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South Kesteven 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

14 ward races

14 seats

4 elected below the proportional quota

28.6% 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 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 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	20,906	56.2%	11	78.6%	9	64.3%	+2
Independent	7,922	21.3%	3	21.4%	3	21.4%	0
Labour Party	6,394	17.2%	0	0.0%	2	14.3%	-2
Green Party	1,105	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Liberal Democrats	894	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	37,221	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	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.

Grantham South · 1 seat · won at 44.7% · +5.3 pts below quota
Grantham East · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
Stamford East · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
Stamford West · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · +2.0 pts below quota
Deepings West & Rural · 1 seat · won at 56.3% · above quota
Hough · 1 seat · won at 58.4% · above quota
Folkingham Rural · 1 seat · won at 59.1% · above quota
Grantham West · 1 seat · won at 63.1% · above quota
Grantham Barrowby · 1 seat · won at 63.1% · above quota
Deepings East · 1 seat · won at 66.0% · above quota
Bourne South & Thurlby · 1 seat · won at 70.2% · above quota
Grantham North · 1 seat · won at 70.8% · above quota
Colsterworth Rural · 1 seat · won at 76.8% · above quota
Bourne North & Morton · 1 seat · won at 77.8% · above quota

Race results

Grantham South · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,202

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stokes A.N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	984	44.7%	Elected
2	Steptoe L.A.	Labour Party	712	32.3%
3	Gayfer A.E.	Green Party	346	15.7%
4	Wells B.V.	Independent	122	5.5%
5	Stead L.J.	Independent	38	1.7%

Electorate 8,235 · Ballots cast 2,202 · EC ward code E58000913 · Back to ward index

Grantham East · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,073

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wootten L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	941	45.4%	Elected
2	Selby I.E.	Independent	544	26.2%
3	Fawcett S.	Labour Party	381	18.4%
4	Stooke E.I.	Independent	157	7.6%
5	Hewerdine S.R.	Independent	50	2.4%

Electorate 7,273 · Ballots cast 2,073 · EC ward code E58000911 · Back to ward index

Stamford East · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,614

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cooke K.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,227	46.9%	Elected
2	Bisnauthsing H.	Liberal Democrats	894	34.2%
3	Burke L.C.	Labour Party	493	18.9%

Electorate 8,029 · Ballots cast 2,614 · EC ward code E58000946 · Back to ward index

Stamford West · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,787

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cleaver R.J.	Independent	1,339	48.0%	Elected
2	Pugh O.H.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	865	31.0%
3	Winterbourne J.K.	Labour Party	276	9.9%
4	Carroll S.	Independent	258	9.3%
5	Carter-Begbie A.M.	Independent	49	1.8%

Electorate 7,723 · Ballots cast 2,787 · EC ward code E58000947 · Back to ward index

Deepings West & Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.3 pts Valid ballots 2,880

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baxter A.J.	Independent	1,621	56.3%	Elected
2	Halfhide A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,259	43.7%

Electorate 8,110 · Ballots cast 2,880 · EC ward code E58000902 · Back to ward index

Hough · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.4 pts Valid ballots 3,553

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Maughan A.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,074	58.4%	Elected
2	Wood P.	Independent	1,084	30.5%
3	Blackwell A.	Labour Party	395	11.1%

Electorate 8,053 · Ballots cast 3,553 · EC ward code E58000920 · Back to ward index

Folkingham Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.1 pts Valid ballots 3,361

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hill M.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,985	59.1%	Elected
2	Hansen T.C.M.	Independent	897	26.7%
3	Richardson P.J.	Labour Party	479	14.3%

Electorate 7,797 · Ballots cast 3,361 · EC ward code E58000906 · Back to ward index

Grantham West · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.1 pts Valid ballots 1,828

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Davies R.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,153	63.1%	Elected
2	King V.A.	Labour Party	479	26.2%
3	Morgan C.R.	Green Party	196	10.7%

Electorate 5,985 · Ballots cast 1,828 · EC ward code E58000914 · Back to ward index

Grantham Barrowby · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.1 pts Valid ballots 2,419

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whittington M.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,527	63.1%	Elected
2	Forman T.A.	Labour Party	682	28.2%
3	Turner M.J.	Green Party	210	8.7%

Electorate 8,065 · Ballots cast 2,419 · EC ward code E58000910 · Back to ward index

Deepings East · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.0 pts Valid ballots 2,672

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dilks P.	Independent	1,763	66.0%	Elected
2	Dobson B.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	909	34.0%

Electorate 7,847 · Ballots cast 2,672 · EC ward code E58000901 · Back to ward index

Bourne South & Thurlby · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.2 pts Valid ballots 2,717

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Reid R.P.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,906	70.2%	Elected
2	Mumby R.H.	Labour Party	811	29.8%

Electorate 9,631 · Ballots cast 2,717 · EC ward code E58000897 · Back to ward index

Grantham North · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.8 pts Valid ballots 3,008

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wootten R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,130	70.8%	Elected
2	Hasnip W.A.	Labour Party	525	17.5%
3	Simmons I.P.	Green Party	353	11.7%

Electorate 8,292 · Ballots cast 3,008 · EC ward code E58000912 · Back to ward index

Colsterworth Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 76.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −26.8 pts Valid ballots 2,584

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Adams R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,984	76.8%	Elected
2	Shorrock R.	Labour Party	600	23.2%

Electorate 7,339 · Ballots cast 2,584 · EC ward code E58000899 · Back to ward index

Bourne North & Morton · single-seat

Marginal winner 77.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −27.8 pts Valid ballots 2,523

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Woolley S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,962	77.8%	Elected
2	Hare B.W.	Labour Party	561	22.2%

Electorate 7,124 · Ballots cast 2,523 · EC ward code E58000896 · Back to ward index