Forest Heath
Every election cycle we have data for, most recent first.
Cycles
Council composition as of 2018
27 councillors, by party. One square per seat. Source: opencouncildata annual snapshot — reflects the council on 1 January 2018 including by-elections and defections. Hover any seat for the party.
Most recent election (2016)
In 2016, 2 seats were up across 2 wards. The table below shows what each party actually won — alongside what they would have won if the 2 seats had been shared 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 531 | 37.9% | 1 | 50.0% | 1 | 50.0% | 0 |
| Conservative Party | 470 | 33.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 50.0% | -1 |
| WSuffolk | 220 | 15.7% | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Independent | 180 | 12.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 1,401 | 100.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | 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 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.