← Weymouth and Portland (all cycles) · 5 May 2016 cohort
Weymouth and Portland 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 5,231 | 34.3% | 7 | 53.8% | 5 | 38.5% | +2 |
| Conservative Party | 4,493 | 29.5% | 1 | 7.7% | 4 | 30.8% | -3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,110 | 20.4% | 4 | 30.8% | 3 | 23.1% | +1 |
| Green Party | 1,390 | 9.1% | 1 | 7.7% | 1 | 7.7% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 783 | 5.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 233 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 15,240 | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — 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.
- Westham East · 1 seat · won at 33.3% · −16.7 pts below quota
- Melcombe Regis · 1 seat · won at 33.6% · −16.4 pts below quota
- Weymouth West · 1 seat · won at 43.6% · −6.4 pts below quota
- Preston · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · −2.9 pts below quota
- Radipole · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · −0.8 pts below quota
- Weymouth East · 1 seat · won at 52.8% · above quota
- Littlemoor · 1 seat · won at 55.5% · above quota
- Westham North · 1 seat · won at 55.8% · above quota
- Wyke Regis · 2 seats · won at 41.3% · above quota
- Tophill West · 1 seat · won at 59.9% · above quota
- Westham West · 1 seat · won at 60.0% · above quota
- Underhill · 1 seat · won at 71.0% · above quota
Race results
Westham East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 834
| 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 Maslin | Liberal Democrats | 278 | 33.3% | −16.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Byatt | Labour Party | 267 | 32.0% | — | |
| 3 | Alec Nicholls | Conservative Party | 165 | 19.8% | — | |
| 4 | James Askew | Green Party | 124 | 14.9% | — |
Melcombe Regis · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 33.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −16.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,340
| 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 | Tia Roos | Labour Party | 450 | 33.6% | −16.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Shenis Cant | Conservative Party | 427 | 31.9% | — | |
| 3 | John Morse | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 349 | 26.0% | — | |
| 4 | Daragh Croxson | Green Party | 114 | 8.5% | — |
Weymouth West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,478
| 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 | Colin Huckle | Labour Party | 644 | 43.6% | −6.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Richard Nickinson | Conservative Party | 545 | 36.9% | — | |
| 3 | Brian Heatley | Green Party | 289 | 19.6% | — |
Preston · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,012
| 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 Bruce | Conservative Party | 948 | 47.1% | −2.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Robin Vaughan | Liberal Democrats | 794 | 39.5% | — | |
| 3 | Elaine Walker | Labour Party | 270 | 13.4% | — |
Radipole · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 49.2% 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. 1,052
| 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 Roebuck | Liberal Democrats | 518 | 49.2% | −0.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tony Ferrari | Conservative Party | 288 | 27.4% | — | |
| 3 | Kay Wilcox | Labour Party | 182 | 17.3% | — | |
| 4 | Derek Fawell | Green Party | 64 | 6.1% | — |
Weymouth East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,085
| 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 | Jonathan Orrell | Green Party | 573 | 52.8% | +2.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Peter O'Neill | Conservative Party | 270 | 24.9% | — | |
| 3 | David Knight | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 133 | 12.3% | — | |
| 4 | Tony Prowse | Labour Party | 109 | 10.0% | — |
Littlemoor · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 706
| 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 | Ann Weaving | Labour Party | 392 | 55.5% | +5.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Clare Williams | Conservative Party | 222 | 31.4% | — | |
| 3 | John Tomblin | Green Party | 92 | 13.0% | — |
Westham North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 55.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,345
| 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 | Ryan Hope | Liberal Democrats | 751 | 55.8% | +5.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Kieron Womble | Labour Party | 319 | 23.7% | — | |
| 3 | Gary Seymour | Conservative Party | 275 | 20.4% | — |
Wyke Regis · 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. 41.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,365
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 | Kate Wheller | Labour Party | 711 | 26.0% | 52.1% | +18.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lucy Hamilton | Labour Party | 564 | 20.7% | 41.3% | +8.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Andrew Knowles | Conservative Party | 342 | 12.5% | 25.1% | — | |
| 4 | Sybil Drake | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 301 | 11.0% | 22.1% | — | |
| 5 | Kerry Baker | Conservative Party | 235 | 8.6% | 17.2% | — | |
| 6 | Steve Cobb | Independent | 233 | 8.5% | 17.1% | — | |
| 7 | Lee Dalton | Green Party | 134 | 4.9% | 9.8% | — | |
| 8 | Howard Legg | Liberal Democrats | 131 | 4.8% | 9.6% | — | |
| 9 | Gillian Pearson | Liberal Democrats | 79 | 2.9% | 5.8% | — |
Tophill West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 59.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +9.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,070
| 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 | Ray Nowak | Labour Party | 641 | 59.9% | +9.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Katherine Garcia | Conservative Party | 429 | 40.1% | — |
Westham 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. 932
| 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 | Gill Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 559 | 60.0% | +10.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Angela McCarthy | Labour Party | 216 | 23.2% | — | |
| 3 | Michelle Hind | Conservative Party | 157 | 16.8% | — |
Underhill · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 656
| 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 | Sandy West | Labour Party | 466 | 71.0% | +21.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Hastings | Conservative Party | 190 | 29.0% | — |