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Coventry 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

18 ward races

18 seats

8 elected below the proportional quota

44.4% of seats below quota

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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	31,304	50.4%	13	72.2%	10	55.6%	+3
Conservative and Unionist Party	18,301	29.4%	4	22.2%	6	33.3%	-2
Green Party	5,802	9.3%	1	5.6%	1	5.6%	0
CCP	3,007	4.8%	0	0.0%	1	5.6%	-1
Liberal Democrats	2,110	3.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	1,432	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	110	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	93	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	62,159	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

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 41.4% · +8.6 pts below quota
Cheylesmore · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · +5.7 pts below quota
Holbrook · 1 seat · won at 44.6% · +5.4 pts below quota
Binley & Willenhall · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · +4.7 pts below quota
Bablake · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · +3.8 pts below quota
Westwood · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Wainbody · 1 seat · won at 49.1% · +0.9 pts below quota
Wyken · 1 seat · won at 50.0% · 0.0 pts below quota
Earlsdon · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
Woodlands · 1 seat · won at 52.4% · above quota
Whoberley · 1 seat · won at 54.5% · above quota
Lower Stoke · 1 seat · won at 55.6% · above quota
Upper Stoke · 1 seat · won at 59.0% · above quota
Radford · 1 seat · won at 60.1% · above quota
Henley · 1 seat · won at 62.6% · above quota
St. Michaels · 1 seat · won at 66.2% · above quota
Longford · 1 seat · won at 67.6% · above quota
Foleshill · 1 seat · won at 78.5% · above quota

Race results

Sherbourne · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,485

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lloyd, G.	Labour Party	1,444	41.4%	Elected
2	Smith, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,423	40.8%
3	Priestley, D.	Green Party	253	7.3%
4	Spence, C.	Liberal Democrats	150	4.3%
5	Nellist, J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	115	3.3%
6	Fogden, T.	CCP	100	2.9%

Electorate 12,152 · Ballots cast 3,485 · Back to ward index

Cheylesmore · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,772

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brown, R.	Labour Party	1,671	44.3%	Elected
2	Khangura, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,487	39.4%
3	Tetlow, B.	Green Party	263	7.0%
4	Richmond, A.	Liberal Democrats	174	4.6%
5	Stringfellow, I.	CCP	124	3.3%
6	Griffiths, J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	53	1.4%

Electorate 11,860 · Ballots cast 3,772 · Back to ward index

Holbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,509

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Reeves, E.	Green Party	1,566	44.6%	Elected
2	Kelly, L.	Labour Party	1,487	42.4%
3	Ballinger, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	396	11.3%
4	Hensman, J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	60	1.7%

Electorate 13,619 · Ballots cast 3,509 · Back to ward index

Binley & Willenhall · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,047

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lakha, R.	Labour Party	1,380	45.3%	Elected
2	Cowley, P.	CCP	970	31.8%
3	Odje, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	540	17.7%
4	Fitzgerald, M.	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	110	3.6%
5	Morgan, M.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	47	1.5%

Electorate 13,226 · Ballots cast 3,047 · Back to ward index

Bablake · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,832

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jandu, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,770	46.2%	Elected
2	Christopher, B.	Labour Party	1,393	36.4%
3	Webb, N.	Green Party	283	7.4%
4	Field, R.	Liberal Democrats	186	4.9%
5	Middleton, T.	CCP	180	4.7%
6	Woodley, T.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	20	0.5%

Electorate 13,265 · Ballots cast 3,832 · Back to ward index

Westwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,589

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lapsa, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,689	47.1%	Elected
2	Auluck, R.	Labour Party	1,397	38.9%
3	Marshall, J.	Green Party	243	6.8%
4	Simpson, J.	Liberal Democrats	196	5.5%
5	Donnelly, J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	64	1.8%

Electorate 13,923 · Ballots cast 3,589 · Back to ward index

Wainbody · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,819

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sawdon, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,874	49.1%	Elected
2	Miah, M.	Labour Party	1,375	36.0%
3	Finlayson, B.	Green Party	271	7.1%
4	Morshead, J.	Liberal Democrats	213	5.6%
5	Hancock, A.	CCP	86	2.3%

Electorate 10,092 · Ballots cast 3,819 · Back to ward index

Wyken · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference 0.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,101

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thay, R.	Labour Party	1,549	50.0%	Elected
2	Single, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	924	29.8%
3	Berry, R.	Green Party	327	10.5%
4	Williams, L.	CCP	176	5.7%
5	Sufyan, I.	Reform UK	93	3.0%
6	Islam, S.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	32	1.0%

Electorate 12,418 · Ballots cast 3,101 · Back to ward index

Earlsdon · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.3 pts Valid ballots 5,025

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gittins, B.	Labour Party	2,627	52.3%	Elected
2	Rehman, Z.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,467	29.2%
3	Richmond, S.	Liberal Democrats	367	7.3%
4	Finlayson, J.	Green Party	350	7.0%
5	Baxter, C.	CCP	148	2.9%
6	Harmsworth, A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	66	1.3%

Electorate 11,888 · Ballots cast 5,025 · Back to ward index

Woodlands · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.4 pts Valid ballots 3,998

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Male, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,093	52.4%	Elected
2	Rider, N.	Labour Party	1,325	33.1%
3	Perryman, M.	Liberal Democrats	269	6.7%
4	Sim, L.	Green Party	228	5.7%
5	Davis, S.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	83	2.1%

Electorate 13,751 · Ballots cast 3,998 · Back to ward index

Whoberley · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.5 pts Valid ballots 3,436

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Akhtar, P.	Labour Party	1,871	54.5%	Elected
2	Chahal, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	782	22.8%
3	Patterson, A.	Green Party	378	11.0%
4	Grainger, A.	Liberal Democrats	219	6.4%
5	Lewis, N.	CCP	113	3.3%
6	Parker, Z.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	73	2.1%

Electorate 11,620 · Ballots cast 3,436 · Back to ward index

Lower Stoke · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.6 pts Valid ballots 3,851

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McNicholas, J.	Labour Party	2,142	55.6%	Elected
2	Reddy, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	890	23.1%
3	Jewell, T.	Green Party	335	8.7%
4	Soares, A.	Liberal Democrats	201	5.2%
5	Stringfellow, D.	CCP	190	4.9%
6	O'Sullivan, J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	93	2.4%

Electorate 15,729 · Ballots cast 3,851 · Back to ward index

Upper Stoke · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 2,833

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kaur, A.	Labour Party	1,671	59.0%	Elected
2	Sohal, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	492	17.4%
3	Vesty, L.	Green Party	356	12.6%
4	Cooper, G.	CCP	247	8.7%
5	Rosser, T.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	67	2.4%

Electorate 13,357 · Ballots cast 2,833 · Back to ward index

Radford · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.1 pts Valid ballots 2,804

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ali, M.	Labour Party	1,686	60.1%	Elected
2	Tariq, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	535	19.1%
3	Spriddle, J.	Green Party	266	9.5%
4	Fogden, M.	CCP	199	7.1%
5	Anderson, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	118	4.2%

Electorate 13,226 · Ballots cast 2,804 · Back to ward index

Henley · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.6 pts Valid ballots 3,221

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Seaman, P.	Labour Party	2,017	62.6%	Elected
2	Misaghi, F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	659	20.5%
3	Wattebot, C.	Green Party	279	8.7%
4	Watts, T.	CCP	215	6.7%
5	O'Toole, A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	51	1.6%

Electorate 14,795 · Ballots cast 3,221 · Back to ward index

St. Michaels · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.2 pts Valid ballots 2,823

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	O'Boyle, J.	Labour Party	1,869	66.2%	Elected
2	Kaliandis, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	313	11.1%
3	Nellist, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	221	7.8%
4	Brown, C.	Green Party	176	6.2%
5	Jones, B.	Liberal Democrats	135	4.8%
6	Wilson, K.	CCP	109	3.9%

Electorate 13,143 · Ballots cast 2,823 · Back to ward index

Longford · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.6 pts Valid ballots 2,946

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bigham, L.	Labour Party	1,991	67.6%	Elected
2	Sidhu, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	521	17.7%
3	Foulstone, D.	Green Party	228	7.7%
4	Williamson, S.	CCP	150	5.1%
5	Checklin, A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	56	1.9%

Electorate 14,248 · Ballots cast 2,946 · Back to ward index

Foleshill · single-seat

Marginal winner 78.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −28.5 pts Valid ballots 3,068

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan, A.	Labour Party	2,409	78.5%	Elected
2	Taylor, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	446	14.5%
3	Matharu, M.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	213	6.9%

Electorate 13,576 · Ballots cast 3,068 · Back to ward index