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Walsall 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

20 ward races
20 seats
6 elected below the proportional quota
30.0% 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 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 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party21,68444.5%1365.0%1050.0%+3
Labour Party20,66842.4%735.0%945.0%-2
Liberal Democrats2,2754.7%00.0%15.0%-1
Reform UK1,5183.1%00.0%00.0%0
Green Party1,3092.7%00.0%00.0%0
Independent1,2592.6%00.0%00.0%0
Total48,713100.0%20100.0%20100.0%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.

Race results

Blakenall · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,023

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Morgan, E.Labour Party74736.9%Elected
2Taylor, D.Independent59629.5%
3Khan, M.Conservative and Unionist Party55527.4%
4Phipps, C.Reform UK723.6%
5Maynard, A.Green Party532.6%

Electorate 10,033 · Ballots cast 2,023 · Back to ward index

Short Heath · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,991

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Gill, P.Conservative and Unionist Party85142.7%Elected
2Rollason, S.Labour Party77939.1%
3Hodges, B.Liberal Democrats36118.1%

Electorate 8,780 · Ballots cast 1,991 · Back to ward index

Willenhall North · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,113

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hicken, A.Conservative and Unionist Party97646.2%Elected
2Ahmed, N.Labour Party76136.0%
3Gebrakedan, L.Liberal Democrats37617.8%

Electorate 9,191 · Ballots cast 2,113 · Back to ward index

Birchills-Leamore · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,439

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ali, G.Conservative and Unionist Party1,13946.7%Elected
2Pfebve, E.Labour Party99240.7%
3Williams, E.Reform UK30812.6%

Electorate 10,693 · Ballots cast 2,439 · Back to ward index

Bloxwich West · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,435

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Follows, M.Conservative and Unionist Party1,17548.3%Elected
2Coulson, M.Labour Party95039.0%
3Timmins, S.Reform UK1727.1%
4Kalogjera, M.Green Party723.0%
5Hodges, S.Liberal Democrats662.7%

Electorate 9,822 · Ballots cast 2,435 · Back to ward index

Paddock · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,720

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rasab, W.Conservative and Unionist Party1,85449.8%Elected
2Sharma, R.Labour Party1,27934.4%
3Barker, D.Liberal Democrats37810.2%
4Alexander, D.Independent2095.6%

Electorate 9,771 · Ballots cast 3,720 · Back to ward index

Palfrey · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 3,427

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bashir, H.Labour Party1,74150.8%Elected
2Ahmed, S.Conservative and Unionist Party1,37940.2%
3Hussain, S.Green Party1785.2%
4Williams, D.Reform UK1293.8%

Electorate 10,977 · Ballots cast 3,427 · Back to ward index

Bloxwich East · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.1 pts Valid ballots 1,874

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Statham, C.Conservative and Unionist Party95751.1%Elected
2Thomas, B.Labour Party73239.1%
3Coop, P.Reform UK985.2%
4Webster, S.Green Party874.6%

Electorate 8,924 · Ballots cast 1,874 · Back to ward index

St. Matthews · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 3,216

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mazhar, F.Labour Party1,65451.4%Elected
2Khan, M.Conservative and Unionist Party95029.5%
3Akhtar, A.Green Party40012.4%
4Yaqub, M.Liberal Democrats2126.6%

Electorate 10,983 · Ballots cast 3,216 · Back to ward index

Rushall-Shelfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.1 pts Valid ballots 2,211

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rattigan, L.Conservative and Unionist Party1,17353.1%Elected
2Jeavons, L.Labour Party1,03846.9%

Electorate 9,276 · Ballots cast 2,211 · Back to ward index

Brownhills · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.2 pts Valid ballots 2,098

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ferguson, K.Conservative and Unionist Party1,11753.2%Elected
2Morgan, D.Labour Party84840.4%
3Powell, T.Green Party1336.3%

Electorate 9,716 · Ballots cast 2,098 · Back to ward index

Aldridge North & Walsall Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.6 pts Valid ballots 2,469

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Parkes, A.Conservative and Unionist Party1,32453.6%Elected
2Bruce, M.Labour Party77731.5%
3Lynch, L.Reform UK2409.7%
4McKenzie, S.Green Party1285.2%

Electorate 10,039 · Ballots cast 2,469 · Back to ward index

Pheasey Park Farm · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.0 pts Valid ballots 2,140

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bird, M.Conservative and Unionist Party1,22057.0%Elected
2Wade, S.Labour Party75035.0%
3Barker, M.Liberal Democrats1707.9%

Electorate 8,740 · Ballots cast 2,140 · Back to ward index

Bentley & Darlaston North · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.6 pts Valid ballots 1,942

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Nasreen, S.Labour Party1,13858.6%Elected
2Chapman, S.Independent41521.4%
3Flora, A.Conservative and Unionist Party35018.0%
4Kalam, A.Independent392.0%

Electorate 9,681 · Ballots cast 1,942 · Back to ward index

Pelsall · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.7 pts Valid ballots 2,335

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Martin, R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,39559.7%Elected
2Reid, M.Labour Party51121.9%
3Eardley, G.Reform UK2169.3%
4Crosby, I.Liberal Democrats2139.1%

Electorate 8,741 · Ballots cast 2,335 · Back to ward index

Streetly · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.5 pts Valid ballots 2,968

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cooper, S.Conservative and Unionist Party1,82461.5%Elected
2Lipke, R.Labour Party75325.4%
3Watts, R.Liberal Democrats2899.7%
4Shaw, P.Reform UK1023.4%

Electorate 10,451 · Ballots cast 2,968 · Back to ward index

Aldridge Central & South · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.8 pts Valid ballots 3,059

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Kaur, P.Conservative and Unionist Party1,88961.8%Elected
2Khan, M.Labour Party73123.9%
3Chan, G.Green Party2588.4%
4Yoong-Henery, I.Reform UK1815.9%

Electorate 10,946 · Ballots cast 3,059 · Back to ward index

Willenhall South · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.9 pts Valid ballots 2,139

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Latham, N.Labour Party1,34562.9%Elected
2Uppal, M.Conservative and Unionist Party58427.3%
3Hodges, A.Liberal Democrats2109.8%

Electorate 11,593 · Ballots cast 2,139 · Back to ward index

Darlaston South · single-seat

Marginal winner 75.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.1 pts Valid ballots 1,802

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ward, M.Labour Party1,35375.1%Elected
2Samra, P.Conservative and Unionist Party44924.9%

Electorate 10,840 · Ballots cast 1,802 · Back to ward index

Pleck · single-seat

Marginal winner 77.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −27.4 pts Valid ballots 2,312

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hussain, K.Labour Party1,78977.4%Elected
2Gill, M.Conservative and Unionist Party52322.6%

Electorate 10,297 · Ballots cast 2,312 · Back to ward index