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Portsmouth 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
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 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 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.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 12,795 | 29.3% | 8 | 57.1% | 4 | 28.6% | +4 |
| Conservative Party | 12,016 | 27.5% | 4 | 28.6% | 4 | 28.6% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 10,439 | 23.9% | 2 | 14.3% | 4 | 28.6% | -2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 6,547 | 15.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 14.3% | -2 |
| Green Party | 1,817 | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 30 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 43,644 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 14 | 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.
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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Fratton · 1 seat · won at 32.0% · −18.0 pts below quota
- Charles Dickens · 1 seat · won at 33.9% · −16.1 pts below quota
- St Thomas · 1 seat · won at 34.2% · −15.8 pts below quota
- Copnor · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · −14.1 pts below quota
- St Jude · 1 seat · won at 39.7% · −10.3 pts below quota
- Nelson · 1 seat · won at 40.4% · −9.6 pts below quota
- Central Southsea · 1 seat · won at 40.9% · −9.1 pts below quota
- Cosham · 1 seat · won at 41.2% · −8.8 pts below quota
- Paulsgrove · 1 seat · won at 41.3% · −8.7 pts below quota
- Milton · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · −7.4 pts below quota
- Eastney and Craneswater · 1 seat · won at 43.3% · −6.7 pts below quota
- Baffins · 1 seat · won at 47.5% · −2.5 pts below quota
- Hilsea · 1 seat · won at 54.6% · above quota
- Drayton and Farlington · 1 seat · won at 55.0% · above quota
Race results
Fratton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 32.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −18.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,691
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Fuller | Liberal Democrats | 860 | 32.0% | −18.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Thomas Coles | Labour Party | 733 | 27.2% | — | |
| 3 | Todd Sweeney | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 584 | 21.7% | — | |
| 4 | Laurence Warren-West | Conservative Party | 354 | 13.2% | — | |
| 5 | Martin Cox | Green Party | 160 | 5.9% | — |
Charles Dickens · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,793
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Morgan | Labour Party | 948 | 33.9% | −16.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Margaret Foster | Liberal Democrats | 885 | 31.7% | — | |
| 3 | Andrew Waters | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 543 | 19.4% | — | |
| 4 | John Hill | Conservative Party | 287 | 10.3% | — | |
| 5 | Hannah Dawson | Green Party | 130 | 4.7% | — |
St Thomas · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,262
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Wood | Liberal Democrats | 1,117 | 34.2% | −15.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sumel Chowdhury | Labour Party | 766 | 23.5% | — | |
| 3 | Christine Edwina Sykes | Conservative Party | 760 | 23.3% | — | |
| 4 | Jill Evans | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 367 | 11.3% | — | |
| 5 | Gail Baird | Green Party | 252 | 7.7% | — |
Copnor · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −14.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,811
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neill Young | Conservative Party | 1,010 | 35.9% | −14.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Rumal Khan | Labour Party | 815 | 29.0% | — | |
| 3 | Terry Chipperfield-Harrison | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 717 | 25.5% | — | |
| 4 | Jaison Matewu | Liberal Democrats | 269 | 9.6% | — |
St Jude · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,185
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugh Mason | Liberal Democrats | 1,264 | 39.7% | −10.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sandra Stockdale | Conservative Party | 863 | 27.1% | — | |
| 3 | Tony Chafer | Labour Party | 534 | 16.8% | — | |
| 4 | Christopher Vaughan | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 275 | 8.6% | — | |
| 5 | Ken Hawkins | Green Party | 249 | 7.8% | — |
Nelson · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,768
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Madden | Liberal Democrats | 1,118 | 40.4% | −9.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sue Castillon | Labour Party | 617 | 22.3% | — | |
| 3 | Barry Davies | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 595 | 21.5% | — | |
| 4 | Ben Swann | Conservative Party | 438 | 15.8% | — |
Central Southsea · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,336
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Pitt | Liberal Democrats | 1,364 | 40.9% | −9.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Frank Minai | Labour Party | 804 | 24.1% | — | |
| 3 | Ian McCulloch | Green Party | 444 | 13.3% | — | |
| 4 | Massoud Esmaili | Conservative Party | 401 | 12.0% | — | |
| 5 | Derek Wareham | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 323 | 9.7% | — |
Cosham · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,039
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Fleming | Conservative Party | 1,251 | 41.2% | −8.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Heaney | Labour Party | 878 | 28.9% | — | |
| 3 | Mel Todd | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 647 | 21.3% | — | |
| 4 | Kirstine Impey | Liberal Democrats | 263 | 8.7% | — |
Paulsgrove · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,412
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Ferrett | Labour Party | 995 | 41.3% | −8.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Jerome | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 711 | 29.5% | — | |
| 3 | Bill New | Conservative Party | 577 | 23.9% | — | |
| 4 | Nicky Dodd | Liberal Democrats | 99 | 4.1% | — | |
| 5 | Chris Pickett | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 30 | 1.2% | — |
Milton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.6% 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. 3,493
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Purvis | Liberal Democrats | 1,488 | 42.6% | −7.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alex Bentley | Labour Party | 614 | 17.6% | — | |
| 3 | Malcolm Chewter | Conservative Party | 563 | 16.1% | — | |
| 4 | Robbie Robinson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 559 | 16.0% | — | |
| 5 | Kylie Barton | Green Party | 269 | 7.7% | — |
Eastney and Craneswater · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,690
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Winnington | Liberal Democrats | 1,599 | 43.3% | −6.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Susan Lloyd | Conservative Party | 1,278 | 34.6% | — | |
| 3 | Julian Wright | Labour Party | 500 | 13.6% | — | |
| 4 | Menno Groen | Green Party | 313 | 8.5% | — |
Baffins · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,701
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Sanders | Liberal Democrats | 1,759 | 47.5% | −2.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | George Edgar | Conservative Party | 691 | 18.7% | — | |
| 3 | Kevan Chippindall-Higgin | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 671 | 18.1% | — | |
| 4 | John Castillon | Labour Party | 580 | 15.7% | — |
Hilsea · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,868
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Jones | Conservative Party | 1,566 | 54.6% | +4.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Silvi Veale | Labour Party | 922 | 32.1% | — | |
| 3 | Julie Spurgeon | Liberal Democrats | 380 | 13.2% | — |
Drayton and Farlington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,595
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Wemyss | Conservative Party | 1,977 | 55.0% | +5.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andreas Bubel | Labour Party | 733 | 20.4% | — | |
| 3 | Loreley Lawrence | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 555 | 15.4% | — | |
| 4 | Josh Dulberg | Liberal Democrats | 330 | 9.2% | — |