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Three Rivers 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

13 ward races

13 seats

10 elected below the proportional quota

76.9% 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 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
Conservative Party	9,783	31.6%	7	53.8%	4	30.8%	+3
Liberal Democrats	7,951	25.7%	5	38.5%	4	30.8%	+1
Reform UK	6,719	21.7%	0	0.0%	3	23.1%	-3
Green Party	3,981	12.9%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	-1
Labour Party	1,813	5.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	650	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	19	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	30,916	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2026)

Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Gade Valley · 1 seat · won at 32.8% · −17.2 pts below quota
South Oxhey · 1 seat · won at 35.2% · −14.8 pts below quota
Oxhey Hall and Hayling · 1 seat · won at 36.8% · −13.2 pts below quota
Chorleywood South and Maple Cross · 1 seat · won at 37.1% · −12.9 pts below quota
Penn and Mill End · 1 seat · won at 37.5% · −12.5 pts below quota
Abbots Langley and Bedmond · 1 seat · won at 38.2% · −11.8 pts below quota
Carpenders Park · 1 seat · won at 38.3% · −11.7 pts below quota
Leavesden · 1 seat · won at 40.5% · −9.5 pts below quota
Chorleywood North and Sarratt · 1 seat · won at 47.2% · −2.8 pts below quota
Rickmansworth Town · 1 seat · won at 49.5% · −0.5 pts below quota
Dickinsons · 1 seat · won at 50.8% · above quota
Durrants · 1 seat · won at 52.4% · above quota
Moor Park and Eastbury · 1 seat · won at 58.0% · above quota

Race results

Gade Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 32.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −17.2 pts Valid ballots 2,183

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Aidan Christopher Bentley	Liberal Democrats	716	32.8%	−17.2 pts	Elected
2	Jo Colledge-Miller	Conservative Party	697	31.9%	—
3	Sachin Dhir	Reform UK	508	23.3%	—
4	Andrew Gallagher	Green Party	162	7.4%	—
5	Bruce Prochnik	Labour Party	100	4.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,183 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.gade-valley.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

South Oxhey · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −14.8 pts Valid ballots 2,258

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kavan Trivedi	Conservative Party	795	35.2%	−14.8 pts	Elected
2	Taylor Edward George Smith	Reform UK	712	31.5%	—
3	Stephen Michael James King	Labour Party	465	20.6%	—
4	Chris Lawrence	Green Party	201	8.9%	—
5	Rhys leuan Southall	Liberal Democrats	85	3.8%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,258 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.south-oxhey.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Oxhey Hall and Hayling · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −13.2 pts Valid ballots 2,355

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Shelley Gormley	Liberal Democrats	866	36.8%	−13.2 pts	Elected
2	Alex James Trainor	Reform UK	746	31.7%	—
3	Jason St John	Labour Party	396	16.8%	—
4	Noah Yeates	Green Party	201	8.5%	—
5	Vishal Patel	Conservative Party	146	6.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,355 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.oxhey-hall-hayling.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chorleywood South and Maple Cross · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.9 pts Valid ballots 2,693

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Louise Price	Liberal Democrats	1,000	37.1%	−12.9 pts	Elected
2	Philip Hearn	Conservative Party	857	31.8%	—
3	Natalie Johnson	Reform UK	511	19.0%	—
4	Roger Stafford	Green Party	258	9.6%	—
5	John Monk	Labour Party	67	2.5%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,693 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.chorleywood-south-maple-cross.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Penn and Mill End · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −12.5 pts Valid ballots 2,379

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kerry Milliken	Conservative Party	892	37.5%	−12.5 pts	Elected
2	Dane Bradley Clarke	Reform UK	623	26.2%	—
3	Sarah Jane Nelmes	Liberal Democrats	574	24.1%	—
4	Malcolm Lee	Green Party	204	8.6%	—
5	Joanne Victoria Cox	Labour Party	86	3.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,379 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.penn-mill-end.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Abbots Langley and Bedmond · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.8 pts Valid ballots 2,421

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ian Campbell	Conservative Party	926	38.2%	−11.8 pts	Elected
2	Jane Lay	Liberal Democrats	753	31.1%	—
3	Kodi-Chantal Lloyd	Reform UK	436	18.0%	—
4	Jane Powell	Green Party	226	9.3%	—
5	Pierce Culliton	Labour Party	80	3.3%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,421 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.abbots-langley-bedmond.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Carpenders Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −11.7 pts Valid ballots 2,535

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Krutika Patel	Conservative Party	970	38.3%	−11.7 pts	Elected
2	Rue Grewal	Independent	650	25.6%	—
3	Martin Thomas	Reform UK	572	22.6%	—
4	Matt Jones	Green Party	187	7.4%	—
5	Don Wilkinson	Labour Party	156	6.2%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,535 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.carpenders-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Leavesden · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −9.5 pts Valid ballots 2,190

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Kevin Raeburn	Liberal Democrats	888	40.5%	−9.5 pts	Elected
2	Nicky Rowe	Reform UK	538	24.6%	—
3	Anne Jervis	Conservative Party	438	20.0%	—
4	Michael John Rayment	Green Party	193	8.8%	—
5	Colin James Gray	Labour Party	114	5.2%	—
6	Richard Shattock	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	19	0.9%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,190 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.leavesden.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Chorleywood North and Sarratt · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −2.8 pts Valid ballots 2,551

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Matthew Hunt	Conservative Party	1,203	47.2%	−2.8 pts	Elected
2	Caroline Margaret Ansell	Reform UK	576	22.6%	—
3	Mohinder Kalsi	Liberal Democrats	481	18.9%	—
4	Peter Loader	Green Party	199	7.8%	—
5	Margaret Gallagher	Labour Party	92	3.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,551 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.chorleywood-north-sarratt.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Rickmansworth Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota −0.5 pts Valid ballots 2,787

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Andrea Fraser	Conservative Party	1,380	49.5%	−0.5 pts	Elected
2	Katy Sorkin	Liberal Democrats	667	23.9%	—
3	Melvyn Paul Clifford	Reform UK	373	13.4%	—
4	Kelly Critcher	Green Party	282	10.1%	—
5	Philip Lockett	Labour Party	85	3.0%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,787 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.rickmansworth-town.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Dickinsons · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +0.8 pts Valid ballots 2,428

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Chris Mitchell	Green Party	1,234	50.8%	+0.8 pts	Elected
2	Atif Wasay	Liberal Democrats	455	18.7%	—
3	Alison Wall	Reform UK	445	18.3%	—
4	Rupert Barnes	Conservative Party	235	9.7%	—
5	Jeni Swift Gillett	Labour Party	59	2.4%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,428 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.dickinsons.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Durrants · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +2.4 pts Valid ballots 2,369

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steve Drury	Liberal Democrats	1,242	52.4%	+2.4 pts	Elected
2	Andy Delius	Green Party	441	18.6%	—
3	Dominic Milner Evans	Reform UK	417	17.6%	—
4	Neil Marathe	Conservative Party	219	9.2%	—
5	John Grillo	Labour Party	50	2.1%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 2,369 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.durrants.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Moor Park and Eastbury · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota +8.0 pts Valid ballots 1,767

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Anaika Chopra	Conservative Party	1,025	58.0%	+8.0 pts	Elected
2	Shailja Shah	Reform UK	262	14.8%	—
3	Peter Terence Harman	Liberal Democrats	224	12.7%	—
4	Jan Blatchford Pace	Green Party	193	10.9%	—
5	Mashkoor Khan	Labour Party	63	3.6%	—

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 1,767 · EC ward code local.three-rivers.moor-park-eastbury.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index