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Southend-on-Sea 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

17 ward races
18 seats
12 elected below the proportional quota
66.7% 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 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party16,29338.2%633.3%844.4%-2
Labour Party12,93930.4%844.4%633.3%+2
Liberal Democrats5,61113.2%211.1%211.1%0
Independent3,5768.4%211.1%15.6%+1
Green Party3,1657.4%00.0%15.6%-1
CONFEL7791.8%00.0%00.0%0
Animal Welfare Party1090.3%00.0%00.0%0
WEP910.2%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK450.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total42,608100.0%18100.0%18100.0%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.

Race results

Shoeburyness · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,437

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ward N.Independent92437.9%Elected
2Campbell C.Conservative and Unionist Party87635.9%
3Ryan K.Labour Party43017.6%
4Clapperton F.Green Party1225.0%
5Stride G.Liberal Democrats492.0%
6Burgess K.CONFEL361.5%

Electorate 8,661 · Ballots cast 2,437 · EC ward code E05002222 · Back to ward index

Thorpe · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,107

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Terry M.Independent1,23039.6%Elected
2Raja A.Conservative and Unionist Party1,22939.6%
3Allen S.Labour Party35911.6%
4Callow J.Green Party1745.6%
5Bembridge T.Liberal Democrats652.1%
6Aylott M.CONFEL501.6%

Electorate 7,345 · Ballots cast 3,107 · EC ward code E05002224 · Back to ward index

Belfairs · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,551

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dear A.Conservative and Unionist Party1,03340.5%Elected
2Aylen S.Independent1,01339.7%
3Small A.Labour Party28711.3%
4Crystal A.Liberal Democrats1194.7%
5Walker P.Green Party933.6%
6Harris-Eckett D.CONFEL60.2%

Electorate 7,450 · Ballots cast 2,551 · EC ward code E05002212 · Back to ward index

Leigh · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,794

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mulroney C.Liberal Democrats1,14240.9%Elected
2Gilson P.Conservative and Unionist Party70525.2%
3Longstaff R.Green Party60021.5%
4Forde A.Labour Party32111.5%
5Clack E.CONFEL260.9%

Electorate 7,376 · Ballots cast 2,794 · EC ward code E05002217 · Back to ward index

Victoria · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,547

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Borton M.Labour Party1,13231.9%Elected
2O'Connor M.Labour Party96727.3%Elected
3Carr B.Conservative and Unionist Party42111.9%
4Harvey S.Conservative and Unionist Party35310.0%
5Martin F.Green Party1835.2%
6Hurd I.Green Party1584.5%
7Moran R.Animal Welfare Party1093.1%
8Edey P.Liberal Democrats1042.9%
9Spencer G.Liberal Democrats812.3%
10Taylor T.CONFEL391.1%

Electorate 8,936 · Ballots cast 3,547 · EC ward code E05002225 · Back to ward index

Blenheim Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,551

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Burton L.Labour Party1,13044.3%Elected
2Arscott B.Conservative and Unionist Party1,01339.7%
3Allen-King J.Liberal Democrats1485.8%
4Sutherland A.Green Party1275.0%
5Hart A.Independent1054.1%
6Fackerell J.CONFEL281.1%

Electorate 8,046 · Ballots cast 2,551 · EC ward code E05002213 · Back to ward index

St. Lukes · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,330

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Murphy K.Labour Party1,03644.5%Elected
2Garston J.Conservative and Unionist Party65528.1%
3Ayling B.Independent30413.0%
4Hogrebe T.Green Party1566.7%
5Gilbert N.Liberal Democrats672.9%
6Clark L.CONFEL672.9%
7Grace A.Reform UK451.9%

Electorate 8,073 · Ballots cast 2,330 · EC ward code E05002221 · Back to ward index

Chalkwell · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,282

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Folkard N.Conservative and Unionist Party1,02344.8%Elected
2Cresswell J.Labour Party67829.7%
3Hind C.Liberal Democrats27512.1%
4Learmouth R.Green Party1687.4%
5Kent E.WEP914.0%
6Waller K.CONFEL472.1%

Electorate 7,173 · Ballots cast 2,282 · EC ward code E05002214 · Back to ward index

Eastwood Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,564

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1McMullan R.Liberal Democrats1,18046.0%Elected
2Waterworth F.Conservative and Unionist Party1,12944.0%
3Norman J.Labour Party1666.5%
4Vessey-Miller J.Green Party512.0%
5Bines C.CONFEL381.5%

Electorate 7,447 · Ballots cast 2,564 · EC ward code E05002215 · Back to ward index

West Leigh · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,065

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Evans F.Conservative and Unionist Party1,46047.6%Elected
2Kurilecz K.Liberal Democrats1,22039.8%
3Love N.Green Party1946.3%
4Ekers M.Labour Party1685.5%
5Delaney J.CONFEL230.8%

Electorate 7,215 · Ballots cast 3,065 · EC ward code E05002227 · Back to ward index

St. Laurence · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,519

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hyde L.Labour Party1,20747.9%Elected
2McGlone D.Conservative and Unionist Party98439.1%
3Malone K.Liberal Democrats1917.6%
4Williams L.Green Party903.6%
5Bey Y.CONFEL471.9%

Electorate 7,958 · Ballots cast 2,519 · EC ward code E05002220 · Back to ward index

Milton · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.0 pts Valid ballots 2,326

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sadza M.Labour Party1,25754.0%Elected
2Harland K.Conservative and Unionist Party65728.2%
3Patel S.Green Party23310.0%
4Kurilecz C.Liberal Democrats1165.0%
5Curtis D.CONFEL632.7%

Electorate 8,032 · Ballots cast 2,326 · EC ward code E05002218 · Back to ward index

Prittlewell · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.2 pts Valid ballots 2,358

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Buck K.Conservative and Unionist Party1,27854.2%Elected
2Nadeem S.Labour Party57224.3%
3Boulton B.Liberal Democrats28812.2%
4Mullett J.Green Party1767.5%
5Smith L.CONFEL441.9%

Electorate 7,817 · Ballots cast 2,358 · EC ward code E05002219 · Back to ward index

West Shoebury · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.3 pts Valid ballots 2,253

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Harland J.Conservative and Unionist Party1,31358.3%Elected
2Leroy G.Labour Party49822.1%
3Hill P.Green Party1767.8%
4Collins R.Liberal Democrats1627.2%
5Arkus-Binder M.CONFEL1044.6%

Electorate 7,361 · Ballots cast 2,253 · EC ward code E05002228 · Back to ward index

Southchurch · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.1 pts Valid ballots 2,235

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Nelson D.Conservative and Unionist Party1,38762.1%Elected
2Doucette N.Labour Party42919.2%
3Bates J.Green Party1938.6%
4Austin P.Liberal Democrats1617.2%
5Humphrys J.CONFEL652.9%

Electorate 7,446 · Ballots cast 2,235 · EC ward code E05002223 · Back to ward index

Westborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.2 pts Valid ballots 1,925

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Robinson K.Labour Party1,19762.2%Elected
2Shaikh T.Conservative and Unionist Party36619.0%
3Edey S.Liberal Democrats1799.3%
4Golder S.Green Party1578.2%
5Gondon T.CONFEL261.4%

Electorate 7,687 · Ballots cast 1,925 · EC ward code E05002226 · Back to ward index

Kursaal · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.6 pts Valid ballots 1,764

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dent M.Labour Party1,10562.6%Elected
2Garne D.Conservative and Unionist Party41123.3%
3Love T.Green Party1146.5%
4Miller J.CONFEL704.0%
5Howes R.Liberal Democrats643.6%

Electorate 8,006 · Ballots cast 1,764 · EC ward code E05002216 · Back to ward index