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Pendle 2024
Local elections held 2 May 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7,703 | 33.5% | 4 | 33.3% | 4 | 33.3% | 0 |
| ND | 5,659 | 24.6% | 4 | 33.3% | 3 | 25.0% | +1 |
| Labour Party | 3,554 | 15.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 16.7% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,356 | 14.6% | 3 | 25.0% | 2 | 16.7% | +1 |
| Independent | 2,230 | 9.7% | 1 | 8.3% | 1 | 8.3% | 0 |
| Green Party | 508 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 23,010 | 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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Vivary Bridge · 1 seat · won at 38.9% · +11.1 pts below quota
- Waterside and Horsfield · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · +9.8 pts below quota
- Earby and Coates · 1 seat · won at 44.8% · +5.2 pts below quota
- Marsden and Southfield · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · +4.2 pts below quota
- Barrowford and Pendleside · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
- Fence and Higham · 1 seat · won at 53.9% · above quota
- Bradley · 1 seat · won at 55.2% · above quota
- Barnoldswick · 1 seat · won at 58.3% · above quota
- Brierfield West and Reedley · 1 seat · won at 62.0% · above quota
- Boulsworth and Foulridge · 1 seat · won at 63.0% · above quota
- Whitefield and Walverden · 1 seat · won at 64.8% · above quota
- Brierfield East and Clover Hill · 1 seat · won at 75.3% · above quota
Race results
Vivary Bridge · single-seat
Marginal winner 38.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,178
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Connor, R. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 458 | 38.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Bell, A. | Liberal Democrats | 370 | 31.4% | |
| 3 | Hannah-Wood, P. | Labour Party | 269 | 22.8% | |
| 4 | Harrop, B. | Green Party | 81 | 6.9% |
Waterside and Horsfield · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,446
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutcliffe, A. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 581 | 40.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Roach, G. | Labour Party | 424 | 29.3% | |
| 3 | Edwards, C. | Liberal Democrats | 332 | 23.0% | |
| 4 | Penney, D. | Green Party | 109 | 7.5% |
Earby and Coates · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,993
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartley, D. | Liberal Democrats | 892 | 44.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Rutherford, R. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 637 | 32.0% | |
| 3 | Johns, D. | Labour Party | 353 | 17.7% | |
| 4 | Wood, J. | Green Party | 111 | 5.6% |
Marsden and Southfield · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,100
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adnan, M. | ND | 962 | 45.8% | Elected |
| 2 | McGowan, N. | Independent | 441 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Stone, M. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 376 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | Gribble, E. | Labour Party | 261 | 12.4% | |
| 5 | Khan, A. | ND | 44 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | McBeth, C. | ND | 16 | 0.8% |
Barrowford and Pendleside · single-seat
Marginal winner 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 2,140
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed, N. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,099 | 51.4% | Elected |
| 2 | Nike, S. | Labour Party | 888 | 41.5% | |
| 3 | Berry, P. | Liberal Democrats | 153 | 7.1% |
Fence and Higham · single-seat
Marginal winner 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.9 pts Valid ballots 820
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newman, B. | Liberal Democrats | 442 | 53.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Hartley, H. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 378 | 46.1% |
Bradley · single-seat
Marginal winner 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.2 pts Valid ballots 3,016
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iqbal, M. | ND | 1,665 | 55.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Mahmood, H. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,351 | 44.8% |
Barnoldswick · single-seat
Marginal winner 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.3 pts Valid ballots 1,730
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whipp, T. | Liberal Democrats | 1,009 | 58.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Goulthorp, C. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 377 | 21.8% | |
| 3 | Clouston, E. | Labour Party | 260 | 15.0% | |
| 4 | Godfrey, S. | Green Party | 84 | 4.9% |
Brierfield West and Reedley · single-seat
Marginal winner 62.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.0 pts Valid ballots 2,203
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanif, M. | ND | 1,365 | 62.0% | Elected |
| 2 | McCormick, P. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 362 | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Akbar, S. | ND | 300 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | Iqbal, I. | Labour Party | 176 | 8.0% |
Boulsworth and Foulridge · single-seat
Marginal winner 63.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.0 pts Valid ballots 1,992
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockburn-Price, S. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,254 | 63.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Blackburn, W. | Labour Party | 457 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | Hargreaves, R. | Liberal Democrats | 158 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Taylor, L. | Green Party | 123 | 6.2% |
Whitefield and Walverden · single-seat
Marginal winner 64.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.8 pts Valid ballots 2,017
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmood, A. | ND | 1,307 | 64.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Iqbal, M. | Labour Party | 466 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | Ayub, M. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 244 | 12.1% |
Brierfield East and Clover Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner 75.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.3 pts Valid ballots 2,375
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashraf, N. | Independent | 1,789 | 75.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Brierley, A. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 586 | 24.7% |