party30511.3%
4Ashton Z.Liberal Democrats1073.9%

Electorate 9,423 · EC ward code E05000936 · Back to ward index

Litherland · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,325

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
1Hardy T.Labour Party1,48463.8%+13.8 ptsElected
2Walker-Miller M.Independent50721.8%
3Hounslea J.M.Conservative Party1546.6%
4Robinson J.P.Green Party1466.3%
5Gibson B.J.ND341.5%

Electorate 8,984 · EC ward code E05000943 · Back to ward index

Blundellsands · 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. 49.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,481

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
1Roscoe D.E.Labour Party2,03129.2%58.4%+25.0 ptsElected
2Carlin N.O.Labour Party1,73424.9%49.8%+16.5 ptsElected
3Barber M.P.Conservative Party1,13316.3%32.6%
4Jamieson S.I.Conservative Party92713.3%26.6%
5Volynchook J.G.Green Party5097.3%14.6%
6Cawdron K.W.Liberal Democrats2794.0%8.0%
7Dunning B.Liberal Democrats1812.6%5.2%
8Preston A.T.The Liberal Party1672.4%4.8%

Electorate 9,439 · EC ward code E05000934 · Back to ward index

Molyneux · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,924

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
1Murphy P.Labour Party1,94966.7%+16.7 ptsElected
2Barber P.M.Conservative Party54718.7%
3Wykes M.Green Party2548.7%
4Sayer D.Liberal Democrats1746.0%

Electorate 10,190 · EC ward code E05000946 · Back to ward index

Netherton and Orrell · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 75.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,373

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
1Brennan R.Labour Party1,78575.2%+25.2 ptsElected
2Ford L.Independent34014.3%
3Burgess A.J.Conservative Party24810.5%

Electorate 9,815 · EC ward code E05000947 · Back to ward index

Derby · 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. 65.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +32.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,961

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
1Thompson A.M.Labour Party1,47937.7%75.4%+42.1 ptsElected
2O'Brien B.Labour Party1,29032.9%65.8%+32.5 ptsElected
3Brennan M.Independent50112.8%25.6%
4Nuttall D.P.Conservative Party1764.5%9.0%
5Cartmel A.A.Green Party1493.8%7.6%
6Clegg A.Conservative Party1152.9%5.9%
7Duffy M.ND1112.8%5.7%
8Nelson P.Independent1002.6%5.1%

Electorate 9,174 · EC ward code E05000937 · Back to ward index

St. Oswald · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 85.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +35.6 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
1Cluskey L.Labour Party1,55785.6%+35.6 ptsElected
2Burgess M.Conservative Party26214.4%

Electorate 8,409 · EC ward code E05000951 · Back to ward index

Linacre · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 88.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +38.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,756

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
1Maher C.Labour Party1,56088.8%+38.8 ptsElected
2Bold L.M.B.Conservative Party19611.2%

Electorate 9,138 · EC ward code E05000942 · Back to ward index