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Walsall 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 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 20 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 | 22,477 | 41.0% | 13 | 65.0% | 9 | 45.0% | +4 |
| Labour Party | 20,832 | 38.0% | 7 | 35.0% | 8 | 40.0% | -1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 5,776 | 10.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 10.0% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,134 | 5.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.0% | -1 |
| Independent | 1,785 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 765 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 54,769 | 100.0% | 20 | 100.0% | 20 | 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.
- Brownhills · 1 seat · won at 36.6% · −13.4 pts below quota
- Rushall-Shelfield · 1 seat · won at 41.5% · −8.5 pts below quota
- Willenhall North · 1 seat · won at 45.1% · −4.9 pts below quota
- Darlaston South · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · −4.5 pts below quota
- Short Heath · 1 seat · won at 46.4% · −3.6 pts below quota
- Aldridge Central and South · 1 seat · won at 47.6% · −2.4 pts below quota
- St Matthew's · 1 seat · won at 47.9% · −2.1 pts below quota
- Paddock · 1 seat · won at 51.3% · above quota
- Streetly · 1 seat · won at 51.3% · above quota
- Blakenall · 1 seat · won at 51.4% · above quota
- Bentley and Darlaston North · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
- Birchills Leamore · 1 seat · won at 51.6% · above quota
- Aldridge North and Walsall Wood · 1 seat · won at 52.4% · above quota
- Bloxwich East · 1 seat · won at 53.1% · above quota
- Pheasey Park Farm · 1 seat · won at 54.1% · above quota
- Pelsall · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
- Willenhall South · 1 seat · won at 60.9% · above quota
- Palfrey · 1 seat · won at 62.9% · above quota
- Bloxwich West · 1 seat · won at 64.2% · above quota
- Pleck · 1 seat · won at 78.5% · above quota
Race results
Brownhills · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 36.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −13.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,877
| 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 | Kenneth Ferguson | Conservative Party | 1,054 | 36.6% | −13.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Ian Neville | Independent | 759 | 26.4% | — | |
| 3 | David Morgan | Labour Party | 624 | 21.7% | — | |
| 4 | Derek Bennett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 440 | 15.3% | — |
Rushall-Shelfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,675
| 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 | Lorna Rattigan | Conservative Party | 1,110 | 41.5% | −8.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kathryn Smith | Labour Party | 804 | 30.1% | — | |
| 3 | Mark Dickens | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 569 | 21.3% | — | |
| 4 | Liam Allen | Green Party | 192 | 7.2% | — |
Willenhall North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,378
| 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 | Adam Hicken | Conservative Party | 1,072 | 45.1% | −4.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stuart Hodges | Liberal Democrats | 794 | 33.4% | — | |
| 3 | Mehreen Afzal | Labour Party | 512 | 21.5% | — |
Darlaston South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,290
| 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 | Douglas James | Labour Party | 1,042 | 45.5% | −4.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Burton | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 948 | 41.4% | — | |
| 3 | Sukhdeep Kaur Nijjar | Conservative Party | 300 | 13.1% | — |
Short Heath · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.4% 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. 2,207
| 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-Jane Cooper | Conservative Party | 1,025 | 46.4% | −3.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Carl Brown | Labour Party | 653 | 29.6% | — | |
| 3 | Mohammed Yaqub | Liberal Democrats | 529 | 24.0% | — |
Aldridge Central and South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,527
| 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 | Pardeep Kaur | Conservative Party | 1,678 | 47.6% | −2.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Barbara Dickens | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 774 | 21.9% | — | |
| 3 | Misbhaur Rahman | Labour Party | 594 | 16.8% | — | |
| 4 | Paul Bramwell | Liberal Democrats | 349 | 9.9% | — | |
| 5 | Guan Chan | Green Party | 132 | 3.7% | — |
St Matthew's · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,759
| 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 | Farhana Mazhar | Labour Party | 1,800 | 47.9% | −2.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mohammed Arfan Matloob | Conservative Party | 1,349 | 35.9% | — | |
| 3 | Susan Webster | Green Party | 358 | 9.5% | — | |
| 4 | Jonathan Bates | Liberal Democrats | 252 | 6.7% | — |
Paddock · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,874
| 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 | Waheed Rasab | Conservative Party | 1,986 | 51.3% | +1.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nicholas Dodds | Labour Party | 1,392 | 35.9% | — | |
| 3 | Peter Faultless | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 288 | 7.4% | — | |
| 4 | Roger Watts | Liberal Democrats | 208 | 5.4% | — |
Streetly · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,264
| 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 | Satvinder Kaur Johal | Conservative Party | 1,675 | 51.3% | +1.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jennifer Gray | Liberal Democrats | 679 | 20.8% | — | |
| 3 | Kay Davies-Tinsley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 562 | 17.2% | — | |
| 4 | Shahin Akhtar | Labour Party | 348 | 10.7% | — |
Blakenall · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,136
| 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 | Patricia Young | Labour Party | 1,098 | 51.4% | +1.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Smith | Independent | 725 | 33.9% | — | |
| 3 | Parbinder Singh Kang | Conservative Party | 230 | 10.8% | — | |
| 4 | Shaun McKenzie | Green Party | 83 | 3.9% | — |
Bentley and Darlaston North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,307
| 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 | Saiqa Nasreen | Labour Party | 1,189 | 51.5% | +1.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Bruce Bennett | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 463 | 20.1% | — | |
| 3 | Andrew Forrester | Conservative Party | 354 | 15.3% | — | |
| 4 | Stuart Chapman | Independent | 301 | 13.0% | — |
Birchills Leamore · 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. 2,494
| 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 | Gazanfer Ali | Conservative Party | 1,286 | 51.6% | +1.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Christopher Jones | Labour Party | 1,208 | 48.4% | — |
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,532
| 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 | Gary Clarke | Conservative Party | 1,327 | 52.4% | +2.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Amy Wolfs | Labour Party | 658 | 26.0% | — | |
| 3 | Tony Williams-Rabone | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 547 | 21.6% | — |
Bloxwich East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.1% 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. 2,077
| 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 | Corin Statham | Conservative Party | 1,102 | 53.1% | +3.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Shaun Fitzpatrick | Labour Party | 975 | 46.9% | — |
Pheasey Park Farm · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,481
| 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 Bird | Conservative Party | 1,343 | 54.1% | +4.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Andrea Bradley | Labour Party | 602 | 24.3% | — | |
| 3 | Steven Grey | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 536 | 21.6% | — |
Pelsall · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,587
| 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 | Marco Longhi | Conservative Party | 1,449 | 56.0% | +6.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Eardley | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 649 | 25.1% | — | |
| 3 | Jonathan Maltman | Labour Party | 489 | 18.9% | — |
Willenhall South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,373
| 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 | Carl Creaney | Labour Party | 1,445 | 60.9% | +10.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Amandeep Kaur Garcha | Conservative Party | 928 | 39.1% | — |
Palfrey · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,854
| 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 | Hajran Bashir | Labour Party | 2,426 | 62.9% | +12.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mohammed Yaqoob | Conservative Party | 1,105 | 28.7% | — | |
| 3 | Mohammad Harun Roshid | Liberal Democrats | 323 | 8.4% | — |
Bloxwich West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,372
| 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 | Matthew Follows | Conservative Party | 1,522 | 64.2% | +14.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Patricia Lane | Labour Party | 850 | 35.8% | — |
Pleck · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 78.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +28.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,705
| 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 | Khizar Hussain | Labour Party | 2,123 | 78.5% | +28.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jasbant Singh | Conservative Party | 582 | 21.5% | — |