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Thanet 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
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 5 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 19,932 | 39.7% | 7 | 100.0% | 4 | 57.1% | +3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 9,375 | 18.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% | -1 |
| Green Party | 8,824 | 17.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 8,802 | 17.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% | -1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,447 | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 772 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 50,152 | 100.0% | 7 | 100.0% | 7 | 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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Broadstairs · 1 seat · won at 33.2% · +16.8 pts below quota
- Margate · 1 seat · won at 36.7% · +13.3 pts below quota
- Cliftonville · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · +9.8 pts below quota
- Birchington & Rural · 2 seats · won at 36.3% · above quota
- Ramsgate · 2 seats · won at 39.4% · above quota
Race results
Broadstairs · single-seat
Marginal winner 33.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,860
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Graham Finch | Reform UK | 1,947 | 33.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Garner | Green Party | 1,462 | 24.9% | |
| 3 | Joanne Janet Bright | Labour Party | 1,196 | 20.4% | |
| 4 | Charlie Leys | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,058 | 18.1% | |
| 5 | Claire Goldfinch | Liberal Democrats | 198 | 3.4% |
Margate · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,630
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Henderson | Reform UK | 1,332 | 36.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Jack Packman | Labour Party | 1,099 | 30.3% | |
| 3 | Barry Harvey Lewis | Independent | 629 | 17.3% | |
| 4 | Marc Lee Rattigan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 333 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | Matthew David Brown | Liberal Democrats | 236 | 6.5% |
Cliftonville · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,784
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Colin Taylor | Reform UK | 1,922 | 40.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Mousley | Labour Party | 1,055 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Lesley Game | Conservative and Unionist Party | 942 | 19.7% | |
| 4 | Steve Roberts | Green Party | 576 | 12.0% | |
| 5 | Mo Shafaei | Liberal Democrats | 147 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | Ian Driver | Independent | 143 | 3.0% |
Birchington & Rural · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 36.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −3.0 pts Valid ballots 8,937
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Peter Evans | Reform UK | 3,766 | 42.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Amelia Randall | Reform UK | 3,245 | 36.3% | Elected |
| 3 | Phil Fellows | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,595 | 29.0% | |
| 4 | Derek Morris Crow-Brown | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,521 | 28.2% | |
| 5 | Will Jarman | Green Party | 1,035 | 11.6% | |
| 6 | Bryan John Harrod | Labour Party | 1,016 | 11.4% | |
| 7 | Laurie Lourette Karina Hudson | Labour Party | 966 | 10.8% | |
| 8 | Fi O'Connor | Green Party | 841 | 9.4% | |
| 9 | Deborah Jane Holmes | Liberal Democrats | 609 | 6.8% | |
| 10 | Rachel Helen Mummery | Liberal Democrats | 512 | 5.7% |
Ramsgate · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 39.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −6.0 pts Valid ballots 9,604
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Shonk | Reform UK | 3,939 | 41.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Terry Mole | Reform UK | 3,781 | 39.4% | Elected |
| 3 | Becky Wing | Green Party | 2,634 | 27.4% | |
| 4 | Thea Barrett | Green Party | 2,276 | 23.7% | |
| 5 | Claire Hedderman | Labour Party | 1,807 | 18.8% | |
| 6 | Helen Elizabeth Whitehead | Labour Party | 1,663 | 17.3% | |
| 7 | John William Davis | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,041 | 10.8% | |
| 8 | Barry Kenneth Manners | Conservative and Unionist Party | 885 | 9.2% | |
| 9 | Jeremy Ian De Rose | Liberal Democrats | 374 | 3.9% | |
| 10 | Harry Goldfinch | Liberal Democrats | 371 | 3.9% |