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Rochford 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

13 ward races

13 seats

7 elected below the proportional quota

53.8% 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 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 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 13 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	5,858	30.7%	3	23.1%	5	38.5%	-2
Liberal Democrats	3,459	18.1%	4	30.8%	3	23.1%	+1
Independent	3,252	17.0%	4	30.8%	2	15.4%	+2
Labour Party	3,049	16.0%	0	0.0%	2	15.4%	-2
RES	2,258	11.8%	2	15.4%	1	7.7%	+1
Green Party	781	4.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ND	383	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Heritage Party	38	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	19,078	100.0%	13	100.0%	13	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

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

Hawkwell East · 1 seat · won at 25.8% · +24.2 pts below quota
Roche North and Rural · 1 seat · won at 30.5% · +19.5 pts below quota
Wheatley · 1 seat · won at 34.3% · +15.7 pts below quota
Hockley and Ashingdon · 1 seat · won at 37.2% · +12.8 pts below quota
Foulness and The Wakerings · 1 seat · won at 37.5% · +12.5 pts below quota
Hockley · 1 seat · won at 40.1% · +9.9 pts below quota
Roche South · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
Trinity · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Hawkwell West · 1 seat · won at 57.0% · above quota
Lodge · 1 seat · won at 57.3% · above quota
Sweyne Park and Grange · 1 seat · won at 59.1% · above quota
Downhall and Rawreth · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
Hullbridge · 1 seat · won at 69.2% · above quota

Race results

Hawkwell East · single-seat

Marginal winner 25.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +24.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,307

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Webb, M.	Independent	337	25.8%	Elected
2	Carter, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	322	24.6%
3	Capon, J.	RES	298	22.8%
4	Montgomery, K.	Labour Party	181	13.8%
5	White, R.	Green Party	131	10.0%
6	Armstrong, B.	Heritage Party	38	2.9%

Electorate 4,738 · Ballots cast 1,307 · EC ward code E05010846 · Back to ward index

Roche North and Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 30.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +19.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,392

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shaw, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	424	30.5%	Elected
2	Agius, C.	Labour Party	395	28.4%
3	Crosbie, D.	ND	383	27.5%
4	Gallivan, J.	Green Party	116	8.3%
5	Johnson, J.	Liberal Democrats	74	5.3%

Electorate 5,073 · Ballots cast 1,392 · EC ward code E05010852 · Back to ward index

Wheatley · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,655

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sutton, M.	Liberal Democrats	567	34.3%	Elected
2	Burton, J.	Independent	457	27.6%
3	Kishore, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	450	27.2%
4	Ridley, B.	Labour Party	181	10.9%

Electorate 5,047 · Ballots cast 1,655 · EC ward code E05010856 · Back to ward index

Hockley and Ashingdon · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,245

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Constable, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	463	37.2%	Elected
2	Capon, T.	RES	432	34.7%
3	Ridley, H.	Labour Party	240	19.3%
4	Waldron, J.	Green Party	110	8.8%

Electorate 5,159 · Ballots cast 1,245 · EC ward code E05010849 · Back to ward index

Foulness and The Wakerings · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,459

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Myers, G.	Independent	547	37.5%	Elected
2	Efde, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	533	36.5%
3	Ridley, L.	Labour Party	325	22.3%
4	Tellis, S.	Liberal Democrats	54	3.7%

Electorate 5,823 · Ballots cast 1,459 · EC ward code E05010845 · Back to ward index

Hockley · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,695

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Capon, P.	RES	680	40.1%	Elected
2	Gadsdon, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	484	28.6%
3	Taylor, C.	Green Party	315	18.6%
4	Rooke, I.	Labour Party	216	12.7%

Electorate 5,082 · Ballots cast 1,695 · EC ward code E05010848 · Back to ward index

Roche South · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,169

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Marriott, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	473	40.5%	Elected
2	Hyde-Williams, S.	Labour Party	471	40.3%
3	Taylor, D.	Liberal Democrats	116	9.9%
4	Spiteri, S.	Green Party	109	9.3%

Electorate 4,847 · Ballots cast 1,169 · EC ward code E05010853 · Back to ward index

Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 1,713

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	O'Leary, M.	Liberal Democrats	900	52.5%	Elected
2	Smith, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	634	37.0%
3	Cooper, S.	Labour Party	179	10.4%

Electorate 5,450 · Ballots cast 1,713 · EC ward code E05010855 · Back to ward index

Hawkwell West · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.0 pts Valid ballots 1,487

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson, I.	RES	848	57.0%	Elected
2	Osborne, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	401	27.0%
3	Ryan, T.	Labour Party	238	16.0%

Electorate 5,014 · Ballots cast 1,487 · EC ward code E05010847 · Back to ward index

Lodge · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.3 pts Valid ballots 1,496

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Milne, R.	Liberal Democrats	857	57.3%	Elected
2	Dray, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	639	42.7%

Electorate 5,156 · Ballots cast 1,496 · EC ward code E05010851 · Back to ward index

Sweyne Park and Grange · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.1 pts Valid ballots 1,388

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Newport, L.	Independent	820	59.1%	Elected
2	Peters, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	351	25.3%
3	Williams, V.	Labour Party	217	15.6%

Electorate 5,013 · Ballots cast 1,388 · EC ward code E05010854 · Back to ward index

Downhall and Rawreth · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 1,496

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cripps, J.	Liberal Democrats	891	59.6%	Elected
2	Langley, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	385	25.7%
3	Hedges, J.	Labour Party	220	14.7%

Electorate 5,752 · Ballots cast 1,496 · EC ward code E05010844 · Back to ward index

Hullbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.2 pts Valid ballots 1,576

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hoy, M.	Independent	1,091	69.2%	Elected
2	Moody, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	299	19.0%
3	Lench, D.	Labour Party	186	11.8%

Electorate 5,790 · Ballots cast 1,576 · EC ward code E05010850 · Back to ward index