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Coventry 2018
Local elections held 3 May 2018.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 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 | 33,332 | 52.8% | 13 | 72.2% | 11 | 61.1% | +2 |
| Conservative Party | 20,784 | 32.9% | 5 | 27.8% | 6 | 33.3% | -1 |
| Green Party | 4,133 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.6% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,020 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,545 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 795 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 500 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 63,109 | 100.0% | 18 | 100.0% | 18 | 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 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — 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.
- Sherbourne · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · −5.7 pts below quota
- Cheylesmore · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · −4.4 pts below quota
- Earlsdon · 1 seat · won at 45.9% · −4.1 pts below quota
- Bablake · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · −0.3 pts below quota
- Westwood · 1 seat · won at 50.4% · above quota
- Wainbody · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
- Binley and Willenhall · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
- Henley · 1 seat · won at 54.7% · above quota
- Woodlands · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
- Wyken · 1 seat · won at 57.0% · above quota
- Holbrook · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
- Lower Stoke · 1 seat · won at 58.7% · above quota
- Upper Stoke · 1 seat · won at 61.2% · above quota
- Whoberley · 1 seat · won at 61.3% · above quota
- Radford · 1 seat · won at 65.0% · above quota
- Longford · 1 seat · won at 69.6% · above quota
- St Michael's · 1 seat · won at 71.7% · above quota
- Foleshill · 1 seat · won at 83.3% · above quota
Race results
Sherbourne · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,295
| 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 | Seamus Walsh | Labour Party | 1,460 | 44.3% | −5.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Zaid Rehman | Conservative Party | 959 | 29.1% | — | |
| 3 | Matthew Batson | Independent | 307 | 9.3% | — | |
| 4 | Niall Webb | Green Party | 285 | 8.6% | — | |
| 5 | Merle Gering | Independent | 193 | 5.9% | — | |
| 6 | Isla Windsor | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 91 | 2.8% | — |
Cheylesmore · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% 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 ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,977
| 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 | Roger Bailey | Conservative Party | 1,815 | 45.6% | −4.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Maya Ali | Labour Party | 1,743 | 43.8% | — | |
| 3 | Anna Richmond | Liberal Democrats | 214 | 5.4% | — | |
| 4 | George Ttoouli | Green Party | 205 | 5.2% | — |
Earlsdon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.9% 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. 5,176
| 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 | Kindy Sandhu | Labour Party | 2,375 | 45.9% | −4.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Ballinger | Conservative Party | 2,219 | 42.9% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Richmond | Liberal Democrats | 322 | 6.2% | — | |
| 4 | Cathy Wattebot | Green Party | 260 | 5.0% | — |
Bablake · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,117
| 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 | Jaswant Singh Birdi | Conservative Party | 2,048 | 49.7% | −0.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Penelope Barber | Labour Party | 1,507 | 36.6% | — | |
| 3 | Tony Middleton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 228 | 5.5% | — | |
| 4 | Scott Redding | Green Party | 187 | 4.5% | — | |
| 5 | Peter Simpson | Liberal Democrats | 147 | 3.6% | — |
Westwood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,430
| 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 Skinner | Conservative Party | 1,729 | 50.4% | +0.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dave Toulson | Labour Party | 1,429 | 41.7% | — | |
| 3 | Jess Marshall | Green Party | 169 | 4.9% | — | |
| 4 | Greg Judge | Liberal Democrats | 103 | 3.0% | — |
Wainbody · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,633
| 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 | Gary Crookes | Conservative Party | 1,867 | 51.4% | +1.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Abdul Jobbar | Labour Party | 1,271 | 35.0% | — | |
| 3 | James Morshead | Liberal Democrats | 204 | 5.6% | — | |
| 4 | Joe McAvoy-Boss | Green Party | 182 | 5.0% | — | |
| 5 | George Ireland | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 109 | 3.0% | — |
Binley and Willenhall · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.7% 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. 3,047
| 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 | John Mutton | Labour Party | 1,574 | 51.7% | +1.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mattie Heaven | Conservative Party | 911 | 29.9% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Cowley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 293 | 9.6% | — | |
| 4 | Nigel Plowman | Liberal Democrats | 146 | 4.8% | — | |
| 5 | Tina Challenor | Green Party | 123 | 4.0% | — |
Henley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.7% 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. 3,125
| 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 | Kevin Maton | Labour Party | 1,709 | 54.7% | +4.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Oliver Graham | Conservative Party | 896 | 28.7% | — | |
| 3 | Martin Bates | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 232 | 7.4% | — | |
| 4 | Matthew Handley | Green Party | 228 | 7.3% | — | |
| 5 | Michael Morgan | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 60 | 1.9% | — |
Woodlands · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,050
| 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 | Julia Lepoidevin | Conservative Party | 2,266 | 56.0% | +6.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gavin Lloyd | Labour Party | 1,267 | 31.3% | — | |
| 3 | Andy Hilton | Liberal Democrats | 308 | 7.6% | — | |
| 4 | Joy Warren | Green Party | 209 | 5.2% | — |
Wyken · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,320
| 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 | Faye Abbott | Labour Party | 1,892 | 57.0% | +7.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Asha Masih | Conservative Party | 1,134 | 34.2% | — | |
| 3 | Chrissie Brown | Green Party | 294 | 8.9% | — |
Holbrook · 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. 3,160
| 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 | Evelyn Lucas | Labour Party | 1,839 | 58.2% | +8.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tarlochan Singh Jandu | Conservative Party | 617 | 19.5% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Gray | Green Party | 549 | 17.4% | — | |
| 4 | Marcus Fogden | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 155 | 4.9% | — |
Lower Stoke · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.7% 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. 3,758
| 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 | Rupinder Singh | Labour Party | 2,206 | 58.7% | +8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christopher Noonan | Conservative Party | 760 | 20.2% | — | |
| 3 | Ivor Davies | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 263 | 7.0% | — | |
| 4 | Esther Reeves | Green Party | 214 | 5.7% | — | |
| 5 | Andre Soares | Liberal Democrats | 184 | 4.9% | — | |
| 6 | Rob McArdle | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 131 | 3.5% | — |
Upper Stoke · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +11.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,212
| 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 | Sucha Singh Bains | Labour Party | 1,965 | 61.2% | +11.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Surinder Singh | Conservative Party | 775 | 24.1% | — | |
| 3 | Laura Vesty | Green Party | 268 | 8.3% | — | |
| 4 | Nukey Proctor | Liberal Democrats | 204 | 6.4% | — |
Whoberley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 61.3% 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. 3,492
| 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 | Bally Singh | Labour Party | 2,140 | 61.3% | +11.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Steve Keough | Conservative Party | 923 | 26.4% | — | |
| 3 | Anne Patterson | Green Party | 241 | 6.9% | — | |
| 4 | Rob Wheway | Liberal Democrats | 188 | 5.4% | — |
Radford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,002
| 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 | Patricia Hetherton | Labour Party | 1,951 | 65.0% | +15.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Maureen Lapsa | Conservative Party | 561 | 18.7% | — | |
| 3 | Jules Spriddle | Green Party | 169 | 5.6% | — | |
| 4 | Dave Anderson | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 163 | 5.4% | — | |
| 5 | Ian Rogers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 158 | 5.3% | — |
Longford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,193
| 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 | Lindsley Harvard | Labour Party | 2,222 | 69.6% | +19.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Amarjit Singh Khangura | Conservative Party | 715 | 22.4% | — | |
| 3 | Katie Smith | Green Party | 256 | 8.0% | — |
St Michael's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,723
| 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 Welsh | Labour Party | 1,952 | 71.7% | +21.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dave Nellist | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 350 | 12.9% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Lerigo | Conservative Party | 275 | 10.1% | — | |
| 4 | Aimee Challenor | Green Party | 146 | 5.4% | — |
Foleshill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 83.3% Proportional quota 50.0% 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 ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,399
| 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 | Tariq Khan | Labour Party | 2,830 | 83.3% | +33.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | William Sidhu | Conservative Party | 314 | 9.2% | — | |
| 3 | David Priestley | Green Party | 148 | 4.4% | — | |
| 4 | Jennifer Wells | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 107 | 3.1% | — |