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Teignbridge 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

10 ward races

10 seats

8 elected below the proportional quota

80.0% 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 10 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 10 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
Conservative and Unionist Party	15,647	37.9%	5	50.0%	4	40.0%	+1
Liberal Democrats	14,881	36.0%	4	40.0%	4	40.0%	0
Independent	3,951	9.6%	1	10.0%	1	10.0%	0
Labour Party	3,897	9.4%	0	0.0%	1	10.0%	-1
Green Party	2,247	5.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	589	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	75	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	41,287	100.0%	10	100.0%	10	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.

Newton Abbot South · 1 seat · won at 33.5% · +16.5 pts below quota
Newton Abbot North · 1 seat · won at 38.7% · +11.3 pts below quota
Ipplepen & The Kerswells · 1 seat · won at 38.8% · +11.2 pts below quota
Chudleigh & Teign Valley · 1 seat · won at 39.2% · +10.8 pts below quota
Dawlish · 1 seat · won at 39.8% · +10.2 pts below quota
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · 1 seat · won at 41.1% · +8.9 pts below quota
Bovey Rural · 1 seat · won at 47.2% · +2.8 pts below quota
Teignmouth · 1 seat · won at 48.3% · +1.7 pts below quota
Kingsteignton & Teign Estuary · 1 seat · won at 59.3% · above quota
Exminster & Haldon · 1 seat · won at 65.3% · above quota

Race results

Newton Abbot South · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,457

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bradford J.	Independent	1,157	33.5%	Elected
2	Parker C.N.	Liberal Democrats	967	28.0%
3	Hall A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	928	26.8%
4	Fitzsimons J.	Labour Party	190	5.5%
5	Pratt D.	Green Party	151	4.4%
6	Haden J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	64	1.9%

Electorate 9,846 · Ballots cast 3,457 · EC ward code E58000289 · Back to ward index

Newton Abbot North · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,306

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bullivant P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,280	38.7%	Elected
2	Mullone L.D.	Independent	835	25.3%
3	Rokirilov E.	Liberal Democrats	795	24.0%
4	Robson L.S.	Labour Party	298	9.0%
5	Hall R.W.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	98	3.0%

Electorate 11,124 · Ballots cast 3,306 · EC ward code E58000288 · Back to ward index

Ipplepen & The Kerswells · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,694

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dewhirst A.	Liberal Democrats	1,822	38.8%	Elected
2	Clarance C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,590	33.9%
3	Taylor J.E.	Independent	928	19.8%
4	Read G.J.	Green Party	183	3.9%
5	Hodgson J.M.P.	Labour Party	171	3.6%

Electorate 10,498 · Ballots cast 4,694 · EC ward code E58000284 · Back to ward index

Chudleigh & Teign Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,342

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brook J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,704	39.2%	Elected
2	Keeling R.M.	Liberal Democrats	1,479	34.1%
3	Simcock E.J.	Green Party	674	15.5%
4	Webb R.	Labour Party	485	11.2%

Electorate 10,271 · Ballots cast 4,342 · EC ward code E58000265 · Back to ward index

Dawlish · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,828

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wrigley M.	Liberal Democrats	1,920	39.8%	Elected
2	Nickless N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,818	37.7%
3	Petherick L.	Independent	571	11.8%
4	Pocock J.	Labour Party	375	7.8%
5	Ward R.C.	Reform UK	75	1.6%
6	Mattock B.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	69	1.4%

Electorate 12,596 · Ballots cast 4,828 · EC ward code E58000272 · Back to ward index

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,235

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Parker-Khan S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,741	41.1%	Elected
2	Nutley J.	Liberal Democrats	1,444	34.1%
3	Williamson A.	Green Party	549	13.0%
4	Maddock S.	Labour Party	501	11.8%

Electorate 9,961 · Ballots cast 4,235 · EC ward code E58000255 · Back to ward index

Bovey Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,245

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gribble G.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,004	47.2%	Elected
2	Morgan S.A.	Liberal Democrats	881	20.8%
3	Robillard Webb L.C.	Labour Party	522	12.3%
4	Kelly E.E.	Independent	460	10.8%
5	Presland A.K.	Green Party	378	8.9%

Electorate 10,298 · Ballots cast 4,245 · EC ward code E58000262 · Back to ward index

Teignmouth · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,639

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cox D.N.	Liberal Democrats	2,240	48.3%	Elected
2	Russell S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,594	34.4%
3	Jackson J.	Labour Party	600	12.9%
4	Brogan S.E.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	205	4.4%

Electorate 11,806 · Ballots cast 4,639 · EC ward code E58000302 · Back to ward index

Kingsteignton & Teign Estuary · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.3 pts Valid ballots 3,680

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Peart R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,182	59.3%	Elected
2	Macgregor A.K.	Liberal Democrats	812	22.1%
3	Robillard C.W.	Labour Party	533	14.5%
4	Osben J.W.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	153	4.2%

Electorate 12,044 · Ballots cast 3,680 · EC ward code E58000287 · Back to ward index

Exminster & Haldon · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.3 pts Valid ballots 3,861

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Connett A.M.	Liberal Democrats	2,521	65.3%	Elected
2	Tume T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	806	20.9%
3	Rockliffe L.D.	Green Party	312	8.1%
4	Studley B.	Labour Party	222	5.7%

Electorate 9,127 · Ballots cast 3,861 · EC ward code E58000274 · Back to ward index