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Walsall 2018
Local elections held 3 May 2018.
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 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 21 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 | 29,237 | 47.8% | 13 | 61.9% | 11 | 52.4% | +2 |
| Labour Party | 25,671 | 41.9% | 7 | 33.3% | 10 | 47.6% | -3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,456 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 1,782 | 2.9% | 1 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | +1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,452 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 626 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 61,224 | 100.0% | 21 | 100.0% | 21 | 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 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — 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.
- Short Heath · 1 seat · won at 40.3% · −9.7 pts below quota
- Willenhall North · 1 seat · won at 41.7% · −8.3 pts below quota
- Darlaston South · 1 seat · won at 42.5% · −7.5 pts below quota
- Blakenall · 1 seat · won at 47.7% · −2.3 pts below quota
- Bloxwich East · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
- Birchills Leamore · 1 seat · won at 50.8% · above quota
- St Matthew's · 1 seat · won at 51.6% · above quota
- Rushall-Shelfield · 1 seat · won at 53.0% · above quota
- Brownhills · 1 seat · won at 53.6% · above quota
- Willenhall South · 1 seat · won at 57.4% · above quota
- Bloxwich West · 1 seat · won at 60.0% · above quota
- Pheasey Park Farm · 1 seat · won at 62.2% · above quota
- Pelsall · 1 seat · won at 63.8% · above quota
- Aldridge North and Walsall Wood · 1 seat · won at 68.7% · above quota
- Palfrey · 1 seat · won at 68.8% · above quota
- Streetly · 1 seat · won at 70.2% · above quota
- Paddock · 2 seats · won at 56.1% · above quota
- Aldridge Central and South · 1 seat · won at 72.8% · above quota
- Bentley and Darlaston North · 1 seat · won at 73.2% · above quota
- Pleck · 1 seat · won at 80.1% · above quota
Race results
Short Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 40.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −9.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,388
| 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 | Bal Chattha | Conservative Party | 962 | 40.3% | −9.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Carl Brown | Labour Party | 635 | 26.6% | — | |
| 3 | Benjamin Hodges | Liberal Democrats | 593 | 24.8% | — | |
| 4 | Darren Hazell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 198 | 8.3% | — |
Willenhall North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,550
| 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 | Oliver Butler | Conservative Party | 1,063 | 41.7% | −8.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Robert Thomas | Labour Party | 694 | 27.2% | — | |
| 3 | Carol Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 560 | 22.0% | — | |
| 4 | Elizabeth Hazell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 233 | 9.1% | — |
Darlaston South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,353
| 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 | Paul Bott | Independent | 999 | 42.5% | −7.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Deborah Madeley | Labour Party | 974 | 41.4% | — | |
| 3 | Hilda Derry | Conservative Party | 321 | 13.6% | — | |
| 4 | Karen Jukes | Liberal Democrats | 59 | 2.5% | — |
Blakenall · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,020
| 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 | Ian Robertson | Labour Party | 964 | 47.7% | −2.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Smith | Independent | 654 | 32.4% | — | |
| 3 | Ross Lee | Conservative Party | 364 | 18.0% | — | |
| 4 | Shaun McKenzie | Green Party | 38 | 1.9% | — |
Bloxwich East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,277
| 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 | Mark Statham | Conservative Party | 1,150 | 50.5% | +0.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kathleen Phillips | Labour Party | 1,127 | 49.5% | — |
Birchills Leamore · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,550
| 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 | Lee Jeavons | Labour Party | 1,296 | 50.8% | +0.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Gazanfer Ali | Conservative Party | 1,254 | 49.2% | — |
St Matthew's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,014
| 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 | Aftab Nawaz | Labour Party | 2,071 | 51.6% | +1.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mohammed Arfan Matloob | Conservative Party | 1,415 | 35.3% | — | |
| 3 | Susan Webster | Green Party | 399 | 9.9% | — | |
| 4 | Shakirur Choudhury | Independent | 129 | 3.2% | — |
Rushall-Shelfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,582
| 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 | Vera Waters | Conservative Party | 1,369 | 53.0% | +3.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Susan Laws | Labour Party | 1,030 | 39.9% | — | |
| 3 | Sam Cooke | Liberal Democrats | 92 | 3.6% | — | |
| 4 | Craig Allen | Green Party | 91 | 3.5% | — |
Brownhills · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,640
| 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 Craddock | Conservative Party | 1,414 | 53.6% | +3.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Patricia Lane | Labour Party | 958 | 36.3% | — | |
| 3 | Derek Bennett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 170 | 6.4% | — | |
| 4 | Timothy Martin | Green Party | 98 | 3.7% | — |
Willenhall South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,755
| 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 | Diane Coughlan | Labour Party | 1,581 | 57.4% | +7.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nirmal Singh | Conservative Party | 983 | 35.7% | — | |
| 3 | Bruce Bennett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 191 | 6.9% | — |
Bloxwich West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,738
| 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 | Louise Harrison | Conservative Party | 1,642 | 60.0% | +10.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Natalie Latham | Labour Party | 1,096 | 40.0% | — |
Pheasey Park Farm · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,745
| 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 | Christopher Towe | Conservative Party | 1,707 | 62.2% | +12.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Shamim Ahmed | Labour Party | 730 | 26.6% | — | |
| 3 | Steven Grey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 177 | 6.4% | — | |
| 4 | Glyn Fletcher | Liberal Democrats | 131 | 4.8% | — |
Pelsall · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 63.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +13.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,715
| 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 | Sally Neville | Conservative Party | 1,733 | 63.8% | +13.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jonanthan Maltman | Labour Party | 607 | 22.4% | — | |
| 3 | Graham Eardley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 264 | 9.7% | — | |
| 4 | John van Steijn | Liberal Democrats | 111 | 4.1% | — |
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,575
| 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 | Anthony Harris | Conservative Party | 1,769 | 68.7% | +18.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Robert Grainger | Labour Party | 806 | 31.3% | — |
Palfrey · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,886
| 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 | Mohammad Nazir | Labour Party | 2,675 | 68.8% | +18.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mozamil Khan | Conservative Party | 1,211 | 31.2% | — |
Streetly · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,113
| 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 | Sukhbir Singh Samra | Conservative Party | 2,184 | 70.2% | +20.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Morgan | Labour Party | 638 | 20.5% | — | |
| 3 | Kartar Singh Uppal | Liberal Democrats | 291 | 9.3% | — |
Paddock · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 56.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,101
This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota. | 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 | Gurmeet Singh Sohal | Conservative Party | 2,496 | 30.4% | 60.9% | +27.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Waheed Rasab | Conservative Party | 2,299 | 28.0% | 56.1% | +22.7 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Hajran Bashir | Labour Party | 1,463 | 17.8% | 35.7% | — | |
| 4 | Andrea Bradley | Labour Party | 1,408 | 17.2% | 34.3% | — | |
| 5 | Jennifer Gray | Liberal Democrats | 316 | 3.9% | 7.7% | — | |
| 6 | Peter Faultless | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 219 | 2.7% | 5.3% | — |
Aldridge Central and South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 72.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,624
| 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 Murray | Conservative Party | 2,638 | 72.8% | +22.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mohammed Misbhaur Rahman | Labour Party | 683 | 18.8% | — | |
| 3 | Royston Sheward | Liberal Democrats | 303 | 8.4% | — |
Bentley and Darlaston North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 73.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +23.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,436
| 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 | Maria-Rosaria Burley | Labour Party | 1,782 | 73.2% | +23.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Colleen Jones | Conservative Party | 654 | 26.8% | — |
Pleck · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 80.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +30.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,062
| 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 | Harbans Singh Sarohi | Labour Party | 2,453 | 80.1% | +30.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Miah Jitu | Conservative Party | 609 | 19.9% | — |