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Hartlepool 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
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 11 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 11 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.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 6,923 | 36.3% | 6 | 54.5% | 5 | 45.5% | +1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 6,857 | 35.9% | 3 | 27.3% | 4 | 36.4% | -1 |
| Conservative Party | 3,090 | 16.2% | 1 | 9.1% | 2 | 18.2% | -1 |
| Independent | 1,022 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 603 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| PHF | 586 | 3.1% | 1 | 9.1% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Total | 19,081 | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 11 | 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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Seaton · 1 seat · won at 28.4% · −21.6 pts below quota
- Hart · 1 seat · won at 29.2% · −20.8 pts below quota
- Burn Valley · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · −6.9 pts below quota
- Foggy Furze · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · −5.1 pts below quota
- Headland and Harbour · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · −4.2 pts below quota
- Jesmond · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · −1.4 pts below quota
- Rural West · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
- Fens and Rossmere · 1 seat · won at 51.0% · above quota
- Victoria · 1 seat · won at 51.2% · above quota
- De Bruce · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
- Manor House · 1 seat · won at 55.1% · above quota
Race results
Seaton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 28.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −21.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,064
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Black | PHF | 586 | 28.4% | −21.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sue Little | Independent | 540 | 26.2% | — | |
| 3 | Philip Lindley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 482 | 23.4% | — | |
| 4 | Martin Dunbar | Labour Party | 278 | 13.5% | — | |
| 5 | Mike Young | Conservative Party | 123 | 6.0% | — | |
| 6 | Iris Ryder | Green Party | 55 | 2.7% | — |
Hart · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 29.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −20.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,944
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Robinson | Labour Party | 568 | 29.2% | −20.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bob Addison | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 529 | 27.2% | — | |
| 3 | Keith Fisher | Independent | 394 | 20.3% | — | |
| 4 | Isaac Duffy | Conservative Party | 383 | 19.7% | — | |
| 5 | Kenneth Holt | Green Party | 70 | 3.6% | — |
Burn Valley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.1% 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. 1,594
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Hunter | Labour Party | 687 | 43.1% | −6.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Evelyn Leck | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 562 | 35.3% | — | |
| 3 | Andrew Martin-Wells | Conservative Party | 345 | 21.6% | — |
Foggy Furze · 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. 1,844
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Akers-Belcher | Labour Party | 828 | 44.9% | −5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Darren Price | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 748 | 40.6% | — | |
| 3 | Bill Reeve | Conservative Party | 268 | 14.5% | — |
Headland and Harbour · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,353
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Moore | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 619 | 45.8% | −4.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jim Ainslie | Labour Party | 617 | 45.6% | — | |
| 3 | Chris Broadbent | Conservative Party | 117 | 8.6% | — |
Jesmond · 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. 1,552
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Tennant | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 754 | 48.6% | −1.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Robbie Payne | Labour Party | 648 | 41.8% | — | |
| 3 | Jayne Wells | Conservative Party | 150 | 9.7% | — |
Rural West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,093
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Martin-Wells | Conservative Party | 1,058 | 50.5% | +0.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Cassidy | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 531 | 25.4% | — | |
| 3 | Syed Miah | Labour Party | 264 | 12.6% | — | |
| 4 | Michael Holt | Green Party | 240 | 11.5% | — |
Fens and Rossmere · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,334
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Buchan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,191 | 51.0% | +1.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ann Marshall | Labour Party | 769 | 32.9% | — | |
| 3 | Dennis Loynes | Conservative Party | 240 | 10.3% | — | |
| 4 | Tom Casey | Green Party | 134 | 5.7% | — |
Victoria · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,421
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesley Hamilton | Labour Party | 727 | 51.2% | +1.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Steve Gooderham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 421 | 29.6% | — | |
| 3 | Claire Wells | Conservative Party | 169 | 11.9% | — | |
| 4 | Christopher Eddie | Green Party | 104 | 7.3% | — |
De Bruce · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,481
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenda Harrison | Labour Party | 765 | 51.7% | +1.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alan Hind | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 491 | 33.2% | — | |
| 3 | Jean McKenna | Conservative Party | 137 | 9.3% | — | |
| 4 | Carl Robertson | Independent | 88 | 5.9% | — |
Manor House · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.1% 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. 1,401
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Akers-Belcher | Labour Party | 772 | 55.1% | +5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Pam Gooderham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 529 | 37.8% | — | |
| 3 | Tracey Hutchison | Conservative Party | 100 | 7.1% | — |