← Staffordshire Moorlands (all cycles) · 4 May 2023 cohort
Staffordshire Moorlands 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 26 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 17,186 | 36.7% | 24 | 43.6% | 21 | 38.2% | +3 |
| Conservative Party | 16,242 | 34.7% | 22 | 40.0% | 19 | 34.5% | +3 |
| Independent | 7,961 | 17.0% | 7 | 12.7% | 9 | 16.4% | -2 |
| Green Party | 3,538 | 7.6% | 1 | 1.8% | 4 | 7.3% | -3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,745 | 3.7% | 1 | 1.8% | 2 | 3.6% | -1 |
| Reform UK | 135 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 46,807 | 100.0% | 55 | 100.0% | 55 | 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.
- Biddulph South · 1 seat · won at 46.8% · −3.2 pts below quota
- Manifold · 1 seat · won at 52.7% · above quota
- Caverswall · 1 seat · won at 53.3% · above quota
- Bagnall and Stanley · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
- Horton · 1 seat · won at 54.3% · above quota
- Cheadle North East · 2 seats · won at 37.7% · above quota
- Alton · 1 seat · won at 54.9% · above quota
- Dane · 1 seat · won at 63.3% · above quota
- Hamps Valley · 1 seat · won at 64.6% · above quota
- Cheddleton · 3 seats · won at 40.4% · above quota
- Cellarhead · 2 seats · won at 51.7% · above quota
- Cheadle South East · 2 seats · won at 52.3% · above quota
- Biddulph West · 3 seats · won at 44.4% · above quota
- Leek East · 3 seats · won at 48.3% · above quota
- Brown Edge and Endon · 3 seats · won at 48.3% · above quota
- Werrington · 2 seats · won at 57.7% · above quota
- Biddulph Moor · 1 seat · won at 75.3% · above quota
- Checkley · 3 seats · won at 52.3% · above quota
- Forsbrook · 3 seats · won at 53.2% · above quota
- Leek West · 3 seats · won at 55.1% · above quota
- Cheadle West · 3 seats · won at 58.3% · above quota
- Churnet · 2 seats · won at 69.2% · above quota
- Biddulph East · 3 seats · won at 65.6% · above quota
- Biddulph North · 3 seats · won at 72.5% · above quota
- Leek South · 3 seats · won at 74.3% · above quota
- Leek North · 3 seats · won at 81.0% · above quota
Race results
Biddulph South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 442
| 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 | Church, A. | Labour Party | 207 | 46.8% | −3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lawton, A. | Independent | 176 | 39.8% | — | |
| 3 | Gregg, R. | Liberal Democrats | 59 | 13.3% | — |
Manifold · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 581
| 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 | Kempster, J. | Green Party | 306 | 52.7% | +2.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Wales, S. | Conservative Party | 275 | 47.3% | — |
Caverswall · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 452
| 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 | Roberts, P. | Conservative Party | 241 | 53.3% | +3.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Podszus, C. | Labour Party | 211 | 46.7% | — |
Bagnall and Stanley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 663
| 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 | Edwards, C. | Conservative Party | 356 | 53.7% | +3.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ralphs, S. | Independent | 189 | 28.5% | — | |
| 3 | Jennings, D. | Labour Party | 79 | 11.9% | — | |
| 4 | Jagger, L. | Liberal Democrats | 39 | 5.9% | — |
Horton · 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. 597
| 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 | Cox, J. | Conservative Party | 324 | 54.3% | +4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Cooney, D. | Green Party | 273 | 45.7% | — |
Cheadle North 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. 37.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 650
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 | Whitehouse, L. | Labour Party | 284 | 21.9% | 43.7% | +10.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Spooner, M. | Labour Party | 245 | 18.9% | 37.7% | +4.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Routledge, P. | Conservative Party | 233 | 17.9% | 35.9% | — | |
| 4 | Ellis, S. | Conservative Party | 231 | 17.8% | 35.6% | — | |
| 5 | Bull, J. | Independent | 176 | 13.5% | 27.1% | — | |
| 6 | Wilson, D. | Independent | 130 | 10.0% | 20.0% | — |
Alton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 381
| 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 | Moult, N. | Conservative Party | 209 | 54.9% | +4.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lingham, J. | Labour Party | 172 | 45.1% | — |
Dane · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 466
| 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 | Beswick, C. | Conservative Party | 295 | 63.3% | +13.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | McCrea, A. | Green Party | 171 | 36.7% | — |
Hamps Valley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% 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 ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 514
| 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 | Wain, E. | Conservative Party | 332 | 64.6% | +14.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bohme, W. | Green Party | 182 | 35.4% | — |
Cheddleton · 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. 40.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,256
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worthington, M. | Conservative Party | 607 | 16.1% | 48.3% | +23.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Pascall, D. | Labour Party | 526 | 14.0% | 41.9% | +16.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Pointon, O. | Conservative Party | 507 | 13.5% | 40.4% | +15.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Grocott, A. | Conservative Party | 461 | 12.2% | 36.7% | — | |
| 5 | Sabir, E. | Labour Party | 418 | 11.1% | 33.3% | — | |
| 6 | Bowen, M. | Independent | 364 | 9.7% | 29.0% | — | |
| 7 | Mayers, D. | Green Party | 246 | 6.5% | 19.6% | — | |
| 8 | Jennings, H. | Independent | 194 | 5.1% | 15.4% | — | |
| 9 | Harvey, K. | Independent | 168 | 4.5% | 13.4% | — | |
| 10 | Gregg, J. | Liberal Democrats | 162 | 4.3% | 12.9% | — | |
| 11 | Kari, F. | Independent | 116 | 3.1% | 9.2% | — |
Cellarhead · 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. +18.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 617
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 | Hughes, B. | Conservative Party | 403 | 32.7% | 65.4% | +32.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hughes, P. | Conservative Party | 319 | 25.9% | 51.7% | +18.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Firkins, J. | Green Party | 267 | 21.7% | 43.3% | — | |
| 4 | King-Salter, J. | Green Party | 244 | 19.8% | 39.6% | — |
Cheadle South 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. 52.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 766
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 | Haines, M. | Labour Party | 466 | 30.4% | 60.8% | +27.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | O'Shea, V. | Labour Party | 401 | 26.2% | 52.3% | +19.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jackson, P. | Conservative Party | 341 | 22.3% | 44.5% | — | |
| 4 | Routledge, Z. | Conservative Party | 324 | 21.1% | 42.3% | — |
Biddulph 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. 44.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 990
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yates, N. | Labour Party | 482 | 16.2% | 48.7% | +23.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Proudlove, D. | Labour Party | 451 | 15.2% | 45.5% | +20.5 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Smith, C. | Labour Party | 440 | 14.8% | 44.4% | +19.4 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Stubbs, D. | Conservative Party | 419 | 14.1% | 42.3% | — | |
| 5 | Stubbs, M. | Conservative Party | 344 | 11.6% | 34.7% | — | |
| 6 | Stubbs, M. | Conservative Party | 328 | 11.0% | 33.1% | — | |
| 7 | Eardley, N. | Independent | 282 | 9.5% | 28.5% | — | |
| 8 | McLoughlin, A. | Independent | 225 | 7.6% | 22.7% | — |
Leek East · 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. 48.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +23.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,223
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price, D. | Labour Party | 766 | 20.9% | 62.6% | +37.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Boone, C. | Labour Party | 681 | 18.6% | 55.7% | +30.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Taylor, G. | Labour Party | 591 | 16.1% | 48.3% | +23.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Chauveau, P. | Conservative Party | 476 | 13.0% | 38.9% | — | |
| 5 | Machin, A. | Conservative Party | 442 | 12.0% | 36.1% | — | |
| 6 | Johnson, B. | Conservative Party | 436 | 11.9% | 35.6% | — | |
| 7 | Jones, M. | Green Party | 278 | 7.6% | 22.7% | — |
Brown Edge and Endon · 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. 48.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +23.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,210
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porter, J. | Conservative Party | 707 | 19.5% | 58.4% | +33.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Flunder, K. | Conservative Party | 606 | 16.7% | 50.1% | +25.1 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jebb, C. | Liberal Democrats | 585 | 16.1% | 48.3% | +23.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Molson, R. | Conservative Party | 506 | 13.9% | 41.8% | — | |
| 5 | Spooner, D. | Liberal Democrats | 452 | 12.4% | 37.3% | — | |
| 6 | Majekodunmi, J. | Labour Party | 436 | 12.0% | 36.0% | — | |
| 7 | Redfern, J. | Liberal Democrats | 339 | 9.3% | 28.0% | — |
Werrington · 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. 57.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 641
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 | Shaw, D. | Conservative Party | 404 | 31.5% | 63.0% | +29.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ward, R. | Conservative Party | 370 | 28.9% | 57.7% | +24.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Meakin, N. | Independent | 262 | 20.4% | 40.9% | — | |
| 4 | Sharrock, A. | Green Party | 246 | 19.2% | 38.4% | — |
Biddulph Moor · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 75.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 409
| 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 | Jones, J. | Independent | 308 | 75.3% | +25.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bostock, J. | Labour Party | 101 | 24.7% | — |
Checkley · 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. 52.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,018
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilkinson, P. | Independent | 629 | 20.6% | 61.8% | +36.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Deaville, M. | Conservative Party | 603 | 19.8% | 59.3% | +34.3 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Hulme, A. | Conservative Party | 532 | 17.4% | 52.3% | +27.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Haines, L. | Labour Party | 399 | 13.1% | 39.2% | — | |
| 5 | Emery, L. | Independent | 371 | 12.2% | 36.5% | — | |
| 6 | Tatton, D. | Green Party | 301 | 9.9% | 29.6% | — | |
| 7 | Hall, M. | Independent | 218 | 7.1% | 21.4% | — |
Forsbrook · 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. 53.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +28.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 931
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmes, T. | Conservative Party | 589 | 21.1% | 63.3% | +38.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Durose, M. | Conservative Party | 497 | 17.8% | 53.4% | +28.4 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Herdman, I. | Conservative Party | 495 | 17.7% | 53.2% | +28.2 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Powner, P. | Labour Party | 437 | 15.7% | 47.0% | — | |
| 5 | Wilkinson, A. | Independent | 402 | 14.4% | 43.2% | — | |
| 6 | Stead, H. | Green Party | 372 | 13.3% | 40.0% | — |
Leek 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. 55.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +30.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,039
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cawley, B. | Labour Party | 802 | 25.7% | 77.2% | +52.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Barks, P. | Labour Party | 688 | 22.1% | 66.2% | +41.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Emery, B. | Conservative Party | 572 | 18.4% | 55.1% | +30.1 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Bromilow, C. | Labour Party | 564 | 18.1% | 54.3% | — | |
| 5 | Podmore, N. | Conservative Party | 490 | 15.7% | 47.2% | — |
Cheadle 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. 58.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 796
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mills, K. | Independent | 602 | 25.2% | 75.6% | +50.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bentley, G. | Independent | 551 | 23.1% | 69.2% | +44.2 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Plant, I. | Independent | 464 | 19.4% | 58.3% | +33.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Charlesworth, B. | Labour Party | 438 | 18.3% | 55.0% | — | |
| 5 | Mason, J. | Conservative Party | 334 | 14.0% | 41.9% | — |
Churnet · 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. 69.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +35.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 686
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 | Aberley, J. | Conservative Party | 505 | 36.8% | 73.6% | +40.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Fallows, E. | Conservative Party | 475 | 34.6% | 69.2% | +35.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Black, H. | Labour Party | 257 | 18.7% | 37.5% | — | |
| 4 | McKenzie, W. | Reform UK | 135 | 9.8% | 19.7% | — |
Biddulph East · 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. 65.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +40.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 663
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salt, J. | Labour Party | 583 | 29.3% | 88.0% | +63.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Brady, C. | Labour Party | 451 | 22.7% | 68.1% | +43.1 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Wood, C. | Labour Party | 435 | 21.9% | 65.6% | +40.6 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Bayley, S. | Independent | 219 | 11.0% | 33.0% | — | |
| 5 | Perkin, C. | Independent | 191 | 9.6% | 28.8% | — | |
| 6 | Preston, G. | Liberal Democrats | 109 | 5.5% | 16.4% | — |
Biddulph North · 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. 72.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +47.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 884
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parkes, A. | Labour Party | 652 | 24.6% | 73.7% | +48.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Garvey, J. | Independent | 643 | 24.2% | 72.7% | +47.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Hart, A. | Independent | 641 | 24.2% | 72.5% | +47.5 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Harper, K. | Independent | 440 | 16.6% | 49.8% | — | |
| 5 | Waite, I. | Green Party | 277 | 10.4% | 31.3% | — |
Leek South · 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. 74.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +49.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,069
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindlehurst, M. | Labour Party | 880 | 27.4% | 82.3% | +57.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gledhill, M. | Labour Party | 801 | 25.0% | 74.9% | +49.9 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Hoptroff, K. | Labour Party | 794 | 24.8% | 74.3% | +49.3 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Vickerstaff, D. | Green Party | 375 | 11.7% | 35.1% | — | |
| 5 | Cox, N. | Conservative Party | 357 | 11.1% | 33.4% | — |
Leek North · 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. 81.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +56.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 782
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 →
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atkins, C. | Labour Party | 742 | 31.6% | 94.9% | +69.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Swindlehurst, L. | Labour Party | 673 | 28.7% | 86.1% | +61.1 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Johnson, M. | Labour Party | 633 | 27.0% | 81.0% | +56.0 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Lockett, C. | Conservative Party | 297 | 12.7% | 38.0% | — |