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Hyndburn 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

11 ward races
11 seats
11 elected below the proportional quota
100.0% 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 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Reform UK6,88941.9%872.7%545.5%+3
Conservative Party3,69622.5%19.1%327.3%-2
Labour Party3,49021.2%19.1%218.2%-1
Green Party1,69010.3%00.0%19.1%-1
Independent6644.0%19.1%00.0%+1
Total16,429100.0%11100.0%11100.0%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

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)
Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Spring Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −20.7 pts Valid ballots 1,463

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Sohail AsgharIndependent42829.3%−20.7 ptsElected
2Graham Peter JonesLabour Party40527.7%—
3Saeed UllahConservative Party36925.2%—
4Jan EvansReform UK26117.8%—

Electorate 3,835 · Ballots cast 1,471 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.spring-hill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Andrew's · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.9 pts Valid ballots 1,228

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Gaynor Louise HargreavesReform UK49240.1%−9.9 ptsElected
2Peter BritcliffeConservative Party43235.2%—
3Julie Carole StubbinsGreen Party15712.8%—
4Jade Leighanne WellingsLabour Party14712.0%—

Electorate 3,359 · Ballots cast 1,236 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.st-andrews.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Netherton · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.5 pts Valid ballots 1,485

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Jodi ClementsLabour Party61641.5%−8.5 ptsElected
2Colleen Rose Dickinson-JonesReform UK54036.4%—
3Wayne FitzharrisGreen Party18612.5%—
4Barry WalkerConservative Party1439.6%—

Electorate 3,608 · Ballots cast 1,495 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.netherton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Peel · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −8.0 pts Valid ballots 898

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Ashley JoynesReform UK37742.0%−8.0 ptsElected
2Lex KristanGreen Party19721.9%—
3Joyce PlummerConservative Party16518.4%—
4Malcolm Eric PritchardLabour Party15917.7%—

Electorate 2,991 · Ballots cast 902 · Invalid 4 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.peel.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Oswald's · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.6 pts Valid ballots 2,139

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Paul BrownReform UK95044.4%−5.6 ptsElected
2Vinette DavittConservative Party86040.2%—
3Caitlin PritchardLabour Party32915.4%—

Electorate 4,747 · Ballots cast 2,155 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.st-oswalds.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Overton · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −5.4 pts Valid ballots 1,960

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Jordan John FoxReform UK87444.6%−5.4 ptsElected
2Scott John BrertonLabour Party59930.6%—
3Judith McKelveyConservative Party25713.1%—
4Zoe April ThomasGreen Party23011.7%—

Electorate 4,707 · Ballots cast 1,967 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.overton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Immanuel · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −3.7 pts Valid ballots 1,404

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Steven SmithsonConservative Party65046.3%−3.7 ptsElected
2Anna StanislawskaReform UK51836.9%—
3Josh AllenIndependent23616.8%—

Electorate 3,466 · Ballots cast 1,436 · Invalid 32 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.immanuel.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Clayton-le-Moors · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.4 pts Valid ballots 1,403

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Miles ParkinsonReform UK66847.6%−2.4 ptsElected
2Richard John DownieLabour Party39628.2%—
3Jayde HolmesConservative Party17712.6%—
4Sara MichaelsGreen Party16211.5%—

Electorate 3,475 · Ballots cast 1,406 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.clayton-le-moors.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Huncoat · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.8 pts Valid ballots 1,418

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Anthony David MitchellReform UK69749.2%−0.8 ptsElected
2Nick KingLabour Party33923.9%—
3Jodie GreenGreen Party23416.5%—
4Andrew LibbertonConservative Party14810.4%—

Electorate 3,516 · Ballots cast 1,426 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.huncoat.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rishton · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.2 pts Valid ballots 1,812

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Lance Miles Lee ParkinsonReform UK90349.8%−0.2 ptsElected
2Carole HaythornthwaiteConservative Party37520.7%—
3Bernard DawsonLabour Party30716.9%—
4Lee MacNeallGreen Party22712.5%—

Electorate 4,908 · Ballots cast 1,825 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.rishton.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Milnshaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota 0.0 pts Valid ballots 1,219

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Joel Michael TetlowReform UK60950.0%0.0 ptsElected
2Andy CleggGreen Party29724.4%—
3Hannah Mae FisherLabour Party19315.8%—
4Foyzun NurConservative Party1209.8%—

Electorate 3,638 · Ballots cast 1,229 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.hyndburn.milnshaw.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index