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Harborough 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

19 ward races

34 seats

29 elected below the proportional quota

85.3% 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 19 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 34 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
Liberal Democrats	17,526	36.0%	13	38.2%	13	38.2%	0
Conservative and Unionist Party	16,613	34.1%	15	44.1%	12	35.3%	+3
Labour Party	7,511	15.4%	3	8.8%	5	14.7%	-2
Green Party	6,345	13.0%	3	8.8%	4	11.8%	-1
Independent	570	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	110	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	48,675	100.0%	34	100.0%	34	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.

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.

Market Harborough - Little Bowden · 2 seats · won at 18.1% · +15.2 pts below quota
Fleckney · 2 seats · won at 18.2% · +15.2 pts below quota
Market Harborough - Welland · 3 seats · won at 10.8% · +14.2 pts below quota
Kibworths · 3 seats · won at 13.7% · +11.3 pts below quota
Lutterworth East · 2 seats · won at 22.4% · +10.9 pts below quota
Market Harborough - Great Bowden & Arden · 2 seats · won at 22.8% · +10.5 pts below quota
Market Harborough - Logan · 2 seats · won at 23.2% · +10.1 pts below quota
Misterton · 1 seat · won at 41.3% · +8.7 pts below quota
Broughton Astley - Primethorpe & Sutton · 2 seats · won at 25.1% · +8.2 pts below quota
Broughton Astley South & Leire · 2 seats · won at 26.1% · +7.3 pts below quota
Thurnby & Houghton · 3 seats · won at 18.1% · +6.9 pts below quota
Glen · 2 seats · won at 26.6% · +6.7 pts below quota
Lutterworth West · 2 seats · won at 26.7% · +6.6 pts below quota
Lubenham · 1 seat · won at 46.2% · +3.8 pts below quota
Billesdon & Tilton · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
Bosworth · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Ullesthorpe · 1 seat · won at 55.7% · above quota
Dunton · 1 seat · won at 62.5% · above quota
Nevill · 1 seat · won at 66.2% · above quota

Race results

Market Harborough - Little Bowden · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +15.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,243

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	James, P.	Liberal Democrats	641	19.8%	Elected
2	Finan, S.	Liberal Democrats	587	18.1%	Elected
3	Critchley, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	502	15.5%
4	Page, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	465	14.3%
5	Panter, M.	Labour Party	270	8.3%
6	Whalen, P.	Labour Party	245	7.6%
7	Bottle, C.	Independent	222	6.8%
8	Orsini, D.	Green Party	172	5.3%
9	Elguezabal, C.	Green Party	139	4.3%

Electorate 4,290 · Ballots cast 3,243 · Back to ward index

Fleckney · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +15.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,775

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bilbie, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	613	22.1%	Elected
2	Birch, A.	Liberal Democrats	504	18.2%	Elected
3	Charlton, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	471	17.0%
4	Browne, B.	Labour Party	284	10.2%
5	Wood, C.	Independent	253	9.1%
6	Stephenson, J.	Liberal Democrats	253	9.1%
7	Sanders, A.	Green Party	239	8.6%
8	Jenkins, J.	Green Party	158	5.7%

Electorate 4,510 · Ballots cast 2,775 · Back to ward index

Market Harborough - Welland · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 10.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +14.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,111

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Woodiwiss, D.	Green Party	822	13.5%	Elected
2	Forman, R.	Green Party	661	10.8%	Elected
3	Taylor, L.	Green Party	657	10.8%	Elected
4	Dunton, R.	Liberal Democrats	649	10.6%
5	Chambers, J.	Liberal Democrats	589	9.6%
6	Green, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	514	8.4%
7	Lewis, M.	Liberal Democrats	472	7.7%
8	Perks, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	471	7.7%
9	McHugo, F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	447	7.3%
10	Panter, M.	Labour Party	287	4.7%
11	Brown, A.	Labour Party	277	4.5%
12	Gray, P.	Labour Party	265	4.3%

Electorate 6,369 · Ballots cast 6,111 · Back to ward index

Kibworths · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +11.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,861

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	King, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	951	16.2%	Elected
2	Hollick, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	945	16.1%	Elected
3	Whelband, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	801	13.7%	Elected
4	Graves, C.	Liberal Democrats	744	12.7%
5	Weaver, C.	Liberal Democrats	558	9.5%
6	Lindsay, J.	Liberal Democrats	516	8.8%
7	Cudworth, E.	Green Party	470	8.0%
8	Carter, E.	Labour Party	392	6.7%
9	James, D.	Green Party	298	5.1%
10	Thompson, B.	Green Party	186	3.2%

Electorate 6,529 · Ballots cast 5,861 · Back to ward index

Lutterworth East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,217

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gair, D.	Labour Party	527	23.8%	Elected
2	Sarfas, M.	Liberal Democrats	497	22.4%	Elected
3	Sharma, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	367	16.6%
4	MacIntyre, E.	Labour Party	351	15.8%
5	Morgan, M.	Liberal Democrats	239	10.8%
6	Taylor, D.	Green Party	126	5.7%
7	Piper, W.	Reform UK	110	5.0%

Electorate 3,786 · Ballots cast 2,217 · Back to ward index

Market Harborough - Great Bowden & Arden · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,239

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Knowles, P.	Liberal Democrats	899	27.8%	Elected
2	Anderson, B.	Liberal Democrats	740	22.8%	Elected
3	Champion, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	474	14.6%
4	Hawes, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	360	11.1%
5	Thomas, A.	Labour Party	283	8.7%
6	Wenn, D.	Labour Party	182	5.6%
7	Morgan, M.	Green Party	157	4.8%
8	Ansell, R.	Green Party	144	4.4%

Electorate 4,529 · Ballots cast 3,239 · Back to ward index

Market Harborough - Logan · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,043

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Johnson, B.	Liberal Democrats	804	26.4%	Elected
2	Whitmore, G.	Liberal Democrats	706	23.2%	Elected
3	Cutsforth, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	467	15.3%
4	Smith, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	343	11.3%
5	Phipps, L.	Labour Party	213	7.0%
6	Watson, R.	Labour Party	172	5.7%
7	Shepley, S.	Green Party	132	4.3%
8	Wroath, J.	Green Party	111	3.6%
9	Lambert, R.	Independent	95	3.1%

Electorate 4,229 · Ballots cast 3,043 · Back to ward index

Misterton · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 991

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bateman, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	409	41.3%	Elected
2	Walkley, S.	Liberal Democrats	374	37.7%
3	Marsh, E.	Labour Party	150	15.1%
4	Hopkins, J.	Green Party	58	5.9%

Electorate 2,394 · Ballots cast 991 · Back to ward index

Broughton Astley - Primethorpe & Sutton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,823

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dann, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	465	25.5%	Elected
2	Grafton-Reed, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	458	25.1%	Elected
3	Parkinson, S.	Labour Party	186	10.2%
4	Graves, J.	Liberal Democrats	177	9.7%
5	Beasley, D.	Liberal Democrats	173	9.5%
6	Maguire, S.	Labour Party	147	8.1%
7	Green, M.	Green Party	124	6.8%
8	Buswell, G.	Green Party	93	5.1%

Electorate 3,743 · Ballots cast 1,823 · Back to ward index

Broughton Astley South & Leire · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,760

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Worrell, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	479	27.2%	Elected
2	Graves, M.	Liberal Democrats	459	26.1%	Elected
3	Rogers, J.	Liberal Democrats	400	22.7%
4	Gardner, J.	Labour Party	172	9.8%
5	Maguire, M.	Labour Party	112	6.4%
6	Cooper-Hayes, C.	Green Party	76	4.3%
7	Holmes, A.	Green Party	62	3.5%

Electorate 3,931 · Ballots cast 1,760 · Back to ward index

Thurnby & Houghton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,303

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Galton, S.	Liberal Democrats	1,579	21.6%	Elected
2	Burrell, A.	Liberal Democrats	1,357	18.6%	Elected
3	Elliott, P.	Liberal Democrats	1,319	18.1%	Elected
4	Gill, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	607	8.3%
5	Olsen, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	537	7.4%
6	Joossab, Z.	Conservative and Unionist Party	486	6.7%
7	Hopkinson, H.	Labour Party	367	5.0%
8	Khwaja, A.	Labour Party	351	4.8%
9	Smith, M.	Labour Party	347	4.8%
10	Wakley, M.	Green Party	179	2.5%
11	Gower, M.	Green Party	174	2.4%

Electorate 7,183 · Ballots cast 7,303 · Back to ward index

Glen · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,849

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hallam, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	864	30.3%	Elected
2	Mahal, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	758	26.6%	Elected
3	Dilkes, M.	Liberal Democrats	436	15.3%
4	Barnett, D.	Liberal Democrats	405	14.2%
5	Norton, M.	Green Party	216	7.6%
6	Rankine, S.	Green Party	170	6.0%

Electorate 4,345 · Ballots cast 2,849 · Back to ward index

Lutterworth West · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,371

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Beadle, P.	Labour Party	684	28.8%	Elected
2	Knight, J.	Labour Party	633	26.7%	Elected
3	Willcox, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	537	22.6%
4	Tiivas, C.	Green Party	220	9.3%
5	Mayne, C.	Liberal Democrats	152	6.4%
6	Graves, S.	Liberal Democrats	145	6.1%

Electorate 4,064 · Ballots cast 2,371 · Back to ward index

Lubenham · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 846

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Asher, J.	Liberal Democrats	391	46.2%	Elected
2	Bremner, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	374	44.2%
3	Harding, P.	Green Party	81	9.6%

Electorate 2,198 · Ballots cast 846 · Back to ward index

Billesdon & Tilton · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.5 pts Valid ballots 746

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Modha, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	377	50.5%	Elected
2	Hill, I.	Liberal Democrats	238	31.9%
3	Recordon, S.	Green Party	131	17.6%

Electorate 2,058 · Ballots cast 746 · Back to ward index

Bosworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 844

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nunn, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	443	52.5%	Elected
2	Houtman, P.	Labour Party	196	23.2%
3	Wood, J.	Liberal Democrats	107	12.7%
4	Ruhl, K.	Green Party	98	11.6%

Electorate 2,516 · Ballots cast 844 · Back to ward index

Ullesthorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.7 pts Valid ballots 928

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Page, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	517	55.7%	Elected
2	Millington, I.	Labour Party	224	24.1%
3	Gurnett, J.	Liberal Democrats	109	11.7%
4	Nimmo, S.	Green Party	78	8.4%

Electorate 2,378 · Ballots cast 928 · Back to ward index

Dunton · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.5 pts Valid ballots 841

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bannister, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	526	62.5%	Elected
2	Lee, M.	Labour Party	194	23.1%
3	Porter, C.	Liberal Democrats	121	14.4%

Electorate 2,067 · Ballots cast 841 · Back to ward index

Nevill · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.2 pts Valid ballots 884

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rickman, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	585	66.2%	Elected
2	Kaufman, P.	Liberal Democrats	186	21.0%
3	Lloyd, S.	Green Party	113	12.8%

Electorate 2,270 · Ballots cast 884 · Back to ward index