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St Helens 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

16 ward races

17 seats

9 elected below the proportional quota

52.9% 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 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 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
Labour Party	16,873	41.9%	12	70.6%	8	47.1%	+4
Conservative and Unionist Party	8,861	22.0%	1	5.9%	4	23.5%	-3
Green Party	7,060	17.5%	1	5.9%	3	17.6%	-2
Independent	3,761	9.3%	2	11.8%	1	5.9%	+1
Liberal Democrats	3,478	8.6%	1	5.9%	1	5.9%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	129	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	97	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	40	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	40,299	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.

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.

Bold · 1 seat · won at 31.6% · +18.4 pts below quota
Sutton · 1 seat · won at 37.9% · +12.1 pts below quota
Billinge & Seneley Green · 1 seat · won at 42.5% · +7.5 pts below quota
Windle · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · +6.8 pts below quota
Earlestown · 2 seats · won at 28.4% · +4.9 pts below quota
Rainhill · 1 seat · won at 46.3% · +3.7 pts below quota
Moss Bank · 1 seat · won at 49.3% · +0.7 pts below quota
Blackbrook · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · +0.3 pts below quota
Newton · 1 seat · won at 49.9% · +0.1 pts below quota
Town Centre · 1 seat · won at 50.7% · above quota
Haydock · 1 seat · won at 53.3% · above quota
West Park · 1 seat · won at 53.8% · above quota
Thatto Heath · 1 seat · won at 57.6% · above quota
Rainford · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
Eccleston · 1 seat · won at 63.1% · above quota
Parr · 1 seat · won at 64.3% · above quota

Race results

Bold · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,072

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barton S.	Labour Party	654	31.6%	Elected
2	Donnelly A.	Green Party	459	22.2%
3	Makin A.J.	Independent	378	18.2%
4	Spencer B.T.	Liberal Democrats	299	14.4%
5	Woodcock B.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	282	13.6%

Electorate 7,919 · Ballots cast 2,072 · EC ward code E05000918 · Back to ward index

Sutton · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,235

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Johnson A.A.	Labour Party	848	37.9%	Elected
2	Granville S.H.	Green Party	556	24.9%
3	France M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	356	15.9%
4	Hawley D.E.	Independent	252	11.3%
5	Barrett F.	Liberal Democrats	223	10.0%

Electorate 9,119 · Ballots cast 2,235 · EC ward code E05000927 · Back to ward index

Billinge & Seneley Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,815

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McDonnell D.	Labour Party	1,197	42.5%	Elected
2	Ashcroft N.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	952	33.8%
3	Rahman S.E.	Green Party	666	23.7%

Electorate 8,582 · Ballots cast 2,815 · EC ward code E05014120 · Back to ward index

Windle · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,363

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clarke L.S.	Labour Party	1,020	43.2%	Elected
2	Cunliffe J.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	745	31.5%
3	Williams F.J.	Green Party	598	25.3%

Electorate 8,151 · Ballots cast 2,363 · EC ward code E05000931 · Back to ward index

Earlestown · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,075

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Maguire T.B.	Independent	1,395	34.2%	Elected
2	Banks J.S.	Labour Party	1,159	28.4%	Elected
3	Preston C.	Labour Party	679	16.7%
4	Pietrzak P.H.	Green Party	468	11.5%
5	Dockerty A.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	374	9.2%

Electorate 9,304 · Ballots cast 4,075 · EC ward code E05000919 · Back to ward index

Rainhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,177

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stevenson-Black K.E.	Independent	1,471	46.3%	Elected
2	Grunewald B.A.	Labour Party	1,101	34.7%
3	Spriggs H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	476	15.0%
4	Speakman P.L.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	129	4.1%

Electorate 8,924 · Ballots cast 3,177 · EC ward code E05000926 · Back to ward index

Moss Bank · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,321

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dickinson T.P.	Labour Party	1,144	49.3%	Elected
2	Harvey M.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	633	27.3%
3	Connor D.	Green Party	303	13.1%
4	Kent D.	Liberal Democrats	241	10.4%

Electorate 8,612 · Ballots cast 2,321 · EC ward code E05000922 · Back to ward index

Blackbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,171

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burns A.J.	Labour Party	1,080	49.7%	Elected
2	Van Der Burg E.C.	Green Party	723	33.3%
3	Lee M.A.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	368	17.0%

Electorate 7,960 · Ballots cast 2,171 · EC ward code E05000917 · Back to ward index

Newton · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,094

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gomez-Aspron S.	Labour Party	1,544	49.9%	Elected
2	Cass P.J.	Liberal Democrats	630	20.4%
3	Cunliffe L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	589	19.0%
4	Richards J.M.	Green Party	331	10.7%

Electorate 9,669 · Ballots cast 3,094 · EC ward code E05000923 · Back to ward index

Town Centre · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.7 pts Valid ballots 1,611

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McCormack A.H.	Labour Party	816	50.7%	Elected
2	Brown I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	324	20.1%
3	Donnelly A.J.	Green Party	242	15.0%
4	Hitchen M.J.	Independent	139	8.6%
5	Oakes T.M.	FBM	50	3.1%
6	Jones G.L.	Social Democratic Party	40	2.5%

Electorate 8,330 · Ballots cast 1,611 · EC ward code E05000929 · Back to ward index

Haydock · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.3 pts Valid ballots 2,473

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hooton P.R.	Green Party	1,319	53.3%	Elected
2	Lynch P.M.J.	Labour Party	775	31.3%
3	Collins J.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	332	13.4%
4	Collins L.M.	FBM	47	1.9%

Electorate 8,808 · Ballots cast 2,473 · EC ward code E05000921 · Back to ward index

West Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.8 pts Valid ballots 2,205

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	O'Connor D.P.	Labour Party	1,186	53.8%	Elected
2	Barton R.W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	557	25.3%
3	Northey J.	Green Party	462	21.0%

Electorate 9,069 · Ballots cast 2,205 · EC ward code E05014136 · Back to ward index

Thatto Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.6 pts Valid ballots 2,242

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Charlton N.L.	Labour Party	1,291	57.6%	Elected
2	Skeech D.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	561	25.0%
3	Price T.S.	Green Party	390	17.4%

Electorate 10,250 · Ballots cast 2,242 · EC ward code E05000928 · Back to ward index

Rainford · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.6 pts Valid ballots 2,591

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Case J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,519	58.6%	Elected
2	Hanley J.K.	Labour Party	673	26.0%
3	Anders D.	Green Party	399	15.4%

Electorate 6,594 · Ballots cast 2,591 · EC ward code E05000925 · Back to ward index

Eccleston · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.1 pts Valid ballots 3,304

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sims T.V.	Liberal Democrats	2,085	63.1%	Elected
2	Davidson A.N.	Labour Party	710	21.5%
3	Forshaw J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	509	15.4%

Electorate 9,549 · Ballots cast 3,304 · EC ward code E05000920 · Back to ward index

Parr · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.3 pts Valid ballots 1,550

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bowden A.J.	Labour Party	996	64.3%	Elected
2	Wilcock M.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	284	18.3%
3	Skidmore M.	Green Party	144	9.3%
4	Ellison M.W.	Independent	126	8.1%

Electorate 8,944 · Ballots cast 1,550 · EC ward code E05000924 · Back to ward index