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Rushmoor 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

13 ward races

13 seats

4 elected below the proportional quota

30.8% 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	9,514	45.4%	8	61.5%	6	46.2%	+2
Labour Party	8,142	38.9%	4	30.8%	5	38.5%	-1
Liberal Democrats	3,290	15.7%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	-1
Total	20,946	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.

Rowhill · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
St. Marks · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · +5.5 pts below quota
Manor Park · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · +4.2 pts below quota
Empress · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · +3.5 pts below quota
Knellwood · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
Fernhill · 1 seat · won at 50.8% · above quota
Cove & Southwood · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
West Heath · 1 seat · won at 52.4% · above quota
St. John · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
Wellington · 1 seat · won at 56.4% · above quota
Cherrywood · 1 seat · won at 58.0% · above quota
Aldershot Park · 1 seat · won at 59.9% · above quota
North Town · 1 seat · won at 69.8% · above quota

Race results

Rowhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,744

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Trussler S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	707	40.5%	Elected
2	Koohestani H.	Labour Party	663	38.0%
3	Hilliar A.	Liberal Democrats	374	21.4%

Electorate 5,015 · Ballots cast 1,744 · EC ward code E05008997 · Back to ward index

St. Marks · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,748

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Card C.	Liberal Democrats	778	44.5%	Elected
2	Koher Chowdhury A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	710	40.6%
3	Jones B.	Labour Party	260	14.9%

Electorate 5,208 · Ballots cast 1,748 · EC ward code E05008999 · Back to ward index

Manor Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,891

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Essien Igodifo P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	867	45.8%	Elected
2	Renard B.	Labour Party	783	41.4%
3	Trotter M.	Liberal Democrats	241	12.7%

Electorate 5,542 · Ballots cast 1,891 · EC ward code E05008995 · Back to ward index

Empress · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,590

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	739	46.5%	Elected
2	Williams G.	Labour Party	514	32.3%
3	Card L.	Liberal Democrats	337	21.2%

Electorate 4,582 · Ballots cast 1,590 · EC ward code E05008992 · Back to ward index

Knellwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.1 pts Valid ballots 2,148

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Makunura M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,077	50.1%	Elected
2	Whyman J.	Liberal Democrats	602	28.0%
3	Southon C.	Labour Party	469	21.8%

Electorate 5,607 · Ballots cast 2,148 · EC ward code E05008994 · Back to ward index

Fernhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 1,389

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gani A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	705	50.8%	Elected
2	Gardner J.	Labour Party	391	28.1%
3	Sweet N.	Liberal Democrats	293	21.1%

Electorate 5,232 · Ballots cast 1,389 · EC ward code E05008993 · Back to ward index

Cove & Southwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.3 pts Valid ballots 1,660

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tennant M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	869	52.3%	Elected
2	Jabbi M.	Labour Party	417	25.1%
3	Mitchell E.	Liberal Democrats	374	22.5%

Electorate 5,375 · Ballots cast 1,660 · EC ward code E05008991 · Back to ward index

West Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.4 pts Valid ballots 1,509

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Adeola A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	790	52.4%	Elected
2	Thomas R.	Labour Party	428	28.4%
3	O'Dowd-Booth O.	Liberal Democrats	291	19.3%

Electorate 4,821 · Ballots cast 1,509 · EC ward code E05009001 · Back to ward index

St. John · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.7 pts Valid ballots 1,563

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Vosper J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	839	53.7%	Elected
2	Warner J.	Labour Party	724	46.3%

Electorate 4,966 · Ballots cast 1,563 · EC ward code E05008998 · Back to ward index

Wellington · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.4 pts Valid ballots 1,078

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Martin N.	Labour Party	608	56.4%	Elected
2	Hartley M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	470	43.6%

Electorate 4,277 · Ballots cast 1,078 · EC ward code E05009000 · Back to ward index

Cherrywood · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.0 pts Valid ballots 1,738

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Grattan C.	Labour Party	1,008	58.0%	Elected
2	Pun S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	730	42.0%

Electorate 5,144 · Ballots cast 1,738 · EC ward code E05008990 · Back to ward index

Aldershot Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.9 pts Valid ballots 1,402

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Crossley J.	Labour Party	840	59.9%	Elected
2	Armitage D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	562	40.1%

Electorate 5,083 · Ballots cast 1,402 · EC ward code E05008989 · Back to ward index

North Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.8 pts Valid ballots 1,486

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Spall S.	Labour Party	1,037	69.8%	Elected
2	Perkins A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	449	30.2%

Electorate 4,981 · Ballots cast 1,486 · EC ward code E05008996 · Back to ward index