← Winchester (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Winchester 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
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 15 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 20,243 | 41.6% | 13 | 86.7% | 7 | 46.7% | +6 |
| Conservative Party | 10,798 | 22.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 20.0% | -3 |
| Reform UK | 8,407 | 17.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 20.0% | -3 |
| Green Party | 6,800 | 14.0% | 1 | 6.7% | 2 | 13.3% | -1 |
| Independent | 1,347 | 2.8% | 1 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 1,052 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 48,647 | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 15 | 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
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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Denmead · 1 seat · won at 36.4% · −13.6 pts below quota
- Upper Meon Valley · 1 seat · won at 37.0% · −13.0 pts below quota
- Central Meon Valley · 1 seat · won at 38.7% · −11.3 pts below quota
- Southwick and Wickham · 1 seat · won at 39.4% · −10.6 pts below quota
- Whiteley and Shedfield · 1 seat · won at 39.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
- Wonston and Micheldever · 1 seat · won at 41.3% · −8.7 pts below quota
- St Michael · 1 seat · won at 42.5% · −7.5 pts below quota
- Bishop's Waltham · 1 seat · won at 43.7% · −6.3 pts below quota
- Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
- St Bartholomew · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · −1.9 pts below quota
- St Paul · 1 seat · won at 48.3% · −1.7 pts below quota
- Colden Common and Twyford · 1 seat · won at 49.1% · −0.9 pts below quota
- Alresford and Itchen Valley · 1 seat · won at 52.7% · above quota
- The Worthys · 1 seat · won at 53.2% · above quota
- St Barnabas · 1 seat · won at 53.2% · above quota
Race results
Denmead · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,254
| 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 | Martin Clay | Liberal Democrats | 1,186 | 36.4% | −13.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Amanda Aldridge | Reform UK | 998 | 30.7% | — | |
| 3 | Caroline Lorraine Brook | Conservative Party | 800 | 24.6% | — | |
| 4 | Laura O'Connor | Green Party | 185 | 5.7% | — | |
| 5 | Andrew Thomas Kirby | Labour Party | 85 | 2.6% | — |
Upper Meon Valley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,525
| 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 | David Ablitt | Liberal Democrats | 933 | 37.0% | −13.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Neil Bolton | Conservative Party | 917 | 36.3% | — | |
| 3 | Charlotte Lee Northbrook | Reform UK | 444 | 17.6% | — | |
| 4 | Amanda Mary Griffith | Green Party | 208 | 8.2% | — | |
| 5 | Nicholas Bennett-Britton | Labour Party | 23 | 0.9% | — |
Central Meon Valley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,061
| 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 | Malcolm Wallace | Green Party | 1,570 | 38.7% | −11.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Newberry | Conservative Party | 874 | 21.5% | — | |
| 3 | Frances Baxter | Reform UK | 858 | 21.1% | — | |
| 4 | Roger John Bentote | Liberal Democrats | 708 | 17.4% | — | |
| 5 | Martyn Kevin Davis | Labour Party | 51 | 1.3% | — |
Southwick and Wickham · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,681
| 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 | Neil Cutler | Liberal Democrats | 1,056 | 39.4% | −10.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Harris | Reform UK | 839 | 31.3% | — | |
| 3 | Denise Searle | Conservative Party | 471 | 17.6% | — | |
| 4 | Ben Thomas | Green Party | 257 | 9.6% | — | |
| 5 | Alexander Hodgkinson | Labour Party | 58 | 2.2% | — |
Whiteley and Shedfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,275
| 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 | Anne Small | Liberal Democrats | 1,301 | 39.7% | −10.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Julie Frances Harrison | Reform UK | 781 | 23.8% | — | |
| 3 | Marcus Garth | Conservative Party | 496 | 15.1% | — | |
| 4 | Ben Russell | Green Party | 461 | 14.1% | — | |
| 5 | Sean Gerrard Whelan | Independent | 183 | 5.6% | — | |
| 6 | Richard Carthew | Labour Party | 53 | 1.6% | — |
Wonston and Micheldever · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,227
| 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 | Andrew Timothy Adams | Liberal Democrats | 1,332 | 41.3% | −8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Patrick Brian Cunningham | Conservative Party | 1,130 | 35.0% | — | |
| 3 | Nick Constable | Reform UK | 489 | 15.2% | — | |
| 4 | Antony Francis De Peyer | Labour Party | 233 | 7.2% | — | |
| 5 | Cameron Hardie | Green Party | 43 | 1.3% | — |
St Michael · 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. 3,267
| 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 | Mark Paul Reach | Liberal Democrats | 1,390 | 42.5% | −7.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Donald Tait | Conservative Party | 760 | 23.3% | — | |
| 3 | Kate Needham | Green Party | 636 | 19.5% | — | |
| 4 | David Ernest Simons Delmonte | Reform UK | 413 | 12.6% | — | |
| 5 | Archie William Ledger | Labour Party | 68 | 2.1% | — |
Bishop's Waltham · 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. 3,414
| 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 | Simone Fleuren | Liberal Democrats | 1,493 | 43.7% | −6.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Steve Miller | Conservative Party | 856 | 25.1% | — | |
| 3 | Peter James Jordan | Reform UK | 643 | 18.8% | — | |
| 4 | Doug Stinton | Green Party | 363 | 10.6% | — | |
| 5 | Steve Haines | Labour Party | 59 | 1.7% | — |
Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,831
| 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 | Brian Leslie Laming | Liberal Democrats | 1,735 | 45.3% | −4.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ed Kennedy | Conservative Party | 1,192 | 31.1% | — | |
| 3 | Lincoln Redding | Reform UK | 442 | 11.5% | — | |
| 4 | Max Priesemann | Green Party | 387 | 10.1% | — | |
| 5 | Alison Phyllis Cochrane | Labour Party | 75 | 2.0% | — |
St Bartholomew · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,024
| 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 | Kathleen Mary Becker | Liberal Democrats | 1,455 | 48.1% | −1.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lorraine Estelle | Green Party | 779 | 25.8% | — | |
| 3 | Roseanna Leigh Curley | Reform UK | 363 | 12.0% | — | |
| 4 | Fiona Mather | Conservative Party | 348 | 11.5% | — | |
| 5 | Patrick Davies | Labour Party | 79 | 2.6% | — |
St Paul · 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. 3,345
| 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 | Lucille Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 1,616 | 48.3% | −1.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Simon Warde | Green Party | 951 | 28.4% | — | |
| 3 | Joe Hill | Conservative Party | 439 | 13.1% | — | |
| 4 | Paul Jonathan O'Nions | Reform UK | 275 | 8.2% | — | |
| 5 | Peter Rees | Labour Party | 64 | 1.9% | — |
Colden Common and Twyford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,373
| 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 | Sue Cook | Independent | 1,164 | 49.1% | −0.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sophia Grace Williams | Liberal Democrats | 540 | 22.8% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin Patrick James Mills | Reform UK | 382 | 16.1% | — | |
| 4 | Hugo Mabbott | Conservative Party | 245 | 10.3% | — | |
| 5 | Adrian John Paul Field | Labour Party | 42 | 1.8% | — |
Alresford and Itchen Valley · 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. 3,745
| 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 | Margot Julia Power | Liberal Democrats | 1,975 | 52.7% | +2.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lisa Suzanne Griffiths | Conservative Party | 901 | 24.1% | — | |
| 3 | Nicholas Brian Fortescue Hubbard | Reform UK | 596 | 15.9% | — | |
| 4 | Tom Street | Green Party | 228 | 6.1% | — | |
| 5 | Tessa Susan Valentine | Labour Party | 45 | 1.2% | — |
The Worthys · 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. 2,900
| 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 | Jackie Porter | Liberal Democrats | 1,542 | 53.2% | +3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Signe Biddle | Conservative Party | 623 | 21.5% | — | |
| 3 | Liam David Horton | Reform UK | 431 | 14.9% | — | |
| 4 | Luke Ainscough | Green Party | 253 | 8.7% | — | |
| 5 | Jamie Trodden | Labour Party | 51 | 1.8% | — |
St Barnabas · 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. 3,725
| 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 | James Edward Batho | Liberal Democrats | 1,981 | 53.2% | +3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Killeen | Conservative Party | 746 | 20.0% | — | |
| 3 | Jessica Redway | Green Party | 479 | 12.9% | — | |
| 4 | Mark Lawrence Gordon Adams | Reform UK | 453 | 12.2% | — | |
| 5 | Lucy Sims | Labour Party | 66 | 1.8% | — |