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Hyndburn 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

12 ward races

12 seats

3 elected below the proportional quota

25.0% 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 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 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
Labour Party	6,950	47.7%	10	83.3%	6	50.0%	+4
Conservative and Unionist Party	5,125	35.2%	1	8.3%	5	41.7%	-4
Green Party	2,020	13.9%	1	8.3%	1	8.3%	0
Reform UK	244	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Workers Party of Britain	146	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ND	52	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	38	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	14,575	100.0%	12	100.0%	12	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.

Church · 1 seat · won at 37.7% · +12.3 pts below quota
Spring Hill · 1 seat · won at 41.1% · +8.9 pts below quota
Central · 1 seat · won at 41.9% · +8.1 pts below quota
Baxenden · 1 seat · won at 51.1% · above quota
St. Andrews · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
Peel · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
St. Oswalds · 1 seat · won at 53.4% · above quota
Barnfield · 1 seat · won at 58.1% · above quota
Overton · 1 seat · won at 58.4% · above quota
Rishton · 1 seat · won at 59.9% · above quota
Altham · 1 seat · won at 64.8% · above quota
Netherton · 1 seat · won at 67.4% · above quota

Race results

Church · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,170

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Eaves, S.	Labour Party	441	37.7%	Elected
2	Asghar, S.	Green Party	366	31.3%
3	Mahmood, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	363	31.0%

Electorate 3,578 · Ballots cast 1,170 · EC ward code E05005210 · Back to ward index

Spring Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,295

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dad, M.	Labour Party	532	41.1%	Elected
2	Fitzharris, W.	Green Party	441	34.1%
3	Ullah, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	322	24.9%

Electorate 3,758 · Ballots cast 1,295 · EC ward code E05005221 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,951

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fazal, M.	Green Party	818	41.9%	Elected
2	Dad, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	516	26.4%
3	Ahmed, I.	Labour Party	471	24.1%
4	Irfan, M.	Workers Party of Britain	146	7.5%

Electorate 3,953 · Ballots cast 1,951 · EC ward code E05005209 · Back to ward index

Baxenden · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.1 pts Valid ballots 1,082

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blake, E.	Labour Party	553	51.1%	Elected
2	Hurn, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	529	48.9%

Electorate 3,070 · Ballots cast 1,082 · EC ward code E05005208 · Back to ward index

St. Andrews · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 958

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gilbert, A.	Labour Party	492	51.4%	Elected
2	Britcliffe, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	466	48.6%

Electorate 3,309 · Ballots cast 958 · EC ward code E05005219 · Back to ward index

Peel · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.7 pts Valid ballots 695

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pritchard, C.	Labour Party	359	51.7%	Elected
2	Miller, M.	Green Party	159	22.9%
3	Hurn, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	139	20.0%
4	Afzal, N.	Independent	38	5.5%

Electorate 3,053 · Ballots cast 695 · EC ward code E05005217 · Back to ward index

St. Oswalds · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.4 pts Valid ballots 1,521

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Walker, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	812	53.4%	Elected
2	Tatchell, A.	Labour Party	465	30.6%
3	Oakley, R.	Reform UK	244	16.0%

Electorate 4,786 · Ballots cast 1,521 · EC ward code E05005220 · Back to ward index

Barnfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.1 pts Valid ballots 940

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McKenna, C.	Labour Party	546	58.1%	Elected
2	Nur, F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	249	26.5%
3	West, J.	Green Party	145	15.4%

Electorate 3,318 · Ballots cast 940 · EC ward code E05005207 · Back to ward index

Overton · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.4 pts Valid ballots 1,366

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Yates, C.	Labour Party	798	58.4%	Elected
2	McKelvey, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	425	31.1%
3	Stubbins, J.	Green Party	91	6.7%
4	Knighton, P.	ND	52	3.8%

Electorate 4,681 · Ballots cast 1,366 · EC ward code E05005216 · Back to ward index

Rishton · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.9 pts Valid ballots 1,388

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rawcliffe, E.	Labour Party	832	59.9%	Elected
2	Haythornthwaite, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	556	40.1%

Electorate 4,931 · Ballots cast 1,388 · EC ward code E05005218 · Back to ward index

Altham · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.8 pts Valid ballots 1,061

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Alexander, V.	Labour Party	687	64.8%	Elected
2	Heap, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	374	35.2%

Electorate 3,866 · Ballots cast 1,061 · EC ward code E05005206 · Back to ward index

Netherton · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.4 pts Valid ballots 1,148

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Aziz, N.	Labour Party	774	67.4%	Elected
2	Riaz, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	374	32.6%

Electorate 3,504 · Ballots cast 1,148 · EC ward code E05005215 · Back to ward index