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Maidstone 2016

Local elections held 5 May 2016.

19 ward races
19 seats
13 elected below the proportional quota
68.4% 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 19 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 19 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
Conservative Party10,60333.1%736.8%736.8%0
Liberal Democrats8,54226.6%842.1%526.3%+3
UK Independence Party (UKIP)4,78514.9%15.3%315.8%-2
Labour Party3,76411.7%15.3%210.5%-1
Independent2,7478.6%210.5%15.3%+1
Green Party1,5424.8%00.0%15.3%-1
EDP870.3%00.0%00.0%0
Total32,070100.0%19100.0%19100.0%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 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.

Current (2016)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Fant · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 28.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −21.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,230

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Keith AdkinsonLabour Party64428.9%−21.1 ptsElected
2Rosaline JankoLiberal Democrats57325.7%
3Stephen PaineConservative Party56725.4%
4Colin TaylorUK Independence Party (UKIP)28712.9%
5Ian McDonaldGreen Party1597.1%

EC ward code E05004992 · Back to ward index

Park Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 30.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −19.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 995

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Matt BurtonConservative Party30530.7%−19.3 ptsElected
2John BarnedUK Independence Party (UKIP)25625.7%
3Marsha ToddLabour Party18518.6%
4Daniel MoriartyIndependent15916.0%
5Andrew CockersoleLiberal Democrats565.6%
6Belinda BassettGreen Party343.4%

EC ward code E05005002 · Back to ward index

Coxheath and Hunton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,209

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Emily FermorLiberal Democrats79836.1%−13.9 ptsElected
2Ron LeagasConservative Party79736.1%
3Keith WoollvenUK Independence Party (UKIP)39317.8%
4Kenneth BakerLabour Party1336.0%
5Mike SummersgillGreen Party884.0%

EC ward code E05008553 · Back to ward index

Bearsted · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,429

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Mike RevellConservative Party89036.6%−13.4 ptsElected
2Denis SpoonerIndependent84034.6%
3Robert PettitUK Independence Party (UKIP)31713.1%
4Jim GroganLabour Party2249.2%
5Ciaran OliverGreen Party813.3%
6Geoffrey SammeLiberal Democrats773.2%

EC ward code E05004984 · Back to ward index

Shepway North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,763

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Christopher GarlandConservative Party65637.2%−12.8 ptsElected
2Mike WardleUK Independence Party (UKIP)43124.4%
3Geoff HarveyLabour Party35119.9%
4Dinesh KhadkaLiberal Democrats1689.5%
5Stephen MuggeridgeGreen Party844.8%
6Gary ButlerEDP734.1%

EC ward code E05005003 · Back to ward index

High Street · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,809

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Denise JoyLiberal Democrats68938.1%−11.9 ptsElected
2Dan WilkinsonLabour Party32918.2%
3Michael GeorgeUK Independence Party (UKIP)32818.1%
4Joe MamoConservative Party31317.3%
5Gareth PhillipsGreen Party1508.3%

EC ward code E05004996 · Back to ward index

Shepway South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,171

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Eddie PowellUK Independence Party (UKIP)44838.3%−11.7 ptsElected
2Bob HinderConservative Party32527.8%
3Theresa LyonsLabour Party29024.8%
4Milden ChoongoLiberal Democrats695.9%
5Stuart JefferyGreen Party252.1%
6Timothy RaymenEDP141.2%

EC ward code E05005004 · Back to ward index

Bridge · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,413

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Georgia HarveyLiberal Democrats59041.8%−8.2 ptsElected
2Alan BartlettConservative Party54738.7%
3Bruce HealdLabour Party16011.3%
4Donna GreenanGreen Party1168.2%

EC ward code E05004987 · Back to ward index

South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,364

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Paul WilbyLiberal Democrats1,00242.4%−7.6 ptsElected
2Paul CooperConservative Party64127.1%
3Mike HoggIndependent45819.4%
4Wendy HollandsLabour Party1777.5%
5Steven CheesemanGreen Party863.6%

EC ward code E05008555 · Back to ward index

North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,981

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Michelle HastieLiberal Democrats85143.0%−7.0 ptsElected
2Jeff TreeConservative Party47323.9%
3Charles ElliottUK Independence Party (UKIP)32816.6%
4Maureen CleatorLabour Party26113.2%
5Wendy EagleGreen Party683.4%

EC ward code E05005000 · Back to ward index

East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,135

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Martin CoxLiberal Democrats98746.2%−3.8 ptsElected
2Steven SheppardConservative Party46421.7%
3Gareth KendallUK Independence Party (UKIP)37617.6%
4Richard CoatesLabour Party23010.8%
5Benjamin DarlingtonGreen Party783.7%

EC ward code E05004991 · Back to ward index

Marden and Yalding · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,977

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Steve McLoughlinConservative Party93847.4%−2.6 ptsElected
2Pamela WattsUK Independence Party (UKIP)43021.8%
3Rachel HillLiberal Democrats33016.7%
4Timothy LicenceLabour Party20410.3%
5James ShaliceGreen Party753.8%

EC ward code E05004999 · Back to ward index

Allington · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. 0.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,355

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Diana LewinsLiberal Democrats1,17750.0%0.0 ptsElected
2Barry GinleyConservative Party55823.7%
3Mo McDonald-RobertsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)38816.5%
4Marianna PoliszczukLabour Party2018.5%
5Guy TannerGreen Party311.3%

EC ward code E05004982 · Back to ward index

Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,269

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Bryan VizzardLiberal Democrats72957.4%+7.4 ptsElected
2Alan ChellConservative Party26921.2%
3Stella RandallLabour Party18614.7%
4Geoffrey WilkinsonGreen Party856.7%

EC ward code E05004995 · Back to ward index

Boxley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,911

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Wendy HinderConservative Party1,11858.5%+8.5 ptsElected
2Jacqui WardleUK Independence Party (UKIP)41921.9%
3Michael ThompsonLiberal Democrats23512.3%
4Hannah PattonGreen Party1397.3%

EC ward code E05004986 · Back to ward index

Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 899

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Stephen MunfordIndependent54360.4%+10.4 ptsElected
2Cheryl Taylor-MaggioConservative Party16918.8%
3Mark McGiffinUK Independence Party (UKIP)869.6%
4Caroline JesselGreen Party525.8%
5Jean HarveyLabour Party333.7%
6Jan WebbLiberal Democrats161.8%

EC ward code E05004985 · Back to ward index

Headcorn · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,551

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Shellina PrendergastConservative Party1,00264.6%+14.6 ptsElected
2Nick GoddardUK Independence Party (UKIP)29819.2%
3Sarah BarwickLabour Party1167.5%
4Derek EagleGreen Party734.7%
5Georgia DallasLiberal Democrats624.0%

EC ward code E05004994 · Back to ward index

North Downs · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 72.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 668

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Patrik GartenConservative Party48272.2%+22.2 ptsElected
2John WatsonLiberal Democrats9814.7%
3Barbara NeillGreen Party8813.2%

EC ward code E05005001 · Back to ward index

Barming · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 79.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 941

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Fay GoochIndependent74779.4%+29.4 ptsElected
2Samuel Lain-RoseConservative Party899.5%
3Patrick CoatesLabour Party404.3%
4Lizzie HareLiberal Democrats353.7%
5Benjamin KnowlesGreen Party303.2%

EC ward code E05004983 · Back to ward index