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Dudley 2016

Local elections held 5 May 2016.

24 ward races
25 seats
17 elected below the proportional quota
68.0% 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 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 24 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 25 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 Party29,26038.5%1456.0%1040.0%+4
Conservative Party25,71633.8%1040.0%936.0%+1
UK Independence Party (UKIP)17,16022.6%14.0%624.0%-5
Green Party2,7563.6%00.0%00.0%0
Liberal Democrats1,0841.4%00.0%00.0%0
Independent510.1%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition150.0%00.0%00.0%0
Total76,042100.0%25100.0%25100.0%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 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2016)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Amblecote · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,819

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
1Julie BainesLabour Party95934.0%−16.0 ptsElected
2Asan MishaqConservative Party86630.7%
3Pete LeeUK Independence Party (UKIP)82829.4%
4Ian FlynnLiberal Democrats1665.9%

EC ward code E05001236 · Back to ward index

Gornal · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,585

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
1David StanleyConservative Party1,28335.8%−14.2 ptsElected
2Dave BranwoodLabour Party1,25635.0%
3Brian BrookesUK Independence Party (UKIP)98827.6%
4Ryan VirgoGreen Party581.6%

EC ward code E05001243 · Back to ward index

Wordsley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,294

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
1Kerry LewisUK Independence Party (UKIP)1,23537.5%−12.5 ptsElected
2Kevin BillinghamLabour Party1,11433.8%
3Kamran RazzaqConservative Party82725.1%
4Catherine MaguireGreen Party1183.6%

EC ward code E05001259 · Back to ward index

Wollaston and Stourbridge Town · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.3 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
1Alan HopwoodConservative Party1,31537.7%−12.3 ptsElected
2Chris HaleLabour Party1,31237.6%
3Maxim LoweUK Independence Party (UKIP)54515.6%
4Andi MohrGreen Party1905.4%
5Benjamin FranceLiberal Democrats1273.6%

EC ward code E05001258 · Back to ward index

Sedgley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,458

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
1Michael EvansConservative Party1,37039.6%−10.4 ptsElected
2Shaun KeaseyUK Independence Party (UKIP)1,12532.5%
3Damian CorfieldLabour Party96327.8%

EC ward code E05001254 · Back to ward index

Lye and Stourbridge North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,940

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
1Vanessa WaleLabour Party1,19240.5%−9.5 ptsElected
2Muhammad Imtiyaz AliConservative Party98033.3%
3Wendy WildeUK Independence Party (UKIP)67122.8%
4Lawrence RowlettGreen Party973.3%

EC ward code E05001249 · Back to ward index

Halesowen North · 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. 3,255

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
1Hilary BillsLabour Party1,38442.5%−7.5 ptsElected
2Jonathan ElliottConservative Party1,09833.7%
3Nathan HuntUK Independence Party (UKIP)62319.1%
4John PayneGreen Party1504.6%

EC ward code E05001244 · Back to ward index

St James's · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,465

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
1Asif AhmedLabour Party1,05342.7%−7.3 ptsElected
2Graeme LloydUK Independence Party (UKIP)73429.8%
3Wayne SullivanConservative Party54622.2%
4Adrian CrossenGreen Party813.3%
5Kevin WestonIndependent512.1%

EC ward code E05001255 · Back to ward index

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,951

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
1Keiran CaseyLabour Party1,26342.8%−7.2 ptsElected
2Karen JonesUK Independence Party (UKIP)87629.7%
3Neil WattsConservative Party71024.1%
4Daniel BrookesGreen Party1023.5%

EC ward code E05001257 · Back to ward index

Kingswinford South · 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. 3,203

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
1Luke JohnsonConservative Party1,40043.7%−6.3 ptsElected
2Shaz SaleemLabour Party84626.4%
3Lesley RalphUK Independence Party (UKIP)80325.1%
4Vicky DuckworthGreen Party1544.8%

EC ward code E05001248 · Back to ward index

Coseley East · 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. 2,669

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
1Sue RidneyLabour Party1,18344.3%−5.7 ptsElected
2Craig WinyardUK Independence Party (UKIP)82530.9%
3Martin DuffieldConservative Party66124.8%

EC ward code E05001241 · Back to ward index

Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,631

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
1Christine PerksLabour Party1,17844.8%−5.2 ptsElected
2Stephen DanielsUK Independence Party (UKIP)75428.7%
3William MccomishGreen Party42416.1%
4Mohammad RazzaqConservative Party27510.5%

EC ward code E05001250 · Back to ward index

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,449

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
1David TylerLabour Party1,54944.9%−5.1 ptsElected
2Donna BarrasConservative Party1,34238.9%
3David RalphUK Independence Party (UKIP)55816.2%

EC ward code E05001247 · Back to ward index

Belle Vale · 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. 3,153

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
1Laura TaylorConservative Party1,43245.4%−4.6 ptsElected
2Donella RussellLabour Party1,41945.0%
3Jon HartlessGreen Party3029.6%

EC ward code E05001237 · Back to ward index

Brierley Hill · 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. 2,337

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
1Serena CraigieLabour Party1,09446.8%−3.2 ptsElected
2Rich ColleyUK Independence Party (UKIP)66828.6%
3Ceri DaviesConservative Party46720.0%
4Gordon ElcockGreen Party1084.6%

EC ward code E05001238 · Back to ward index

Hayley Green and Cradley South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.6% 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. 3,000

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
1Ruth ButteryConservative Party1,45748.6%−1.4 ptsElected
2Malcolm FreemanLabour Party84728.2%
3Jennifer HillUK Independence Party (UKIP)54518.2%
4Colin RoyleGreen Party1515.0%

EC ward code E05001246 · Back to ward index

Brockmoor and Pensnett · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.6% 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. 2,280

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
1John MartinLabour Party1,10848.6%−1.4 ptsElected
2Sue GreenawayConservative Party61026.8%
3Marcia HarrisUK Independence Party (UKIP)49521.7%
4Benjamin SweeneyGreen Party672.9%

EC ward code E05001239 · Back to ward index

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood · 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. 2,466

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
1Bryan CotterillLabour Party1,26051.1%+1.1 ptsElected
2Dean HortonUK Independence Party (UKIP)62725.4%
3Christopher BlakeConservative Party50820.6%
4Maurice ArcherGreen Party562.3%
5Adam KnightTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition150.6%

EC ward code E05001253 · Back to ward index

Norton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.9% 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. 3,577

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
1Mike AttwoodConservative Party1,85751.9%+1.9 ptsElected
2Clive RebbeckLabour Party71920.1%
3David PowellUK Independence Party (UKIP)48213.5%
4Christopher BramallLiberal Democrats3008.4%
5Pam ArcherGreen Party2196.1%

EC ward code E05001251 · Back to ward index

Cradley and Wollescote · 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. 2,801

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
1Gaye PartridgeLabour Party1,47852.8%+2.8 ptsElected
2Mitchell BoltonUK Independence Party (UKIP)68524.5%
3Phil NaylorConservative Party52918.9%
4Daniel ArcherGreen Party1093.9%

EC ward code E05001242 · Back to ward index

Halesowen South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,349

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
1David VickersConservative Party1,79753.7%+3.7 ptsElected
2Mark RussellLabour Party90327.0%
3Nicola TaylorUK Independence Party (UKIP)48714.5%
4Jenny MaxwellGreen Party1624.8%

EC ward code E05001245 · Back to ward index

Castle and Priory · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,830

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
1Margaret AstonLabour Party1,60956.9%+6.9 ptsElected
2Tony DaviesUK Independence Party (UKIP)67824.0%
3Clive WhatlingConservative Party54319.2%

EC ward code E05001240 · Back to ward index

St Thomas's · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.3% 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. 3,297

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
1Shaukat AliLabour Party1,98760.3%+10.3 ptsElected
2Phil WimlettUK Independence Party (UKIP)95729.0%
3Daryl MillwardConservative Party35310.7%

EC ward code E05001256 · Back to ward index

Pedmore and Stourbridge East · 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. +12.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,372

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
1Les JonesConservative Party1,95128.9%57.9%+24.5 ptsElected
2Angus LeesConservative Party1,53922.8%45.6%+12.3 ptsElected
3Jonathan DeanLabour Party81312.1%24.1%
4Phil HigginsLabour Party77111.4%22.9%
5Glen WilsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)5047.5%14.9%
6Lee SargeantUK Independence Party (UKIP)4676.9%13.8%
7Simon HansonLiberal Democrats2864.2%8.5%
8Craig LittleyGreen Party2083.1%6.2%
9Stephanie MucklowLiberal Democrats2053.0%6.1%

EC ward code E05001252 · Back to ward index