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Hyndburn 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
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 5 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 11,628 | 41.7% | 5 | 83.3% | 3 | 50.0% | +2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 6,159 | 22.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 3,950 | 14.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 3,114 | 11.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Green Party | 3,031 | 10.9% | 1 | 16.7% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| Total | 27,882 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central · 1 seat · won at 30.6% · +19.4 pts below quota
- Accrington South · 1 seat · won at 36.5% · +13.5 pts below quota
- Oswaldtwistle · 1 seat · won at 42.1% · +7.9 pts below quota
- Accrington North · 1 seat · won at 52.2% · above quota
- Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors · 2 seats · won at 45.5% · above quota
Race results
Accrington West & Oswaldtwistle Central · single-seat
Marginal winner 30.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +19.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,369
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sohail Asghar | Green Party | 1,337 | 30.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Mohammed Younis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,204 | 27.6% | |
| 3 | Munsif Dad | Labour Party | 1,058 | 24.2% | |
| 4 | Isaac John Cowans | Reform UK | 765 | 17.5% |
Accrington South · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,556
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Joynes | Reform UK | 1,297 | 36.5% | Elected |
| 2 | David Heap | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,000 | 28.1% | |
| 3 | Graham Jones | Labour Party | 967 | 27.2% | |
| 4 | Charlie Derry Kerans | Green Party | 292 | 8.2% |
Oswaldtwistle · single-seat
Marginal winner 42.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,505
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaynor Louise Hargreaves | Reform UK | 1,475 | 42.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Britcliffe | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,467 | 41.9% | |
| 3 | Caitlin Pritchard | Labour Party | 406 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Nancy Mills | Green Party | 157 | 4.5% |
Accrington North · single-seat
Marginal winner 52.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.2 pts Valid ballots 3,093
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Michael Tetlow | Reform UK | 1,615 | 52.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Clare Pritchard | Labour Party | 683 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Shahed Mahmood | Conservative and Unionist Party | 444 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | Julie Carole Stubbins | Green Party | 355 | 11.5% |
Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −12.2 pts Valid ballots 6,994
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Fox | Reform UK | 3,292 | 47.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Lance Parkinson | Reform UK | 3,184 | 45.5% | Elected |
| 3 | Noordad Aziz | Labour and Co-operative Party | 2,153 | 30.8% | |
| 4 | Kate Walsh | Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,797 | 25.7% | |
| 5 | Carole Anne Haythornthwaite | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,208 | 17.3% | |
| 6 | Zak Khan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 836 | 12.0% | |
| 7 | Wayne Fitzharris | Green Party | 582 | 8.3% | |
| 8 | Andy Hunter-Rossall | Green Party | 308 | 4.4% |