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Fenland 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
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 8 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 11,088 | 40.0% | 6 | 66.7% | 4 | 44.4% | +2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 9,815 | 35.4% | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 44.4% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,282 | 8.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 11.1% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 2,234 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,277 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 756 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 266 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 27,718 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 9 | 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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- March South & Rural · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · +11.6 pts below quota
- Whittlesey South · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · +10.5 pts below quota
- Chatteris · 1 seat · won at 41.2% · +8.8 pts below quota
- Roman Bank & Peckover · 1 seat · won at 44.7% · +5.3 pts below quota
- Wisbech East · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · +4.2 pts below quota
- Whittlesey North · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
- Wisbech West · 1 seat · won at 49.3% · +0.7 pts below quota
- March North & Waldersey · 2 seats · won at 36.6% · above quota
Race results
March South & Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,752
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Mark Thornhill | Reform UK | 1,056 | 38.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Gary Christy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,053 | 38.3% | |
| 3 | Peter Bimson | Labour Party | 268 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Christopher Philip Ross | Liberal Democrats | 247 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Andrew William Nicholas Crawford | Green Party | 154 | 5.6% |
Whittlesey South · single-seat
Marginal winner 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,013
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Edward Fisher | Reform UK | 1,191 | 39.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Haq Nawaz | Conservative and Unionist Party | 975 | 32.4% | |
| 3 | Barry Norman Wainwright | Independent | 371 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | Katharine Mary Bultitude | Labour Party | 240 | 8.0% | |
| 5 | Stephen Anthony Newton | Liberal Democrats | 137 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Liliya Aleksandrova Masharova | Green Party | 106 | 3.5% |
Chatteris · single-seat
Marginal winner 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,282
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Divine | Reform UK | 941 | 41.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Anne Hay | Conservative and Unionist Party | 781 | 34.2% | |
| 3 | Jay Eames | Labour and Co-operative Party | 266 | 11.7% | |
| 4 | Janet Elizabeth Porter | Liberal Democrats | 167 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Emma Pollard | Green Party | 138 | 6.0% |
Roman Bank & Peckover · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,126
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Osborn | Reform UK | 1,398 | 44.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Simon King | Conservative and Unionist Party | 919 | 29.4% | |
| 3 | Jack Wheelan | Liberal Democrats | 600 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | Amanda Jane Hirson | Labour Party | 122 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Lucy Ann Mance | Green Party | 97 | 3.1% |
Wisbech East · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,125
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha Hoy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 974 | 45.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Nick Brooks | Reform UK | 871 | 41.0% | |
| 3 | Didem Ucuncu | Labour Party | 140 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | Joshua Matthew Lee | Liberal Democrats | 81 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Toby Robert Ensch | Green Party | 63 | 3.0% |
Whittlesey North · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,580
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Boden | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,215 | 47.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Kevin Ian Michael Marston | Reform UK | 947 | 36.7% | |
| 3 | Angela Howe | Labour Party | 213 | 8.3% | |
| 4 | John Male | Green Party | 144 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Clare Delderfield | Liberal Democrats | 97 | 3.8% |
Wisbech West · single-seat
Marginal winner 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,773
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Tierney | Conservative and Unionist Party | 874 | 49.3% | Elected |
| 2 | George Arthur Harwin | Reform UK | 651 | 36.7% | |
| 3 | George Patrick Broughton | Labour Party | 141 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Bob Ensch | Green Party | 68 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | Chang Liu | Liberal Democrats | 52 | 2.9% |
March North & Waldersey · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 36.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −3.3 pts Valid ballots 5,268
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Christopher Fisher | Reform UK | 2,105 | 40.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Colin Hugh Galbraith | Reform UK | 1,928 | 36.6% | Elected |
| 3 | Steve Count | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,800 | 34.2% | |
| 4 | Elisabeth Sennitt Clough | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,224 | 23.2% | |
| 5 | Martin Edmund Craik Field | Labour Party | 603 | 11.4% | |
| 6 | Stephen Robert Court | Liberal Democrats | 523 | 9.9% | |
| 7 | Hannah Orbell | Labour Party | 507 | 9.6% | |
| 8 | Dal Roy | Independent | 385 | 7.3% | |
| 9 | Diane Priscilla Cutler | Liberal Democrats | 378 | 7.2% | |
| 10 | Elizabeth Alice May | Green Party | 265 | 5.0% | |
| 11 | Simon Wilkes | Green Party | 242 | 4.6% |