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Stevenage 2019
Local elections held 2 May 2019.
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 13 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 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 | 7,860 | 38.4% | 9 | 69.2% | 5 | 38.5% | +4 |
| Conservative Party | 6,538 | 31.9% | 2 | 15.4% | 4 | 30.8% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,634 | 22.6% | 2 | 15.4% | 3 | 23.1% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,461 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 7.7% | -1 |
| Total | 20,493 | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2019 election (current) and immediately before it (2018). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2019 — 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.
- Martins Wood · 1 seat · won at 36.3% · −13.7 pts below quota
- Old Town · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · −10.4 pts below quota
- Pin Green · 1 seat · won at 43.0% · −7.0 pts below quota
- Symonds Green · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · −6.4 pts below quota
- Roebuck · 1 seat · won at 43.8% · −6.2 pts below quota
- Longmeadow · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
- Bandley Hill · 1 seat · won at 45.7% · −4.3 pts below quota
- Shephall · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · −3.5 pts below quota
- Chells · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · −3.4 pts below quota
- Woodfield · 1 seat · won at 46.8% · −3.2 pts below quota
- St Nicholas · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · −3.1 pts below quota
- Bedwell · 1 seat · won at 54.2% · above quota
- Manor · 1 seat · won at 75.6% · above quota
Race results
Martins Wood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,451
| 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 Callaghan | Labour Party | 526 | 36.3% | −13.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jill Brinkworth | Liberal Democrats | 524 | 36.1% | — | |
| 3 | Bret Facey | Conservative Party | 401 | 27.6% | — |
Old Town · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,225
| 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 | Loraine Rossati | Labour Party | 881 | 39.6% | −10.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Fraser | Conservative Party | 845 | 38.0% | — | |
| 3 | Elizabeth Sturges | Green Party | 312 | 14.0% | — | |
| 4 | George Pinder | Liberal Democrats | 187 | 8.4% | — |
Pin Green · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,410
| 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 | Jeanette Thomas | Labour Party | 606 | 43.0% | −7.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andy Facey | Conservative Party | 454 | 32.2% | — | |
| 3 | Naomi Collins | Green Party | 228 | 16.2% | — | |
| 4 | Ross London | Liberal Democrats | 122 | 8.7% | — |
Symonds Green · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,466
| 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 | Michael Downing | Labour Party | 639 | 43.6% | −6.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alex Young | Conservative Party | 509 | 34.7% | — | |
| 3 | Richard Warr | Green Party | 173 | 11.8% | — | |
| 4 | Clive Hearmon | Liberal Democrats | 145 | 9.9% | — |
Roebuck · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,594
| 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 Gardner | Labour Party | 698 | 43.8% | −6.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Janet Munro | Conservative Party | 537 | 33.7% | — | |
| 3 | Martin Malocco | Green Party | 185 | 11.6% | — | |
| 4 | Paul Barber | Liberal Democrats | 174 | 10.9% | — |
Longmeadow · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,507
| 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 | Alexander Farquharson | Conservative Party | 682 | 45.3% | −4.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Webb | Labour Party | 608 | 40.3% | — | |
| 3 | Nigel Bye | Liberal Democrats | 217 | 14.4% | — |
Bandley Hill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,475
| 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 | Adrian Brown | Labour Party | 674 | 45.7% | −4.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nicholas Foster | Conservative Party | 574 | 38.9% | — | |
| 3 | Andrew Anderson | Liberal Democrats | 227 | 15.4% | — |
Shephall · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,248
| 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 | Sarah Mead | Labour Party | 580 | 46.5% | −3.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Celia Lawrence | Conservative Party | 368 | 29.5% | — | |
| 3 | Michael Malocco | Green Party | 201 | 16.1% | — | |
| 4 | Charles Littleton | Liberal Democrats | 99 | 7.9% | — |
Chells · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,643
| 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 | Stephen Booth | Liberal Democrats | 766 | 46.6% | −3.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Pam Stuart | Labour Party | 446 | 27.1% | — | |
| 3 | Matthew Wyatt | Conservative Party | 282 | 17.2% | — | |
| 4 | David Ingarfill | Green Party | 149 | 9.1% | — |
Woodfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,332
| 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 | Graham Lawrence | Conservative Party | 624 | 46.8% | −3.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jim Callaghan | Labour Party | 388 | 29.1% | — | |
| 3 | Neil Brinkworth | Liberal Democrats | 320 | 24.0% | — |
St Nicholas · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,679
| 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 | Claire Parris | Labour Party | 787 | 46.9% | −3.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mandi Tandi | Conservative Party | 642 | 38.2% | — | |
| 3 | Daniel Snell | Liberal Democrats | 250 | 14.9% | — |
Bedwell · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,501
| 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 | Liz Harrington | Labour Party | 813 | 54.2% | +4.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nicholas Leech | Conservative Party | 356 | 23.7% | — | |
| 3 | Victoria Snelling | Green Party | 213 | 14.2% | — | |
| 4 | Nick Macmillan | Liberal Democrats | 119 | 7.9% | — |
Manor · 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. 1,962
| 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 | Robin Parker | Liberal Democrats | 1,484 | 75.6% | +25.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Corrigan | Conservative Party | 264 | 13.5% | — | |
| 3 | David Wood | Labour Party | 214 | 10.9% | — |