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Gosport 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

14 ward races
28 seats
25 elected below the proportional quota
89.3% 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 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 28 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party16,70642.7%1035.7%1242.9%-2
Liberal Democrats16,04341.0%1657.1%1242.9%+4
Labour Party4,58611.7%27.1%310.7%-1
Green Party1,6214.1%00.0%13.6%-1
Reform UK930.2%00.0%00.0%0
ND750.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total39,124100.0%28100.0%28100.0%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.

Race results

Grange & Alver Valley · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,676

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Morgan M.Conservative and Unionist Party37822.6%Elected
2Jessop T.Conservative and Unionist Party36721.9%Elected
3Brown J.Labour Party35120.9%
4Foster-Reed C.Liberal Democrats29517.6%
5Percival H.Labour Party28517.0%

Electorate 4,409 · Ballots cast 1,676 · EC ward code E05014144 · Back to ward index

Alverstoke · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,240

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Casey K.Conservative and Unionist Party95022.4%Elected
2Huggins Z.Conservative and Unionist Party93722.1%Elected
3Earle A.Liberal Democrats88520.9%
4Charlton W.Liberal Democrats82119.4%
5Pollard S.Green Party44610.5%
6Eaton J.Labour Party2014.7%

Electorate 4,992 · Ballots cast 4,240 · EC ward code E05014138 · Back to ward index

Harbourside & Town · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,466

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cully J.Labour Party75130.5%Elected
2Durrant A.Labour Party62625.4%Elected
3Meenaghan L.Conservative and Unionist Party47419.2%
4Thompson R.Conservative and Unionist Party37415.2%
5Ely S.Liberal Democrats1666.7%
6Fletcher D.ND753.0%

Electorate 3,647 · Ballots cast 2,466 · EC ward code E05014145 · Back to ward index

Rowner & Holbrook · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,245

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Herridge D.Liberal Democrats60026.7%Elected
2Johnston M.Liberal Democrats58225.9%Elected
3Murphy M.Conservative and Unionist Party46720.8%
4Bergin P.Conservative and Unionist Party45720.4%
5Noakes P.Labour Party1396.2%

Electorate 4,465 · Ballots cast 2,245 · EC ward code E05014151 · Back to ward index

Bridgemary · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,627

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hammond S.Liberal Democrats87433.3%Elected
2Maynard B.Liberal Democrats71927.4%Elected
3Jones K.Conservative and Unionist Party48018.3%
4Namdeo S.Conservative and Unionist Party40315.3%
5Davis M.Labour Party1515.7%

Electorate 4,521 · Ballots cast 2,627 · EC ward code E05014140 · Back to ward index

Brockhurst & Privett · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,464

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hylands R.Liberal Democrats79832.4%Elected
2Marshall S.Liberal Democrats69828.3%Elected
3Blackman S.Conservative and Unionist Party42917.4%
4Batty L.Conservative and Unionist Party38315.5%
5Mandrill A.Labour Party1566.3%

Electorate 4,235 · Ballots cast 2,464 · EC ward code E05014141 · Back to ward index

Leesland & Newtown · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,507

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Kelly D.Liberal Democrats1,07430.6%Elected
2Westerby J.Liberal Democrats1,01528.9%Elected
3Best C.Conservative and Unionist Party47613.6%
4Gary D.Conservative and Unionist Party42612.1%
5Noakes C.Labour Party2306.6%
6Fletcher M.Green Party1935.5%
7Pinder A.Reform UK932.7%

Electorate 5,209 · Ballots cast 3,507 · EC ward code E05014149 · Back to ward index

Hardway · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,895

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hutchison J.Liberal Democrats88230.5%Elected
2Cox K.Liberal Democrats85029.4%Elected
3Furlong D.Conservative and Unionist Party54418.8%
4Hallsworth K.Conservative and Unionist Party47316.3%
5Davis S.Labour Party1465.0%

Electorate 4,620 · Ballots cast 2,895 · EC ward code E05014146 · Back to ward index

Lee East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +3.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,110

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Burgess G.Conservative and Unionist Party96831.1%Elected
2Bradley K.Liberal Democrats92729.8%Elected
3Orr I.Conservative and Unionist Party68322.0%
4Suter M.Green Party33110.6%
5Cully J.Labour Party2016.5%

Electorate 4,546 · Ballots cast 3,110 · EC ward code E05014147 · Back to ward index

Elson · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 30.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,861

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ballard S.Liberal Democrats1,02035.7%Elected
2Earle R.Liberal Democrats86930.4%Elected
3Hook N.Conservative and Unionist Party35012.2%
4Neville A.Conservative and Unionist Party34712.1%
5Smith E.Labour Party1565.5%
6Kelly K.Green Party1194.2%

Electorate 4,672 · Ballots cast 2,861 · EC ward code E05014142 · Back to ward index

Anglesey · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 31.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,797

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Raffaelli P.Conservative and Unionist Party90432.3%Elected
2Scard A.Conservative and Unionist Party86631.0%Elected
3Charlton A.Liberal Democrats45316.2%
4Salter R.Liberal Democrats30610.9%
5Green A.Labour Party2689.6%

Electorate 3,686 · Ballots cast 2,797 · EC ward code E05014139 · Back to ward index

Forton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 31.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +2.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,133

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bradley M.Liberal Democrats70633.1%Elected
2Chegwyn P.Liberal Democrats66631.2%Elected
3Desbois S.Conservative and Unionist Party29413.8%
4Walker G.Conservative and Unionist Party25912.1%
5Percival C.Labour Party2089.8%

Electorate 4,547 · Ballots cast 2,133 · EC ward code E05014143 · Back to ward index

Peel Common · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +0.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,572

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Philpott S.Conservative and Unionist Party84833.0%Elected
2Pepper M.Liberal Democrats83732.5%Elected
3Hook L.Conservative and Unionist Party61023.7%
4Stratton D.Labour Party27710.8%

Electorate 4,358 · Ballots cast 2,572 · EC ward code E05014150 · Back to ward index

Lee West · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 34.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −1.2 pts Valid ballots 3,531

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Beavis J.Conservative and Unionist Party1,34037.9%Elected
2Gledhill J.Conservative and Unionist Party1,21934.5%Elected
3Aspinall Z.Green Party53215.1%
4Cruddas A.Labour Party44012.5%

Electorate 4,407 · Ballots cast 3,531 · EC ward code E05014148 · Back to ward index