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Rochford 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 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 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 | 7,268 | 38.2% | 7 | 58.3% | 5 | 41.7% | +2 |
| Rochford | 3,435 | 18.1% | 2 | 16.7% | 2 | 16.7% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,489 | 13.1% | 1 | 8.3% | 2 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 2,151 | 11.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 8.3% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,794 | 9.4% | 1 | 8.3% | 1 | 8.3% | 0 |
| Independent | 1,225 | 6.4% | 1 | 8.3% | 1 | 8.3% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 447 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| ForBritn | 218 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 19,027 | 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.
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.
- Hockley and Ashingdon · 1 seat · won at 38.0% · −12.0 pts below quota
- Roche North and Rural · 1 seat · won at 38.7% · −11.3 pts below quota
- Roche South · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · −10.4 pts below quota
- Lodge · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · −3.4 pts below quota
- Hawkwell East · 1 seat · won at 47.4% · −2.6 pts below quota
- Wheatley · 1 seat · won at 47.8% · −2.2 pts below quota
- Sweyne Park and Grange · 1 seat · won at 49.4% · −0.6 pts below quota
- Trinity · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
- Hawkwell West · 1 seat · won at 52.6% · above quota
- Hockley · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
- Downhall and Rawreth · 1 seat · won at 70.0% · above quota
- Hullbridge · 1 seat · won at 76.2% · above quota
Race results
Hockley and Ashingdon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,551
| 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 | Mike Carter | Conservative Party | 589 | 38.0% | −12.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Catchpole | Independent | 393 | 25.3% | — | |
| 3 | Nicola O'Riordan-Finley | Liberal Democrats | 352 | 22.7% | — | |
| 4 | Stephen Willis | Labour Party | 114 | 7.4% | — | |
| 5 | Craig Sohail | ForBritn | 103 | 6.6% | — |
Roche North and Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,374
| 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 | Simon Wootton | Conservative Party | 532 | 38.7% | −11.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Phil Capon | Rochford | 365 | 26.6% | — | |
| 3 | David Flack | Labour Party | 362 | 26.3% | — | |
| 4 | Myriam Sohail | ForBritn | 115 | 8.4% | — |
Roche South · 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. 1,198
| 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 | Arthur Williams | Conservative Party | 475 | 39.6% | −10.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Shaun Holmes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 296 | 24.7% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Challis | Labour Party | 285 | 23.8% | — | |
| 4 | Derek Brown | Liberal Democrats | 142 | 11.9% | — |
Lodge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,791
| 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 | Ian Ward | Conservative Party | 835 | 46.6% | −3.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Lambourne | Rochford | 788 | 44.0% | — | |
| 3 | Roger Neville | Labour Party | 168 | 9.4% | — |
Hawkwell East · 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. 1,366
| 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 Webb | Conservative Party | 647 | 47.4% | −2.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Hinde | Rochford | 540 | 39.5% | — | |
| 3 | Roger Gardner | Labour Party | 179 | 13.1% | — |
Wheatley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,739
| 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 Wilkinson | Independent | 832 | 47.8% | −2.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Griffin | Conservative Party | 674 | 38.8% | — | |
| 3 | Stephen Cooper | Labour Party | 233 | 13.4% | — |
Sweyne Park and Grange · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,420
| 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 | June Lumley | Conservative Party | 702 | 49.4% | −0.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lisa Newport | Liberal Democrats | 538 | 37.9% | — | |
| 3 | Conner Agius | Labour Party | 180 | 12.7% | — |
Trinity · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,915
| 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 | Cheryl Roe | Conservative Party | 990 | 51.7% | +1.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Oakley | Liberal Democrats | 446 | 23.3% | — | |
| 3 | Jill Waight | Green Party | 321 | 16.8% | — | |
| 4 | Samantha Reed | Labour Party | 158 | 8.3% | — |
Hawkwell West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.6% 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. 1,638
| 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 | Toni Carter | Rochford | 862 | 52.6% | +2.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Foster | Conservative Party | 653 | 39.9% | — | |
| 3 | David Lench | Labour Party | 123 | 7.5% | — |
Hockley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,659
| 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 | Adrian Eves | Rochford | 880 | 53.0% | +3.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Eileen Gadsdon | Conservative Party | 486 | 29.3% | — | |
| 3 | Peter Willis | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 151 | 9.1% | — | |
| 4 | Louise Best | Labour Party | 142 | 8.6% | — |
Downhall and Rawreth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,444
| 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 | James Newport | Liberal Democrats | 1,011 | 70.0% | +20.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Keith Podd | Conservative Party | 315 | 21.8% | — | |
| 3 | Shaun Cain | Labour Party | 118 | 8.2% | — |
Hullbridge · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 76.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +26.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,932
| 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 | Diane Hoy | Green Party | 1,473 | 76.2% | +26.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Angelina Marriott | Conservative Party | 370 | 19.2% | — | |
| 3 | Victoria Williams | Labour Party | 89 | 4.6% | — |