← Tamworth (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort

Tamworth 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

9 ward races
9 seats
3 elected below the proportional quota
33.3% of seats below quota
4 unfairly awarded seats
44.4% 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 9 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 9 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
Reform UK10,24251.8%9100.0%555.6%+4
Conservative Party3,54117.9%00.0%222.2%-2
Green Party2,81414.2%00.0%111.1%-1
Labour Party2,71513.7%00.0%111.1%-1
Independent3361.7%00.0%00.0%0
Liberal Democrats1010.5%00.0%00.0%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)400.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total19,789100.0%9100.0%9100.0%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 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)
Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Spital · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,483

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
1Samuel William SmithReform UK1,10744.6%−5.4 ptsElected
2Stephen Isaac AndrewsGreen Party55022.2%
3Brett Bryan BeethamConservative Party50220.2%
4Nash KumarLabour Party32413.0%

Electorate 6,377 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.tamworth.spital.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Mercian · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,133

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
1Nick ThompsonReform UK96445.2%−4.8 ptsElected
2Gordon Richard MooreConservative Party42019.7%
3Richard McDermidLabour Party28013.1%
4Em WalkerGreen Party27612.9%
5Joe PostingsIndependent1939.0%

Electorate 5,579 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.tamworth.mercian.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,587

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
1Allan CopseyReform UK1,27449.2%−0.8 ptsElected
2Chris CookeConservative Party55621.5%
3Adam GoodfellowGreen Party41516.0%
4Andrew FlintLabour Party34213.2%

Electorate 6,818 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.tamworth.castle.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bolehall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,077

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
1Dylan PowisReform UK1,06651.3%+1.3 ptsElected
2Sarah DanielsLabour Party39819.2%
3Dominic Robert PerryGreen Party24611.8%
4Charlotte Ellen BarronConservative Party22410.8%
5Mark HopkinsIndependent1436.9%

Electorate 5,584 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.tamworth.bolehall.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Amington · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.2% 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. 2,634

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
1Hayley ColesReform UK1,40253.2%+3.2 ptsElected
2Donna Marie SummersConservative Party48218.3%
3Stephen StandenLabour Party40315.3%
4Matthias OsborneGreen Party34713.2%

Electorate 6,931 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.tamworth.amington.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Stonydelph · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.0% Proportional quota 50.0% 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 ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,867

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
1Paul TurnerReform UK1,02755.0%+5.0 ptsElected
2Thomas Samuel OatesConservative Party32917.6%
3Elliot James FaradayGreen Party24313.0%
4Darryl DeanLabour Party22812.2%
5Robert BilcliffUK Independence Party (UKIP)402.1%

Electorate 5,505 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.tamworth.stonydelph.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,417

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
1Bernard SkeenReform UK1,33555.2%+5.2 ptsElected
2Marie Sabeena BaileyConservative Party54522.5%
3Alfie GreenLabour Party27211.3%
4Samson Derek LucasGreen Party26511.0%

Electorate 5,772 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.tamworth.trinity.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Belgrave · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,873

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
1Peter UttingReform UK1,05356.2%+6.2 ptsElected
2James David BarronConservative Party25613.7%
3Chelsie Hirons-MajorGreen Party24613.1%
4Denise BayleyLabour Party21711.6%
5Helen Jane Miller-VineyLiberal Democrats1015.4%

Electorate 5,645 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.tamworth.belgrave.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Glascote · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,718

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
1Mark Anthony AbleyReform UK1,01459.0%+9.0 ptsElected
2Simon PeapleLabour Party25114.6%
3James Nicholson-RobertsConservative Party22713.2%
4Abi MooreGreen Party22613.2%

Electorate 5,330 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.tamworth.glascote.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index