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Sefton 2016

Local elections held 5 May 2016.

22 ward races
23 seats
9 elected below the proportional quota
39.1% 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 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 22 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 23 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party30,08346.0%1252.2%1147.8%+1
Liberal Democrats11,33517.3%730.4%417.4%+3
Conservative Party10,22815.6%14.3%417.4%-3
UK Independence Party (UKIP)5,8128.9%00.0%28.7%-2
Green Party3,1904.9%00.0%14.3%-1
Independent3,1534.8%28.7%14.3%+1
FRAG1,4272.2%14.3%00.0%+1
SocLab2290.3%00.0%00.0%0
Total65,457100.0%23100.0%23100.0%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

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.

Current (2016)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Sudell · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,299

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Matt GannonIndependent1,23037.3%−12.7 ptsElected
2Nina KillenLabour Party1,20636.6%
3Bruce HubbardLiberal Democrats3089.3%
4Sarah HughesUK Independence Party (UKIP)2607.9%
5Janice BlanchardConservative Party2437.4%
6Carla FoxGreen Party521.6%

EC ward code E05000952 · Back to ward index

Kew · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,747

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1David PullinLiberal Democrats1,08539.5%−10.5 ptsElected
2Janet HarrisonLabour Party68024.8%
3Terry DurranceUK Independence Party (UKIP)55120.1%
4Christina BlissConservative Party32912.0%
5Richard FurnessGreen Party1023.7%

EC ward code E05000941 · Back to ward index

Ravenmeols · 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. 3,587

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Bob McCannFRAG1,42739.8%−10.2 ptsElected
2Tim HaleLabour Party1,38738.7%
3Wendy MooreConservative Party49513.8%
4Jean BoardmanUK Independence Party (UKIP)2787.8%

EC ward code E05000950 · Back to ward index

Ainsdale · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,118

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Lynne ThompsonLiberal Democrats1,71341.6%−8.4 ptsElected
2Jamie HalsallConservative Party1,14927.9%
3Mhairi DoyleLabour Party72917.7%
4Duncan BrowneUK Independence Party (UKIP)3949.6%
5Barbara DuttonGreen Party1333.2%

EC ward code E05000932 · Back to ward index

Norwood · 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. 2,797

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Bill WelshLiberal Democrats1,21043.3%−6.7 ptsElected
2Lesley DelvesLabour Party69825.0%
3Peter GregsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)41714.9%
4Poppy JonesConservative Party32611.7%
5David McIntoshGreen Party1465.2%

EC ward code E05000948 · Back to ward index

Duke's · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,317

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Tony DawsonLiberal Democrats1,49645.1%−4.9 ptsElected
2Jacky BlissConservative Party92727.9%
3Frank HanleyLabour Party43813.2%
4Matthew HubbardUK Independence Party (UKIP)34910.5%
5Bernie DraperGreen Party1073.2%

EC ward code E05000938 · Back to ward index

Birkdale · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,134

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Richard HandsLiberal Democrats1,44346.0%−4.0 ptsElected
2Ged WrightLabour Party71722.9%
3Linda Gunn-RussoUK Independence Party (UKIP)43914.0%
4John Lyon-TaylorConservative Party42813.7%
5Bernhard FrankGreen Party1073.4%

EC ward code E05000933 · Back to ward index

Cambridge · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,342

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Patricia KeithLiberal Democrats1,57547.1%−2.9 ptsElected
2Jordan ShandleyConservative Party72921.8%
3Michael SkarratsUK Independence Party (UKIP)50115.0%
4Stephen JowettLabour Party46513.9%
5David CollinsGreen Party722.2%

EC ward code E05000935 · Back to ward index

Harington · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −0.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,388

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Michael PittConservative Party1,68549.7%−0.3 ptsElected
2Alf DoranLabour Party1,22736.2%
3Richard WillisGreen Party2858.4%
4Stephen McCluskieLiberal Democrats1915.6%

EC ward code E05000940 · Back to ward index

Meols · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,224

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1John DoddLiberal Democrats1,63550.7%+0.7 ptsElected
2Luke ThompsonConservative Party53516.6%
3Debbie BannonLabour Party51015.8%
4Katy BonneyUK Independence Party (UKIP)45814.2%
5Sarah-Jayne McIntoshGreen Party862.7%

EC ward code E05000945 · Back to ward index

Manor · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,089

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1John KellyLabour Party1,58551.3%+1.3 ptsElected
2Martyn BarberConservative Party72523.5%
3Craig HughesUK Independence Party (UKIP)40513.1%
4John GibsonLiberal Democrats2668.6%
5Alison GibbonGreen Party1083.5%

EC ward code E05000944 · Back to ward index

Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,434

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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"Pat from Lydiate"Independent1,82953.3%+3.3 ptsElected
2Andy WilsonLabour Party1,43141.7%
3Roy GreasonGreen Party1745.1%

EC ward code E05000949 · Back to ward index

Victoria · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,345

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Michael RocheLabour Party2,03060.7%+10.7 ptsElected
2Carol TonkissLiberal Democrats41312.3%
3Paul BarberConservative Party39411.8%
4Joseph HedgecockUK Independence Party (UKIP)3159.4%
5Andrew DoneganGreen Party1935.8%

EC ward code E05000953 · Back to ward index

Blundellsands · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,466

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Diane RoscoeLabour Party2,20263.5%+13.5 ptsElected
2Aaron EllisConservative Party1,03129.7%
3Michael WalshGreen Party2336.7%

EC ward code E05000934 · Back to ward index

Molyneux · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,901

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Paula MurphyLabour Party1,84863.7%+13.7 ptsElected
2Peter HarperUK Independence Party (UKIP)58020.0%
3Marcus BleasedaleConservative Party33211.4%
4Pierre VicaryGreen Party1414.9%

EC ward code E05000946 · Back to ward index

Church · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,597

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Paul CumminsLabour Party1,86871.9%+21.9 ptsElected
2Mike CarterGreen Party44717.2%
3Helen BarberConservative Party28210.9%

EC ward code E05000936 · Back to ward index

Ford · 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. 2,113

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Paulette LappinLabour Party1,61176.2%+26.2 ptsElected
2Philip WordleyUK Independence Party (UKIP)29814.1%
3Alan de Ledger St ClaireGreen Party1215.7%
4Lynne BoldConservative Party833.9%

EC ward code E05000939 · Back to ward index

Netherton and Orrell · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 79.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,261

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Robert BrennanLabour Party1,78779.0%+29.0 ptsElected
2Pat GaskellUK Independence Party (UKIP)28612.6%
3John RankinConservative Party1114.9%
4Laurence RankinGreen Party773.4%

EC ward code E05000947 · Back to ward index

Derby · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 80.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +30.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,046

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Anne ThompsonLabour Party1,63680.0%+30.0 ptsElected
2Susan HughesUK Independence Party (UKIP)28113.7%
3Alwynne CartmellGreen Party703.4%
4Angela RankinConservative Party592.9%

EC ward code E05000937 · Back to ward index

Linacre · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 80.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +30.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,774

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Brenda O'BrienLabour Party1,42680.4%+30.4 ptsElected
2Marion WykesGreen Party1015.7%
3Jake BownessIndependent945.3%
4Iain BeckettConservative Party895.0%
5Barbara BryanSocLab643.6%

EC ward code E05000942 · Back to ward index

Litherland · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 84.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +34.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,067

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Patricia HardyLabour Party1,75384.8%+34.8 ptsElected
2Jessamine HounsleaConservative Party1607.7%
3Ethan WykesGreen Party1547.5%

EC ward code E05000943 · Back to ward index

St Oswald · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 72.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +38.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,706

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.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
1Linda CluskeyLabour Party1,61847.4%94.9%+61.5 ptsElected
2Carla ThomasLabour Party1,23136.1%72.2%+38.8 ptsElected
3Shaun SmythGreen Party2818.2%16.5%
4Kim BryanSocLab1654.8%9.7%
5Peter PapworthConservative Party1163.4%6.8%

EC ward code E05000951 · Back to ward index