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Spelthorne 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

13 ward races
39 seats
37 elected below the proportional quota
94.9% 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 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 39 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 Party24,65638.5%1230.8%1641.0%-4
Liberal Democrats11,89318.6%1025.6%717.9%+3
Independent11,36317.7%717.9%717.9%0
Labour Party8,69613.6%717.9%512.8%+2
Green Party6,92710.8%37.7%410.3%-1
Reform UK3500.5%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1570.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total64,042100.0%39100.0%39100.0%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

Ashford Town · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +13.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,644

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Arnold, M.Independent80114.2%Elected
2Rybinski, O.Conservative and Unionist Party72512.8%Elected
3McLuskey, A.Green Party67712.0%Elected
4Gething, N.Conservative and Unionist Party65311.6%
5Woodward, P.Conservative and Unionist Party65111.5%
6Kluth, M.Labour Party57110.1%
7Winch, D.Green Party5489.7%
8Henfrey, R.Independent5199.2%
9Edgington, Q.Independent4998.8%

Electorate 5,955 · Ballots cast 5,644 · Back to ward index

Ashford East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +11.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,386

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sexton, J.Independent99118.4%Elected
2Baldock, E.Independent77614.4%Elected
3Chandler, R.Conservative and Unionist Party71413.3%Elected
4Robinson, K.Conservative and Unionist Party61511.4%
5Tuteja, V.Conservative and Unionist Party54410.1%
6Enright, J.Independent4678.7%
7Dare, G.Labour Party4428.2%
8Hyde, C.Green Party3195.9%
9Gravett, G.Independent2654.9%
10Scott, N.Green Party2534.7%

Electorate 5,879 · Ballots cast 5,386 · Back to ward index

Laleham & Shepperton Green · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,017

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Howkins, K.Conservative and Unionist Party94518.8%Elected
2Clarke, D.Conservative and Unionist Party87817.5%Elected
3Mathur, A.Conservative and Unionist Party71014.2%Elected
4Whitmore, S.Green Party67313.4%
5Beecher, G.Green Party61412.2%
6Thesiger, J.Liberal Democrats4709.4%
7Cooper, P.Labour Party3787.5%
8Johnston, J.Independent1923.8%
9Pattinson, A.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition651.3%
10Couchman, H.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition551.1%
11Couchman, P.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition370.7%

Electorate 6,259 · Ballots cast 5,017 · Back to ward index

Ashford North & Stanwell South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,602

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Beatty, S.Labour Party72815.8%Elected
2Geach, R.Labour Party69515.1%Elected
3Buck, M.Labour Party67114.6%Elected
4Maya, S.Conservative and Unionist Party51111.1%
5Brar, A.Conservative and Unionist Party50611.0%
6Fegredo, J.Conservative and Unionist Party49710.8%
7Davies, C.Independent4219.1%
8Lane, J.Independent3958.6%
9Rough, M.Reform UK1783.9%

Electorate 6,735 · Ballots cast 4,602 · Back to ward index

Sunbury Common · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,201

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Boparai, H.Liberal Democrats82819.7%Elected
2Dong, M.Liberal Democrats74017.6%Elected
3Gyawali, S.Liberal Democrats64815.4%Elected
4Beardsmore, I.Independent60814.5%
5Stanton, J.Independent3488.3%
6Rollo, S.Conservative and Unionist Party3478.3%
7Bhadye, J.Conservative and Unionist Party2836.7%
8Sapunovas, A.Conservative and Unionist Party2275.4%
9O'Brien, R.Reform UK1724.1%

Electorate 6,075 · Ballots cast 4,201 · Back to ward index

Ashford Common · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,733

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bhadye, S.Conservative and Unionist Party78316.5%Elected
2Islam, N.Conservative and Unionist Party78116.5%Elected
3Rutherford, K.Independent77316.3%Elected
4Matharu, J.Conservative and Unionist Party70915.0%
5Alexander, D.Independent70614.9%
6Lamb, A.Labour Party49110.4%
7Mockford, A.Liberal Democrats49010.4%

Electorate 6,465 · Ballots cast 4,733 · Back to ward index

Shepperton Town · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,413

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Attewell, M.Conservative and Unionist Party1,19422.1%Elected
2Brennan, L.Conservative and Unionist Party95517.6%Elected
3Boughtflower, J.Conservative and Unionist Party92017.0%Elected
4Hughes, P.Green Party69412.8%
5Gammon, M.Liberal Democrats67212.4%
6Bentley, S.Labour Party55510.3%
7Bryer, S.Independent4237.8%

Electorate 5,642 · Ballots cast 5,413 · Back to ward index

Sunbury East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,557

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Grant, K.Liberal Democrats1,06819.2%Elected
2Weerasinghe, W.Conservative and Unionist Party96717.4%Elected
3Lee, M.Conservative and Unionist Party96017.3%Elected
4Alexiou, M.Liberal Democrats95217.1%
5Patel, J.Conservative and Unionist Party85215.3%
6Dollin, D.Green Party75813.6%

Electorate 5,843 · Ballots cast 5,557 · Back to ward index

Staines · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,427

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Beecher, M.Green Party1,22222.5%Elected
2Gale, A.Green Party1,16921.5%Elected
3Williams, H.Independent94217.4%Elected
4Mustafa, K.Labour Party74013.6%
5Francis, M.Conservative and Unionist Party5379.9%
6Burgess, T.Conservative and Unionist Party4748.7%
7Ulisse, A.Conservative and Unionist Party3436.3%

Electorate 6,860 · Ballots cast 5,427 · Back to ward index

Staines South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,161

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bateson, C.Liberal Democrats1,17128.1%Elected
2Caplin, J.Liberal Democrats1,06425.6%Elected
3Burrell, J.Labour Party76918.5%Elected
4Hurst, K.Conservative and Unionist Party43710.5%
5Watts, M.Conservative and Unionist Party3839.2%
6Reid, G.Conservative and Unionist Party3378.1%

Electorate 5,329 · Ballots cast 4,161 · Back to ward index

Halliford & Sunbury West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,504

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dunn, S.Liberal Democrats1,01422.5%Elected
2Nichols, L.Liberal Democrats92120.4%Elected
3Turner, J.Liberal Democrats83318.5%Elected
4Nowicka, A.Conservative and Unionist Party48910.9%
5Brennan, M.Conservative and Unionist Party48910.9%
6Robigo, P.Conservative and Unionist Party47710.6%
7Bowen, R.Labour Party2816.2%

Electorate 4,922 · Ballots cast 4,504 · Back to ward index

Stanwell North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,104

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Doran, S.Labour Party80419.6%Elected
2Button, J.Labour Party79819.4%Elected
3Doran, J.Labour Party77318.8%Elected
4McIlroy, A.Conservative and Unionist Party63215.4%
5McIlroy, J.Conservative and Unionist Party62115.1%
6Vijjhalwar, R.Conservative and Unionist Party47611.6%

Electorate 5,923 · Ballots cast 4,104 · Back to ward index

Riverside & Laleham · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,293

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Saliagopoulos, D.Independent1,19122.5%Elected
2Geraci, D.Independent1,04619.8%Elected
3Gibson, M.Liberal Democrats1,02219.3%Elected
4Mooney, S.Conservative and Unionist Party75414.2%
5Malcouronne, K.Conservative and Unionist Party66112.5%
6Zenonos, M.Conservative and Unionist Party61911.7%

Electorate 5,368 · Ballots cast 5,293 · Back to ward index