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Redditch 2019
Local elections held 2 May 2019.
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 10 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 6,670 | 40.5% | 9 | 90.0% | 5 | 50.0% | +4 |
| Labour Party | 4,395 | 26.7% | 1 | 10.0% | 3 | 30.0% | -2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 2,603 | 15.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 10.0% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,782 | 10.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 10.0% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,015 | 6.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 16,465 | 100.0% | 10 | 100.0% | 10 | 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 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — 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.
- Church Hill · 1 seat · won at 33.9% · −16.1 pts below quota
- Batchley and Brockhill · 1 seat · won at 34.7% · −15.3 pts below quota
- Crabbs Cross · 1 seat · won at 38.4% · −11.6 pts below quota
- Greenlands · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · −10.4 pts below quota
- Winyates · 1 seat · won at 39.8% · −10.2 pts below quota
- Abbey · 1 seat · won at 40.7% · −9.3 pts below quota
- Matchborough · 1 seat · won at 40.8% · −9.2 pts below quota
- Headless Cross and Oakenshaw · 1 seat · won at 41.9% · −8.1 pts below quota
- West · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · −2.0 pts below quota
- Astwood Bank and Feckenham · 1 seat · won at 50.9% · above quota
Race results
Church Hill · 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. 1,692
| 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 | Ann Isherwood | Conservative Party | 573 | 33.9% | −16.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Hannah Cartwright | Labour Party | 556 | 32.9% | — | |
| 3 | Kathleen Haslam | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 348 | 20.6% | — | |
| 4 | David Gee | Liberal Democrats | 108 | 6.4% | — | |
| 5 | Robert Wardell | Green Party | 107 | 6.3% | — |
Batchley and Brockhill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 34.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −15.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,682
| 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 | Nyear Nazir | Conservative Party | 583 | 34.7% | −15.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Philip Berry | Labour Party | 579 | 34.4% | — | |
| 3 | Melvyn Haigh | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 307 | 18.3% | — | |
| 4 | Steven Pound | Green Party | 120 | 7.1% | — | |
| 5 | Ian Webster | Liberal Democrats | 93 | 5.5% | — |
Crabbs Cross · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,478
| 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 | Gareth Prosser | Conservative Party | 567 | 38.4% | −11.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Claire Davies | Green Party | 388 | 26.3% | — | |
| 3 | Christopher Harrison | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 249 | 16.8% | — | |
| 4 | Monica Fry | Labour Party | 197 | 13.3% | — | |
| 5 | Pamela Gee | Liberal Democrats | 77 | 5.2% | — |
Greenlands · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.6% 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. 1,519
| 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 | Jennifer Wheeler | Labour Party | 602 | 39.6% | −10.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Luke Court | Conservative Party | 561 | 36.9% | — | |
| 3 | Rylma White | Green Party | 197 | 13.0% | — | |
| 4 | Anthony Pitt | Liberal Democrats | 159 | 10.5% | — |
Winyates · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,986
| 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 | Peter Fleming | Conservative Party | 791 | 39.8% | −10.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Heaney | Labour Party | 527 | 26.5% | — | |
| 3 | Scott Preston | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 413 | 20.8% | — | |
| 4 | Steve Sergent | Green Party | 139 | 7.0% | — | |
| 5 | Diane Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 116 | 5.8% | — |
Abbey · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,643
| 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 | Michael Chalk | Conservative Party | 668 | 40.7% | −9.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nayab Patel | Labour Party | 517 | 31.5% | — | |
| 3 | Sandra Swansborough | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 191 | 11.6% | — | |
| 4 | Russell Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 141 | 8.6% | — | |
| 5 | Gabrielle Hemming | Green Party | 126 | 7.7% | — |
Matchborough · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,376
| 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 | Juliet Brunner | Conservative Party | 562 | 40.8% | −9.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Bevan | Labour Party | 425 | 30.9% | — | |
| 3 | James Swansborough | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 268 | 19.5% | — | |
| 4 | Victoria Lees | Green Party | 121 | 8.8% | — |
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,020
| 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 | Thomas Baker-Price | Conservative Party | 846 | 41.9% | −8.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Witherspoon | Labour Party | 441 | 21.8% | — | |
| 3 | Trevor Magner | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 374 | 18.5% | — | |
| 4 | Alistair Waugh | Green Party | 211 | 10.4% | — | |
| 5 | Andrew Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 148 | 7.3% | — |
West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,472
| 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 Thain | Conservative Party | 706 | 48.0% | −2.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lisa King | Labour Party | 288 | 19.6% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Swansborough | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 246 | 16.7% | — | |
| 4 | Simon Venables | Green Party | 232 | 15.8% | — |
Astwood Bank and Feckenham · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,597
| 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 | Brandon Clayton | Conservative Party | 813 | 50.9% | +0.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Benjamin Gibbs | Labour Party | 263 | 16.5% | — | |
| 3 | Bernard Pritchard | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 207 | 13.0% | — | |
| 4 | John Marsh | Liberal Democrats | 173 | 10.8% | — | |
| 5 | Lea Room | Green Party | 141 | 8.8% | — |