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Daventry 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 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 10,087 | 54.0% | 11 | 84.6% | 8 | 61.5% | +3 |
| Labour Party | 5,437 | 29.1% | 2 | 15.4% | 4 | 30.8% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,429 | 13.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7.7% | -1 |
| Green Party | 350 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 264 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 112 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 18,679 | 100.0% | 13 | 100.0% | 13 | 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.
- Abbey North · 1 seat · won at 39.9% · −10.1 pts below quota
- Long Buckby · 1 seat · won at 46.8% · −3.2 pts below quota
- Hill · 1 seat · won at 47.6% · −2.4 pts below quota
- Abbey South · 1 seat · won at 51.1% · above quota
- Woodford · 1 seat · won at 53.9% · above quota
- Yelvertoft · 1 seat · won at 56.7% · above quota
- Drayton · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
- Moulton · 1 seat · won at 60.0% · above quota
- Brixworth · 1 seat · won at 65.0% · above quota
- Spratton · 1 seat · won at 66.2% · above quota
- Weedon · 1 seat · won at 66.3% · above quota
- Welford · 1 seat · won at 67.5% · above quota
- Walgrave · 1 seat · won at 68.8% · above quota
Race results
Abbey North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,503
| 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 | Aiden Ramsey | Labour Party | 599 | 39.9% | −10.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Leslie Poole | Conservative Party | 407 | 27.1% | — | |
| 3 | Alan Knape | Liberal Democrats | 312 | 20.8% | — | |
| 4 | Nigel Carr | Independent | 112 | 7.5% | — | |
| 5 | Adam Collyer | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 73 | 4.9% | — |
Long Buckby · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.8% 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. 2,026
| 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 | Steve Osborne | Conservative Party | 949 | 46.8% | −3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Myers | Labour Party | 766 | 37.8% | — | |
| 3 | Peter Ingles | Liberal Democrats | 311 | 15.4% | — |
Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,376
| 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 | Peter Matten | Conservative Party | 655 | 47.6% | −2.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Katie Thurston | Labour Party | 627 | 45.6% | — | |
| 3 | Simon Cockayne | Liberal Democrats | 94 | 6.8% | — |
Abbey South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,604
| 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 | Colin Morgan | Conservative Party | 819 | 51.1% | +1.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lewis Clarke | Labour Party | 670 | 41.8% | — | |
| 3 | John Butlin | Liberal Democrats | 115 | 7.2% | — |
Woodford · 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. 1,825
| 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 | Rupert Frost | Conservative Party | 984 | 53.9% | +3.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christine Fitchett | Labour Party | 347 | 19.0% | — | |
| 3 | Gary Denby | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 191 | 10.5% | — | |
| 4 | Edward Judd | Liberal Democrats | 178 | 9.8% | — | |
| 5 | Thomas Skillington | Green Party | 125 | 6.8% | — |
Yelvertoft · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 656
| 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 | Alan Chantler | Conservative Party | 372 | 56.7% | +6.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Pimm | Liberal Democrats | 221 | 33.7% | — | |
| 3 | Rio Knock | Labour Party | 63 | 9.6% | — |
Drayton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,409
| 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 Dabbs | Labour Party | 825 | 58.6% | +8.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Timothy Wilson | Conservative Party | 492 | 34.9% | — | |
| 3 | Zbigniew Chetnik | Liberal Democrats | 92 | 6.5% | — |
Moulton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,412
| 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 | Michael Warren | Conservative Party | 847 | 60.0% | +10.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nicola Hudson | Labour Party | 299 | 21.2% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin White | Green Party | 146 | 10.3% | — | |
| 4 | Sarah Richens | Liberal Democrats | 120 | 8.5% | — |
Brixworth · 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. 1,788
| 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 Parker | Conservative Party | 1,163 | 65.0% | +15.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stuart Coe | Labour Party | 428 | 23.9% | — | |
| 3 | Kathryn Purchase | Liberal Democrats | 197 | 11.0% | — |
Spratton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,406
| 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 | Sarah Peck | Conservative Party | 931 | 66.2% | +16.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Pete Coles | Labour Party | 237 | 16.9% | — | |
| 3 | Rupert Knowles | Liberal Democrats | 159 | 11.3% | — | |
| 4 | Kathy Wicksteed | Green Party | 79 | 5.6% | — |
Weedon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,783
| 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 Smith | Conservative Party | 1,183 | 66.3% | +16.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Callum Batchelor | Labour Party | 354 | 19.9% | — | |
| 3 | Alan Faiers | Liberal Democrats | 246 | 13.8% | — |
Welford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,265
| 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 | Cecile Irving-Swift | Conservative Party | 854 | 67.5% | +17.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sue Myers | Labour Party | 222 | 17.5% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Deare | Liberal Democrats | 189 | 14.9% | — |
Walgrave · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 626
| 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 | Lesley Woolnough | Conservative Party | 431 | 68.8% | +18.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Grant Bowles | Liberal Democrats | 195 | 31.2% | — |