← Wolverhampton (all cycles) · 6 May 2021 cohort

Wolverhampton 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

20 ward races
22 seats
2 elected below the proportional quota
9.1% of seats below quota
3 unfairly awarded seats
13.6% of seats unfairly awarded

Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →

If votes were counted by party

Across the 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 22 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 Party30,41947.3%1463.6%1150.0%+3
Conservative Party27,68843.0%836.4%1045.5%-2
Green Party3,9666.2%00.0%14.5%-1
Liberal Democrats1,8792.9%00.0%00.0%0
Independent2170.3%00.0%00.0%0
Workers Party of Britain1460.2%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition530.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total64,368100.0%22100.0%22100.0%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

Oxley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,754

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
1Collinge A.J.H.Conservative Party1,24945.4%−4.6 ptsElected
2Miles L.M.Labour Party1,17942.8%
3Jenkins A.Liberal Democrats1435.2%
4Clark M.Green Party1304.7%
5Allerton J.T.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition531.9%

Electorate 8,806 · EC ward code E05001332 · Back to ward index

Fallings Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,519

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
1Burden C.Labour Party1,18647.1%−2.9 ptsElected
2Dhillon R.Conservative Party1,11744.3%
3Nixon P.Liberal Democrats1114.4%
4Currie H.M.Green Party1054.2%

Electorate 8,836 · EC ward code E05001328 · Back to ward index

Wednesfield South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,796

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
1Randle A.Conservative Party1,45752.1%+2.1 ptsElected
2Coogan J.Labour Party1,19942.9%
3Belcher D.J.Green Party1405.0%

Electorate 8,815 · EC ward code E05001340 · Back to ward index

Wednesfield North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,537

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
1Bateman P.T.A.Labour Party1,33952.8%+2.8 ptsElected
2Newell G.E.Conservative Party1,08642.8%
3Harris L.D.Green Party1124.4%

Electorate 8,526 · EC ward code E05001339 · 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. 3,041

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
1Darke C.Labour Party1,64053.9%+3.9 ptsElected
2Brotherton R.J.Conservative Party1,04934.5%
3Arnold R.E.Green Party2498.2%
4Lewis B.H.Liberal Democrats1033.4%

Electorate 8,291 · EC ward code E05001333 · Back to ward index

East Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,229

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
1Muston A.D.Labour Party1,20754.1%+4.1 ptsElected
2Hall S.Conservative Party88239.6%
3Cole B.T.Green Party1406.3%

Electorate 9,021 · EC ward code E05001326 · Back to ward index

Spring Vale · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.2 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
1Singh M.Labour Party1,40154.2%+4.2 ptsElected
2Kumar S.R.Conservative Party97737.8%
3Nimmo D.B.Green Party2098.1%

Electorate 8,917 · EC ward code E05001336 · Back to ward index

Bilston East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,612

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
1Wildman G.A.Labour Party1,42454.5%+4.5 ptsElected
2Thompson C.J.Conservative Party83832.1%
3Fellows T.Independent2178.3%
4Whitmill H.V.I.Green Party1335.1%

Electorate 10,626 · EC ward code E05001321 · Back to ward index

Penn · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,510

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
1Haynes S.M.Conservative Party2,46454.6%+4.6 ptsElected
2Moreton T.Labour Party1,77539.4%
3Gilbert K.M.Green Party2716.0%

Electorate 9,912 · EC ward code E05001334 · Back to ward index

Merry Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.3% 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. 3,552

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
1Dalton W.M.Conservative Party2,00156.3%+6.3 ptsElected
2Bolshaw A.D.Labour Party1,32437.3%
3Flynn D.C.Green Party2276.4%

Electorate 9,170 · EC ward code E05001331 · Back to ward index

Bushbury North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.2% 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. 2,868

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
1McNeil A.W.Conservative Party1,67058.2%+8.2 ptsElected
2Smith J.Labour Party98234.2%
3Jenkins I.C.Liberal Democrats1174.1%
4Van Doorn R.M.Green Party993.5%

Electorate 8,841 · EC ward code E05001324 · Back to ward index

Bushbury South and Low Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.2% 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. 2,440

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
1Brookfield I.N.Labour Party1,42158.2%+8.2 ptsElected
2Powis M.Conservative Party88236.1%
3Wood C.Green Party1375.6%

Electorate 10,857 · EC ward code E05001325 · Back to ward index

Graiseley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,025

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
1Reynolds J.C.Labour Party1,79259.2%+9.2 ptsElected
2Basra K.Conservative Party86728.7%
3Bertaut A.J.Green Party2528.3%
4Ball K.A.Liberal Democrats1143.8%

Electorate 8,514 · EC ward code E05001329 · Back to ward index

Tettenhall Regis · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,764

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
1Singh U.Conservative Party2,24259.6%+9.6 ptsElected
2Hyatt C.L.Labour Party1,16230.9%
3Wood V.M.Green Party2105.6%
4Donald J.M.Liberal Democrats1504.0%

Electorate 9,342 · EC ward code E05001337 · Back to ward index

Bilston North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,596

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
1Leach L.Labour Party1,55359.8%+9.8 ptsElected
2Singh R.Conservative Party89534.5%
3Carter R.I.Green Party1485.7%

Electorate 8,931 · EC ward code E05001322 · Back to ward index

Heath Town · 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. 45.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,041

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
1Jaspal J.K.Labour Party1,12327.5%55.0%+21.7 ptsElected
2Jaspal J.K.Labour Party93022.8%45.6%+12.2 ptsElected
3Sahota S.S.Conservative Party65816.1%32.2%
4Sibanda F.Conservative Party59414.6%29.1%
5Ashby-Filippin R.Liberal Democrats2185.3%10.7%
6Petter S.Green Party1744.3%8.5%
7Russell A.W.Workers Party of Britain1463.6%7.2%
8Young A.L.E.Green Party1273.1%6.2%
9Bamber A.W.Liberal Democrats1122.7%5.5%

Electorate 8,943 · EC ward code E05001330 · Back to ward index

St. Peters · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,288

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
1Azeem Q.Labour Party1,44763.2%+13.2 ptsElected
2Shah Z.H.Conservative Party56924.9%
3Hancox T.Green Party27211.9%

Electorate 7,897 · EC ward code E05001335 · Back to ward index

Ettingshall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,489

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
1Russell Z.Labour Party2,35967.6%+17.6 ptsElected
2Salim S.Conservative Party67419.3%
3Murray D.R.V.Liberal Democrats3329.5%
4Webster M.C.Green Party1243.6%

Electorate 11,061 · EC ward code E05001327 · Back to ward index

Blakenhall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,186

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
1Singh T.Labour Party2,29271.9%+21.9 ptsElected
2Sohaib M.Conservative Party54217.0%
3Bentley P.N.Liberal Democrats2016.3%
4Gilbert K.A.Green Party1514.7%

Electorate 8,605 · EC ward code E05001323 · Back to ward index

Tettenhall Wightwick · 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. 65.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +32.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,747

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
1Turrell E.L.P.Conservative Party2,50533.4%66.9%+33.5 ptsElected
2Crofts J.M.Conservative Party2,47033.0%65.9%+32.6 ptsElected
3Darke W.Labour Party89511.9%23.9%
4Hawker K.D.S.Labour Party78910.5%21.1%
5Cantrill A.L.Green Party3264.4%8.7%
6Brookes C.L.Green Party2303.1%6.1%
7Hollis P.G.Liberal Democrats1622.2%4.3%
8Marsh D.G.Liberal Democrats1161.5%3.1%

Electorate 9,027 · EC ward code E05001338 · Back to ward index