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Huntingdonshire 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

17 ward races

17 seats

8 elected below the proportional quota

47.1% 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 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 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
Conservative and Unionist Party	23,250	49.7%	12	70.6%	9	52.9%	+3
Liberal Democrats	7,711	16.5%	1	5.9%	3	17.6%	-2
Labour Party	7,566	16.2%	0	0.0%	3	17.6%	-3
Independent	2,888	6.2%	2	11.8%	1	5.9%	+1
Green Party	2,762	5.9%	0	0.0%	1	5.9%	-1
SNIG	2,283	4.9%	2	11.8%	0	0.0%	+2
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	219	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	55	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	46,734	100.0%	17	100.0%	17	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.

St Neots East & Gransden · 1 seat · won at 38.8% · +11.2 pts below quota
Huntingdon North & Hartford · 1 seat · won at 39.0% · +11.0 pts below quota
St Neots Eynesbury · 1 seat · won at 39.2% · +10.8 pts below quota
St Neots The Eatons · 1 seat · won at 42.0% · +8.0 pts below quota
Brampton & Buckden · 1 seat · won at 43.4% · +6.6 pts below quota
St Ives South & Needingworth · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · +4.2 pts below quota
Godmanchester & Huntingdon South · 1 seat · won at 46.0% · +4.0 pts below quota
St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · +3.4 pts below quota
St Ives North & Wyton · 1 seat · won at 51.0% · above quota
Huntingdon West · 1 seat · won at 55.8% · above quota
The Hemingfords & Fenstanton · 1 seat · won at 56.3% · above quota
Yaxley & Farcet · 1 seat · won at 56.9% · above quota
Somersham & Earith · 1 seat · won at 62.2% · above quota
Warboys & The Stukeleys · 1 seat · won at 64.6% · above quota
Ramsey & Bury · 1 seat · won at 64.6% · above quota
Alconbury & Kimbolton · 1 seat · won at 68.0% · above quota
Sawtry & Stilton · 1 seat · won at 72.0% · above quota

Race results

St Neots East & Gransden · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,970

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ferguson S.W.	Independent	764	38.8%	Elected
2	Collins S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	755	38.3%
3	Davenport-Ray L.	Green Party	240	12.2%
4	Lee R.D.	Labour Party	211	10.7%

Electorate 5,075 · Ballots cast 1,970 · EC ward code E58000094 · Back to ward index

Huntingdon North & Hartford · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,666

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	King J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,039	39.0%	Elected
2	Kadewere P.	Labour Party	847	31.8%
3	Pearce P.	Liberal Democrats	670	25.1%
4	Ashcroft P.H.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	93	3.5%
5	Eagle G.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	17	0.6%

Electorate 8,497 · Ballots cast 2,666 · EC ward code E58000070 · Back to ward index

St Neots Eynesbury · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,241

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Taylor S.L.	SNIG	879	39.2%	Elected
2	Eaton N.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	835	37.3%
3	Duckworth A.L.	Labour Party	364	16.2%
4	Timms L.	Green Party	163	7.3%

Electorate 7,956 · Ballots cast 2,241 · EC ward code E58000095 · Back to ward index

St Neots The Eatons · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,340

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Giles D.A.	SNIG	1,404	42.0%	Elected
2	Jennings A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,217	36.4%
3	Emery C.A.	Labour Party	432	12.9%
4	Goodman C.J.	Green Party	287	8.6%

Electorate 9,688 · Ballots cast 3,340 · EC ward code E58000097 · Back to ward index

Brampton & Buckden · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,445

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Billington K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,494	43.4%	Elected
2	Childs J.R.	Liberal Democrats	1,326	38.5%
3	Wakeford S.	Labour Party	419	12.2%
4	Holsgrove G.J.	Green Party	206	6.0%

Electorate 8,953 · Ballots cast 3,445 · EC ward code E58000054 · Back to ward index

St Ives South & Needingworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,987

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Reynolds K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,368	45.8%	Elected
2	Wells N.	Liberal Democrats	749	25.1%
3	Gleadow C.	Labour Party	565	18.9%
4	Parkin J.R.G.	Green Party	305	10.2%

Electorate 8,028 · Ballots cast 2,987 · EC ward code E58000093 · Back to ward index

Godmanchester & Huntingdon South · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,733

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson G.M.	Liberal Democrats	1,258	46.0%	Elected
2	Sparling P.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	972	35.6%
3	Sweek S.P.	Labour Party	465	17.0%
4	Martin W.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	38	1.4%

Electorate 7,496 · Ballots cast 2,733 · EC ward code E58000067 · Back to ward index

St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,653

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Prentice K.I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,237	46.6%	Elected
2	Seeff G.M.	Liberal Democrats	662	25.0%
3	Boston J.E.	Labour Party	402	15.2%
4	Laycock D.E.	Green Party	352	13.3%

Electorate 7,960 · Ballots cast 2,653 · EC ward code E58000096 · Back to ward index

St Ives North & Wyton · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.0 pts Valid ballots 2,435

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fuller R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,241	51.0%	Elected
2	Richards A.L.	Labour Party	471	19.3%
3	Barnes A.	Green Party	337	13.8%
4	Catmur J.R.	Liberal Democrats	207	8.5%
5	Bullen P.	Independent	179	7.4%

Electorate 8,097 · Ballots cast 2,435 · EC ward code E58000092 · Back to ward index

Huntingdon West · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.8 pts Valid ballots 2,557

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sanderson T.	Independent	1,427	55.8%	Elected
2	George L.	Labour Party	636	24.9%
3	Rankin G.T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	494	19.3%

Electorate 7,452 · Ballots cast 2,557 · EC ward code E58000071 · Back to ward index

The Hemingfords & Fenstanton · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.3 pts Valid ballots 3,087

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dew D.B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,737	56.3%	Elected
2	Priestman D.J.	Liberal Democrats	698	22.6%
3	Gleadow M.J.	Labour Party	377	12.2%
4	Gunn-Kelly S.	Green Party	275	8.9%

Electorate 7,830 · Ballots cast 3,087 · EC ward code E58000099 · Back to ward index

Yaxley & Farcet · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.9 pts Valid ballots 2,277

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McGuire L.W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,296	56.9%	Elected
2	Wood A.R.	Liberal Democrats	578	25.4%
3	Smalley S.M.V.	Labour Party	403	17.7%

Electorate 8,480 · Ballots cast 2,277 · EC ward code E58000108 · Back to ward index

Somersham & Earith · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.2 pts Valid ballots 2,752

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Criswell S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,713	62.2%	Elected
2	Hulme T.	Liberal Democrats	399	14.5%
3	Webb K.A.	Labour Party	362	13.2%
4	McLaughlin K.K.	Green Party	278	10.1%

Electorate 7,718 · Ballots cast 2,752 · EC ward code E58000091 · Back to ward index

Warboys & The Stukeleys · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.6 pts Valid ballots 2,156

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Corney S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,393	64.6%	Elected
2	Kewley H.	Liberal Democrats	383	17.8%
3	Williams P.J.	Labour Party	380	17.6%

Electorate 6,837 · Ballots cast 2,156 · EC ward code E58000101 · Back to ward index

Ramsey & Bury · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.6 pts Valid ballots 2,628

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Costello A.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,698	64.6%	Elected
2	Tew M.	Independent	518	19.7%
3	Hebert M.T.	Labour Party	412	15.7%

Electorate 8,156 · Ballots cast 2,628 · EC ward code E58000084 · Back to ward index

Alconbury & Kimbolton · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.0 pts Valid ballots 3,475

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gardener I.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,362	68.0%	Elected
2	Henderson-Begg A.A.	Liberal Democrats	488	14.0%
3	McCutcheon J.	Green Party	319	9.2%
4	Sly P.N.	Labour Party	306	8.8%

Electorate 8,165 · Ballots cast 3,475 · EC ward code E58000051 · Back to ward index

Sawtry & Stilton · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.0 pts Valid ballots 3,332

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bywater S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,399	72.0%	Elected
2	Sandeman J.B.	Labour Party	514	15.4%
3	Morris J.P.	Liberal Democrats	293	8.8%
4	Henson R.J.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	126	3.8%

Electorate 9,454 · Ballots cast 3,332 · EC ward code E58000088 · Back to ward index