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Slough 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

21 ward races

42 seats

39 elected below the proportional quota

92.9% 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 21 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 42 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	27,646	46.3%	21	50.0%	20	47.6%	+1
Labour Party	25,507	42.8%	18	42.9%	19	45.2%	-1
Liberal Democrats	2,712	4.5%	3	7.1%	2	4.8%	+1
Independent	1,967	3.3%	0	0.0%	1	2.4%	-1
Independent Network	955	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	763	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Heritage Party	100	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	59,650	100.0%	42	100.0%	42	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.

Cippenham Village · 2 seats · won at 14.7% · +18.6 pts below quota
Langley Foxborough · 2 seats · won at 21.7% · +11.6 pts below quota
Elliman · 2 seats · won at 21.9% · +11.4 pts below quota
Langley St Mary's · 2 seats · won at 22.1% · +11.2 pts below quota
Wexham Court · 2 seats · won at 22.7% · +10.7 pts below quota
Langley Marish · 2 seats · won at 22.7% · +10.7 pts below quota
Cippenham Manor · 2 seats · won at 23.3% · +10.1 pts below quota
Britwell · 2 seats · won at 24.8% · +8.6 pts below quota
Colnbrook & Poyle · 2 seats · won at 25.0% · +8.3 pts below quota
Northborough & Lynch Hill Valley · 2 seats · won at 25.1% · +8.3 pts below quota
Manor Park & Stoke · 2 seats · won at 25.3% · +8.1 pts below quota
Upton Lea · 2 seats · won at 25.5% · +7.9 pts below quota
Cippenham Green · 2 seats · won at 26.0% · +7.3 pts below quota
Farnham · 2 seats · won at 26.2% · +7.2 pts below quota
Chalvey · 2 seats · won at 27.5% · +5.8 pts below quota
Slough Central · 2 seats · won at 27.7% · +5.7 pts below quota
Herschel Park · 2 seats · won at 27.8% · +5.5 pts below quota
Haymill · 2 seats · won at 29.3% · +4.1 pts below quota
Langley Meads · 2 seats · won at 29.7% · +3.6 pts below quota
Baylis & Salt Hill · 2 seats · won at 32.2% · +1.1 pts below quota
Upton · 2 seats · won at 33.5% · above quota

Race results

Cippenham Village · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +18.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,849

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gill, B.	Labour Party	469	16.5%	Elected
2	O'Kelly, F.	Liberal Democrats	420	14.7%	Elected
3	Taylor, M.	Liberal Democrats	405	14.2%
4	Kimani, J.	Labour Party	394	13.8%
5	Ahmad, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	394	13.8%
6	Raja, Y.	Conservative and Unionist Party	389	13.7%
7	Enam, S.	Green Party	378	13.3%

Electorate 5,003 · Ballots cast 2,849 · Back to ward index

Langley Foxborough · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,418

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Qaseem, N.	Labour Party	557	23.0%	Elected
2	Instone, M.	Labour Party	525	21.7%	Elected
3	Sudhakaran, S.	Independent Network	481	19.9%
4	Gillingwater, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	393	16.3%
5	Hassan, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	284	11.7%
6	Rau, P.	Green Party	178	7.4%

Electorate 4,477 · Ballots cast 2,418 · Back to ward index

Elliman · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,100

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Abbasi, A.	Liberal Democrats	534	25.4%	Elected
2	Naveed, A.	Liberal Democrats	460	21.9%	Elected
3	Malik, M.	Labour Party	388	18.5%
4	Nematali, N.	Labour Party	344	16.4%
5	Singh, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	187	8.9%
6	Bhakar, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	187	8.9%

Electorate 3,668 · Ballots cast 2,100 · Back to ward index

Langley St Mary's · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,289

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Manku, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	783	23.8%	Elected
2	Iftakhar, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	727	22.1%	Elected
3	Grewal, G.	Labour Party	563	17.1%
4	Bains, S.	Labour Party	535	16.3%
5	Dhother, S.	Independent Network	474	14.4%
6	Edmonds, J.	Green Party	207	6.3%

Electorate 4,628 · Ballots cast 3,289 · Back to ward index

Wexham Court · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,597

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gahir, H.	Labour Party	826	23.0%	Elected
2	Ahmed, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	815	22.7%	Elected
3	Jandu, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	647	18.0%
4	Jeynes, G.	Labour Party	641	17.8%
5	Ahmed, M.	Independent	539	15.0%
6	Donachy, P.	Independent	129	3.6%

Electorate 4,980 · Ballots cast 3,597 · Back to ward index

Langley Marish · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,561

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Muvvala, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,114	31.3%	Elected
2	Chahal, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	807	22.7%	Elected
3	Kaur, K.	Labour Party	505	14.2%
4	Brooker, P.	Labour Party	491	13.8%
5	Mohammed, A.	Independent	263	7.4%
6	O'Reilly, S.	Independent	245	6.9%
7	Hanney, J.	Liberal Democrats	136	3.8%

Electorate 4,882 · Ballots cast 3,561 · Back to ward index

Cippenham Manor · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,851

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Parmar, D.	Labour Party	663	23.3%	Elected
2	Khawar, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	663	23.3%	Elected
3	Begum, R.	Labour Party	635	22.3%
4	Usmani, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	583	20.4%
5	Singh, M.	Liberal Democrats	307	10.8%

Electorate 5,233 · Ballots cast 2,851 · Back to ward index

Britwell · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,472

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Anderson, R.	Labour Party	685	27.7%	Elected
2	Mann, P.	Labour Party	612	24.8%	Elected
3	French, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	502	20.3%
4	Mishra, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	467	18.9%
5	Isernia, O.	Independent	206	8.3%

Electorate 5,028 · Ballots cast 2,472 · Back to ward index

Colnbrook & Poyle · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,713

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	701	25.8%	Elected
2	Bedi, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	679	25.0%	Elected
3	Cheema, A.	Labour Party	615	22.7%
4	Hayer, G.	Labour Party	408	15.0%
5	John, J.	Independent	310	11.4%

Electorate 5,115 · Ballots cast 2,713 · Back to ward index

Northborough & Lynch Hill Valley · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,141

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Carter, M.	Labour Party	580	27.1%	Elected
2	Dauti, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	537	25.1%	Elected
3	Gillingwater, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	512	23.9%
4	Dendie, A.	Labour Party	512	23.9%

Electorate 4,685 · Ballots cast 2,141 · Back to ward index

Manor Park & Stoke · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,292

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nazir, M.	Labour Party	913	27.7%	Elected
2	Sabah, J.	Labour Party	832	25.3%	Elected
3	Khan, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	805	24.5%
4	Janjua, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	742	22.5%

Electorate 5,449 · Ballots cast 3,292 · Back to ward index

Upton Lea · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,760

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dar, H.	Labour Party	1,105	29.4%	Elected
2	Escott, A.	Labour Party	957	25.5%	Elected
3	Fayyaz, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	856	22.8%
4	Dhaliwal, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	842	22.4%

Electorate 5,460 · Ballots cast 3,760 · Back to ward index

Cippenham Green · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,438

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shah, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	911	26.5%	Elected
2	Stedmond, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	895	26.0%	Elected
3	Davis, J.	Labour Party	581	16.9%
4	Swindlehurst, J.	Labour Party	478	13.9%
5	Strutton, W.	Independent	275	8.0%
6	Hothi, G.	Liberal Democrats	198	5.8%
7	Smith, N.	Heritage Party	100	2.9%

Electorate 5,098 · Ballots cast 3,438 · Back to ward index

Farnham · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,087

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Akram, S.	Labour Party	560	26.8%	Elected
2	Sabah, M.	Labour Party	546	26.2%	Elected
3	Hussain, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	491	23.5%
4	Sahota, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	490	23.5%

Electorate 4,968 · Ballots cast 2,087 · Back to ward index

Chalvey · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,450

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Zarait, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	707	28.9%	Elected
2	Satti, Z.	Conservative and Unionist Party	674	27.5%	Elected
3	Sandhu, M.	Labour Party	538	22.0%
4	Akbar, S.	Labour Party	531	21.7%

Electorate 3,894 · Ballots cast 2,450 · Back to ward index

Slough Central · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,949

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	547	28.1%	Elected
2	Tomar, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	539	27.7%	Elected
3	Ali, S.	Labour Party	447	22.9%
4	Rusin, K.	Labour Party	416	21.3%

Electorate 3,679 · Ballots cast 1,949 · Back to ward index

Herschel Park · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,198

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hulme, C.	Labour Party	650	29.6%	Elected
2	Ajaib, Z.	Labour Party	612	27.8%	Elected
3	King, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	513	23.3%
4	Lobo, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	423	19.2%

Electorate 4,999 · Ballots cast 2,198 · Back to ward index

Haymill · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,745

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wright, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	809	29.5%	Elected
2	Kelly, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	803	29.3%	Elected
3	Malik, S.	Labour Party	457	16.6%
4	Parmar, S.	Labour Party	424	15.4%
5	Parkes, C.	Liberal Democrats	252	9.2%

Electorate 5,051 · Ballots cast 2,745 · Back to ward index

Langley Meads · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +3.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,775

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rana, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	904	32.6%	Elected
2	Shaik, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	824	29.7%	Elected
3	Kaur, K.	Labour Party	542	19.5%
4	Basra, S.	Labour Party	505	18.2%

Electorate 4,672 · Ballots cast 2,775 · Back to ward index

Baylis & Salt Hill · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +1.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,320

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Matloob, F.	Labour Party	1,247	37.6%	Elected
2	Mohammad, M.	Labour Party	1,070	32.2%	Elected
3	Chaggar, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	535	16.1%
4	Hussaini, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	468	14.1%

Electorate 4,983 · Ballots cast 3,320 · Back to ward index

Upton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −0.1 pts Valid ballots 3,645

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dhillon, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,277	35.0%	Elected
2	Mohindra, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,220	33.5%	Elected
3	Bains, B.	Labour Party	603	16.5%
4	Basra, J.	Labour Party	545	15.0%

Electorate 5,021 · Ballots cast 3,645 · Back to ward index