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South Oxfordshire 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

12 ward races

13 seats

7 elected below the proportional quota

53.8% 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 12 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	20,318	39.7%	6	46.2%	6	46.2%	0
Liberal Democrats	11,939	23.3%	4	30.8%	3	23.1%	+1
Green Party	7,803	15.3%	2	15.4%	2	15.4%	0
Labour Party	6,880	13.4%	0	0.0%	2	15.4%	-2
RES	2,295	4.5%	1	7.7%	0	0.0%	+1
Independent	1,667	3.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FREE	181	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	74	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	51,157	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.

Thame & Chinnor · 2 seats · won at 20.8% · +12.5 pts below quota
Didcot Ladygrove · 1 seat · won at 40.3% · +9.7 pts below quota
Benson & Cholsey · 1 seat · won at 41.4% · +8.6 pts below quota
Goring · 1 seat · won at 44.3% · +5.7 pts below quota
Didcot East & Hagbourne · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · +4.7 pts below quota
Didcot West · 1 seat · won at 48.8% · +1.2 pts below quota
Chalgrove & Watlington · 1 seat · won at 53.5% · above quota
Berinsfield & Garsington · 1 seat · won at 56.6% · above quota
Sonning Common · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
Wallingford · 1 seat · won at 58.9% · above quota
Wheatley · 1 seat · won at 60.6% · above quota
Henley-On-Thames · 1 seat · won at 62.3% · above quota

Race results

Thame & Chinnor · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 13,361

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Champken-Woods N.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,836	21.2%	Elected
2	Gregory K.M.	Liberal Democrats	2,781	20.8%	Elected
3	James M.	Green Party	2,482	18.6%
4	Heathcote L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,359	17.7%
5	Matelot J.A.	Independent	1,667	12.5%
6	Swan P.W.	Labour Party	721	5.4%
7	Nolan T.	Labour Party	515	3.9%

Electorate 17,593 · Ballots cast 13,361 · EC ward code E58001273 · Back to ward index

Didcot Ladygrove · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,099

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rouane D.	Liberal Democrats	845	40.3%	Elected
2	Thompson A.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	802	38.2%
3	Hards N.	Labour Party	452	21.5%

Electorate 5,818 · Ballots cast 2,099 · EC ward code E58001735 · Back to ward index

Benson & Cholsey · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,669

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bloomfield F.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,519	41.4%	Elected
2	Keats-Rohan K.S.B.	Liberal Democrats	1,499	40.9%
3	Hannigan S.M.	Labour Party	577	15.7%
4	Pomlett M.T.	Social Democratic Party	74	2.0%

Electorate 8,999 · Ballots cast 3,669 · EC ward code E58001730 · Back to ward index

Goring · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,001

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bulmer K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,773	44.3%	Elected
2	Urbick B.J.	Liberal Democrats	1,653	41.3%
3	Green J.	Labour Party	575	14.4%

Electorate 8,889 · Ballots cast 4,001 · EC ward code E58001737 · Back to ward index

Didcot East & Hagbourne · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,743

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Murphy J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,243	45.3%	Elected
2	Khan M.	Labour Party	877	32.0%
3	Chandran G.D.	Liberal Democrats	338	12.3%
4	Sharp S.V.	Green Party	285	10.4%

Electorate 7,664 · Ballots cast 2,743 · EC ward code E58001734 · Back to ward index

Didcot West · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,712

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Snowdon I.K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,812	48.8%	Elected
2	Macdonald D.A.	Labour Party	1,402	37.8%
3	Glover O.	Liberal Democrats	498	13.4%

Electorate 10,999 · Ballots cast 3,712 · EC ward code E58001736 · Back to ward index

Chalgrove & Watlington · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.5 pts Valid ballots 4,067

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Van Mierlo F.	Liberal Democrats	2,174	53.5%	Elected
2	Harrod S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,611	39.6%
3	Brown J.	Labour Party	282	6.9%

Electorate 9,024 · Ballots cast 4,067 · EC ward code E58001732 · Back to ward index

Berinsfield & Garsington · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.6 pts Valid ballots 3,382

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bennett R.F.	Green Party	1,915	56.6%	Elected
2	Lindsay-Gale E.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,205	35.6%
3	Flintoff C.	Labour Party	262	7.7%

Electorate 8,202 · Ballots cast 3,382 · EC ward code E58001231 · Back to ward index

Sonning Common · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.6 pts Valid ballots 3,305

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bartholomew D.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,938	58.6%	Elected
2	Robb J.	Green Party	1,010	30.6%
3	Fawcett D.R.	Labour Party	286	8.7%
4	Mason M.S.	FREE	71	2.1%

Electorate 8,045 · Ballots cast 3,305 · EC ward code E58001756 · Back to ward index

Wallingford · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.9 pts Valid ballots 3,584

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sudbury P.	Green Party	2,111	58.9%	Elected
2	Upcraft L.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,183	33.0%
3	Ryall G.D.	Labour Party	290	8.1%

Electorate 8,313 · Ballots cast 3,584 · EC ward code E58001745 · Back to ward index

Wheatley · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.6 pts Valid ballots 3,552

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bearder T.	Liberal Democrats	2,151	60.6%	Elected
2	Ardern F.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,088	30.6%
3	Bloomer P.	Labour Party	313	8.8%

Electorate 7,699 · Ballots cast 3,552 · EC ward code E58001746 · Back to ward index

Henley-On-Thames · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.3 pts Valid ballots 3,682

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gawrysiak S.J.	RES	2,295	62.3%	Elected
2	Harrison B.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	949	25.8%
3	Herbert S.M.	Labour Party	328	8.9%
4	Lee V.J.	FREE	110	3.0%

Electorate 9,251 · Ballots cast 3,682 · EC ward code E58001755 · Back to ward index