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St Helens 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
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 they'd need to clinch the 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 signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar 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 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 23,589 | 57.9% | 15 | 88.2% | 11 | 64.7% | +4 |
| Conservative Party | 6,059 | 14.9% | 1 | 5.9% | 3 | 17.6% | -2 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 5,551 | 13.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 11.8% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,135 | 7.7% | 1 | 5.9% | 1 | 5.9% | 0 |
| Independent | 1,344 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,087 | 2.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 40,765 | 100.0% | 17 | 100.0% | 17 | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Sutton · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · −5.1 pts below quota
- Newton · 1 seat · won at 46.1% · −3.9 pts below quota
- Windle · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
- Rainford · 1 seat · won at 55.2% · above quota
- Billinge and Seneley Green · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
- Moss Bank · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
- Bold · 1 seat · won at 62.6% · above quota
- Eccleston · 1 seat · won at 63.8% · above quota
- Earlestown · 1 seat · won at 68.3% · above quota
- Town Centre · 1 seat · won at 69.3% · above quota
- Haydock · 1 seat · won at 70.6% · above quota
- Blackbrook · 1 seat · won at 71.4% · above quota
- Thatto Heath · 1 seat · won at 72.9% · above quota
- Rainhill · 1 seat · won at 75.6% · above quota
- Parr · 1 seat · won at 76.0% · above quota
- West Park · 2 seats · won at 66.3% · above quota
Race results
Sutton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,674
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Jackson | Labour Party | 1,201 | 44.9% | −5.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Beirne | Independent | 896 | 33.5% | — | |
| 3 | John Fairhurst | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 290 | 10.8% | — | |
| 4 | Brian Spencer | Liberal Democrats | 212 | 7.9% | — | |
| 5 | Mark Collins | Conservative Party | 75 | 2.8% | — |
Newton · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,622
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seve Gomez-Aspron | Labour Party | 1,208 | 46.1% | −3.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Smith | Liberal Democrats | 647 | 24.7% | — | |
| 3 | John Cunliffe | Conservative Party | 307 | 11.7% | — | |
| 4 | Mark Richardson | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 279 | 10.6% | — | |
| 5 | Rachel Parkinson | Green Party | 181 | 6.9% | — |
Windle · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,467
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gill Neal | Labour Party | 1,235 | 50.1% | +0.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Wally Ashcroft | Conservative Party | 759 | 30.8% | — | |
| 3 | Maria Parr | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 285 | 11.6% | — | |
| 4 | Ann Shacklady-Smith | Green Party | 188 | 7.6% | — |
Rainford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,576
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Reynolds | Conservative Party | 1,423 | 55.2% | +5.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alex Mitchell | Labour Party | 906 | 35.2% | — | |
| 3 | Anthony Parr | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 247 | 9.6% | — |
Billinge and Seneley Green · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,870
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis McDonnell | Labour Party | 1,606 | 56.0% | +6.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Peers | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 747 | 26.0% | — | |
| 3 | Judith Collins | Conservative Party | 517 | 18.0% | — |
Moss Bank · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,595
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Lynch | Labour Party | 1,455 | 56.1% | +6.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Laurence Allen | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 504 | 19.4% | — | |
| 3 | Margaret Harvey | Conservative Party | 255 | 9.8% | — | |
| 4 | Steve Broughton | Independent | 233 | 9.0% | — | |
| 5 | Deb Connor | Green Party | 148 | 5.7% | — |
Bold · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,891
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Wiseman | Labour Party | 1,184 | 62.6% | +12.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Pennington | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 350 | 18.5% | — | |
| 3 | Barbara Woodcock | Conservative Party | 195 | 10.3% | — | |
| 4 | David O'Keefe | Green Party | 162 | 8.6% | — |
Eccleston · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,568
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Sims | Liberal Democrats | 2,276 | 63.8% | +13.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alex Graham | Labour Party | 834 | 23.4% | — | |
| 3 | Kathleen Barton | Conservative Party | 232 | 6.5% | — | |
| 4 | Susan Wagstaff | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 226 | 6.3% | — |
Earlestown · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,205
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Preston | Labour Party | 1,507 | 68.3% | +18.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Sherman | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 401 | 18.2% | — | |
| 3 | Les Skeech | Conservative Party | 297 | 13.5% | — |
Town Centre · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,907
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynn Clarke | Labour Party | 1,322 | 69.3% | +19.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Leyland | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 328 | 17.2% | — | |
| 3 | Henry Spriggs | Conservative Party | 146 | 7.7% | — | |
| 4 | Jonathan Casson | Independent | 111 | 5.8% | — |
Haydock · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,343
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Burns | Labour Party | 1,653 | 70.6% | +20.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Hitchen | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 437 | 18.7% | — | |
| 3 | Melanie Lee | Conservative Party | 253 | 10.8% | — |
Blackbrook · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,141
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Cunliffe | Labour Party | 1,529 | 71.4% | +21.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Barry Critchley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 377 | 17.6% | — | |
| 3 | Nancy Ashcroft | Conservative Party | 235 | 11.0% | — |
Thatto Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 72.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,266
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nova Charlton | Labour Party | 1,653 | 72.9% | +22.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tony Rundle | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 399 | 17.6% | — | |
| 3 | Lisa Mackarell | Conservative Party | 214 | 9.4% | — |
Rainhill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 75.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +25.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,729
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrie Grunewald | Labour Party | 2,062 | 75.6% | +25.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Woodhouse | Conservative Party | 667 | 24.4% | — |
Parr · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 76.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +26.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,754
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Bowden | Labour Party | 1,333 | 76.0% | +26.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Susan Levy | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 229 | 13.1% | — | |
| 3 | Paul Brown | Independent | 104 | 5.9% | — | |
| 4 | Madeleine Wilcock | Conservative Party | 88 | 5.0% | — |
West Park · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 66.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,079
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Pritchard | Labour Party | 1,523 | 36.6% | 73.3% | +39.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Derek Long | Labour Party | 1,378 | 33.1% | 66.3% | +33.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Martin Ellison | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 452 | 10.9% | 21.7% | — | |
| 4 | Jessica Northey | Green Party | 408 | 9.8% | 19.6% | — | |
| 5 | Richard Barton | Conservative Party | 396 | 9.5% | 19.1% | — |