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South Norfolk 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

12 ward races

12 seats

6 elected below the proportional quota

50.0% 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 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 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	20,551	50.2%	11	91.7%	7	58.3%	+4
Liberal Democrats	8,168	19.9%	1	8.3%	2	16.7%	-1
Labour Party	7,324	17.9%	0	0.0%	2	16.7%	-2
Green Party	3,948	9.6%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	-1
Independent	888	2.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	64	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	40,943	100.0%	12	100.0%	12	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.

Costessey · 1 seat · won at 37.9% · +12.1 pts below quota
West Depwade · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · +6.4 pts below quota
Forehoe · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · +4.4 pts below quota
Wymondham · 1 seat · won at 46.3% · +3.7 pts below quota
Henstead · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
Clavering · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · +0.8 pts below quota
Humbleyard · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Diss & Roydon · 1 seat · won at 53.6% · above quota
Loddon · 1 seat · won at 53.9% · above quota
Hingham · 1 seat · won at 60.8% · above quota
East Depwade · 1 seat · won at 62.5% · above quota
Long Stratton · 1 seat · won at 62.7% · above quota

Race results

Costessey · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,661

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blundell S.L.	Liberal Democrats	1,387	37.9%	Elected
2	Irving J.D.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,261	34.4%
3	Sealey J.	Labour Party	730	19.9%
4	Watkins O.J.	Green Party	283	7.7%

Electorate 12,463 · Ballots cast 3,661 · EC ward code E58001778 · Back to ward index

West Depwade · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,741

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Duffin B.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,632	43.6%	Elected
2	Spratt B.H.A.	Independent	888	23.7%
3	Read A.J.	Labour Party	478	12.8%
4	McClenning R.	Liberal Democrats	394	10.5%
5	Sharp C.G.	Green Party	349	9.3%

Electorate 9,243 · Ballots cast 3,741 · EC ward code E58001033 · Back to ward index

Forehoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,559

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Elmer D.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,622	45.6%	Elected
2	Clifford-Jackson V.H.	Liberal Democrats	979	27.5%
3	Morland J.	Labour Party	531	14.9%
4	Boreham I.J.	Green Party	363	10.2%
5	Matthews T.	Reform UK	64	1.8%

Electorate 9,594 · Ballots cast 3,559 · EC ward code E58000983 · Back to ward index

Wymondham · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,965

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Savage R.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,837	46.3%	Elected
2	Nuri-Nixon S.	Liberal Democrats	1,305	32.9%
3	Bunting C.J.	Labour Party	561	14.1%
4	Sutcliff P.J.H.	Green Party	262	6.6%

Electorate 10,959 · Ballots cast 3,965 · EC ward code E58001037 · Back to ward index

Henstead · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,720

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thomson V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,744	46.9%	Elected
2	Fairbairn D.A.	Liberal Democrats	1,044	28.1%
3	Smith C.	Labour Party	523	14.1%
4	Young J.A.C.	Green Party	409	11.0%

Electorate 8,949 · Ballots cast 3,720 · EC ward code E58000991 · Back to ward index

Clavering · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,542

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stone B.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,742	49.2%	Elected
2	Stone I.C.	Liberal Democrats	947	26.7%
3	Wareham E.K.	Green Party	484	13.7%
4	Green A.	Labour Party	369	10.4%

Electorate 9,056 · Ballots cast 3,542 · EC ward code E58000964 · Back to ward index

Humbleyard · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 3,978

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bills D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,087	52.5%	Elected
2	Chapman S.J.	Labour Party	971	24.4%
3	Bearman J.M.	Green Party	494	12.4%
4	Halls J.L.	Liberal Democrats	426	10.7%

Electorate 10,537 · Ballots cast 3,978 · EC ward code E58001779 · Back to ward index

Diss & Roydon · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.6 pts Valid ballots 2,819

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kiddie K.W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,512	53.6%	Elected
2	Wenman T.L.	Liberal Democrats	594	21.1%
3	Reekie P.	Labour Party	454	16.1%
4	Reynolds D.J.	Green Party	259	9.2%

Electorate 8,593 · Ballots cast 2,819 · EC ward code E58000972 · Back to ward index

Loddon · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.9 pts Valid ballots 3,721

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mason Billig K.F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,007	53.9%	Elected
2	Rowe J.B.	Labour Party	1,372	36.9%
3	Stone G.	Liberal Democrats	342	9.2%

Electorate 8,749 · Ballots cast 3,721 · EC ward code E58000999 · Back to ward index

Hingham · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.8 pts Valid ballots 2,704

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dewsbury M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,644	60.8%	Elected
2	Walters V.	Green Party	440	16.3%
3	Cogman K.	Labour Party	357	13.2%
4	Blundell G.M.	Liberal Democrats	263	9.7%

Electorate 6,859 · Ballots cast 2,704 · EC ward code E58000993 · Back to ward index

East Depwade · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.5 pts Valid ballots 2,720

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilby M.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,700	62.5%	Elected
2	Eddy J.W.	Labour Party	463	17.0%
3	Newby A.J.	Green Party	330	12.1%
4	Chauly B.S.	Liberal Democrats	227	8.3%

Electorate 7,948 · Ballots cast 2,720 · EC ward code E58000976 · Back to ward index

Long Stratton · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.7 pts Valid ballots 2,813

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thomas A.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,763	62.7%	Elected
2	Vail D.B.	Labour Party	515	18.3%
3	Button S.A.	Green Party	275	9.8%
4	Norton J.	Liberal Democrats	260	9.2%

Electorate 7,975 · Ballots cast 2,813 · EC ward code E58001000 · Back to ward index