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Woking 2016

Local elections held 5 May 2016.

10 ward races
30 seats
0 elected below the proportional quota
0.0% 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 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 10 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 30 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Conservative Party34,99147.4%1756.7%1550.0%+2
Liberal Democrats20,61727.9%723.3%930.0%-2
Labour Party7,64710.4%310.0%310.0%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)4,2715.8%00.0%13.3%-1
Independent3,9825.4%310.0%13.3%+2
Green Party2,3503.2%00.0%13.3%-1
Total73,858100.0%30100.0%30100.0%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

The 2016 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and on the eve of it (2015), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2016)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Byfleet and West Byfleet · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 37.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,997

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1John BondIndependent1,47416.4%49.2%+24.2 ptsElected
2Amanda BooteIndependent1,38515.4%46.2%+21.2 ptsElected
3Mary BridgemanIndependent1,12312.5%37.5%+12.5 ptsElected
4Richard WilsonConservative Party1,01111.2%33.7%
5Pauline HedgesConservative Party93310.4%31.1%
6Gary ElsonConservative Party92910.3%31.0%
7Anne RobertsLiberal Democrats7248.1%24.2%
8Andrew GrimshawLiberal Democrats5826.5%19.4%
9Karon ReadLiberal Democrats5345.9%17.8%
10Neil WillettsUK Independence Party (UKIP)2953.3%9.8%

EC ward code E05010795 · Back to ward index

Goldsworth Park · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 39.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,197

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Ann-Marie BarkerLiberal Democrats89413.6%40.7%+15.7 ptsElected
2Ian EastwoodLiberal Democrats88513.4%40.3%+15.3 ptsElected
3Chitra RanaConservative Party85813.0%39.0%+14.0 ptsElected
4Laura AshallConservative Party84712.8%38.5%
5James SandersonLiberal Democrats80612.2%36.7%
6Rizwan ShahConservative Party70710.7%32.2%
7John Scott-MorganLabour Party3665.6%16.7%
8Troy de LeonUK Independence Party (UKIP)3565.4%16.2%
9William OwenLabour Party3275.0%14.9%
10Robina ShaheenLabour Party3275.0%14.9%
11Eve CarnallGreen Party2193.3%10.0%

EC ward code E05010797 · Back to ward index

Canalside · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 42.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,515

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Tahir AzizLabour Party1,10614.7%44.0%+19.0 ptsElected
2Mohammad AliLabour Party1,07114.2%42.6%+17.6 ptsElected
3Mohammad Ilyas RajaLabour Party1,06014.0%42.1%+17.1 ptsElected
4Paula MarcusConservative Party86811.5%34.5%
5Matthew ProvostConservative Party82911.0%33.0%
6Colin ScottConservative Party80710.7%32.1%
7David RoeUK Independence Party (UKIP)3835.1%15.2%
8Judith SquireUK Independence Party (UKIP)3324.4%13.2%
9Rebecca WhaleLiberal Democrats3004.0%11.9%
10Christopher DykesGreen Party2813.7%11.2%
11Gareth DaviesLiberal Democrats2793.7%11.1%
12Norman JohnsLiberal Democrats2303.0%9.1%

EC ward code E05010796 · Back to ward index

St John's · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 45.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,299

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Graham CundyConservative Party1,17417.0%51.1%+26.1 ptsElected
2Hilary AddisonConservative Party1,09815.9%47.8%+22.8 ptsElected
3Kenneth HowardLiberal Democrats1,05215.3%45.8%+20.8 ptsElected
4Christina LiddingtonLiberal Democrats1,04315.1%45.4%
5Paul SmithConservative Party93813.6%40.8%
6Christopher TookLiberal Democrats77511.2%33.7%
7Timothy ReadUK Independence Party (UKIP)4426.4%19.2%
8Joel StreetGreen Party3755.4%16.3%

EC ward code E05010804 · Back to ward index

Hoe Valley · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 46.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,080

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Will ForsterLiberal Democrats1,12618.0%54.1%+29.1 ptsElected
2Louise MoralesLiberal Democrats1,02216.4%49.1%+24.1 ptsElected
3Deborah HughesLiberal Democrats96715.5%46.5%+21.5 ptsElected
4Nathalie BourneConservative Party6149.8%29.5%
5John LawrenceConservative Party5679.1%27.3%
6Daryl SmithConservative Party5068.1%24.3%
7Jim GoreUK Independence Party (UKIP)3225.2%15.5%
8Robert ShatwellUK Independence Party (UKIP)3155.0%15.1%
9Nigel JacksonLabour Party2764.4%13.3%
10Frances CarpenterLabour Party2754.4%13.2%
11Christopher MartinLabour Party2494.0%12.0%

EC ward code E05010799 · Back to ward index

Mount Hermon · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 46.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,484

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1David BittlestonConservative Party1,28917.3%51.9%+26.9 ptsElected
2Ian JohnsonLiberal Democrats1,16815.7%47.0%+22.0 ptsElected
3Mark PengellyConservative Party1,15915.6%46.7%+21.7 ptsElected
4Carl ThomsonConservative Party1,14615.4%46.1%
5Liam LyonsLiberal Democrats1,10414.8%44.4%
6Sinclair WebsterLiberal Democrats98013.1%39.4%
7John ParkinGreen Party3785.1%15.2%
8Lynda SageUK Independence Party (UKIP)2293.1%9.2%

EC ward code E05010802 · Back to ward index

Pyrford · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 53.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +28.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,691

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Graham ChrystieConservative Party1,89223.4%70.3%+45.3 ptsElected
2Ashley BowesConservative Party1,85323.0%68.9%+43.9 ptsElected
3Rashid MohammedConservative Party1,43317.8%53.3%+28.3 ptsElected
4Ian LachowiczLiberal Democrats5797.2%21.5%
5Robin MilnerUK Independence Party (UKIP)5236.5%19.4%
6Misbah ZahidLabour Party5216.5%19.4%
7David WilliamsLabour Party4926.1%18.3%
8Richard SandersonLiberal Democrats4075.0%15.1%
9Guy CosnahanLiberal Democrats3734.6%13.9%

EC ward code E05010803 · Back to ward index

Horsell · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 54.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,888

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Beryl HunwicksConservative Party1,74420.1%60.4%+35.4 ptsElected
2Colin KempConservative Party1,65119.1%57.2%+32.2 ptsElected
3Anne MurrayConservative Party1,56918.1%54.3%+29.3 ptsElected
4Anthony KremerLiberal Democrats87110.1%30.2%
5Rosemary JohnsonLiberal Democrats7588.7%26.2%
6Samuel WattsLiberal Democrats5196.0%18.0%
7Stephen HerbertUK Independence Party (UKIP)3664.2%12.7%
8Elizabeth EvansLabour Party3484.0%12.0%
9Lucy DykesGreen Party3103.6%10.7%
10Colin BrightLabour Party2853.3%9.9%
11Thomas WillisLabour Party2442.8%8.4%

EC ward code E05010800 · Back to ward index

Heathlands · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 58.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +33.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,337

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Kevin DavisConservative Party1,51921.7%65.0%+40.0 ptsElected
2Ayesha AzadConservative Party1,46220.9%62.6%+37.6 ptsElected
3Robert KingsburyConservative Party1,37519.6%58.8%+33.8 ptsElected
4Margaret HillLiberal Democrats5868.4%25.1%
5Henry KayLiberal Democrats5557.9%23.7%
6Alison SandersonLiberal Democrats4826.9%20.6%
7Anna WrightGreen Party3805.4%16.3%
8Richard SquireUK Independence Party (UKIP)3364.8%14.4%
9John MartinLabour Party3164.5%13.5%

EC ward code E05010798 · Back to ward index

Knaphill · 3-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 ~3× smaller. 60.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +35.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,131

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. 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
1Sajjad HussainConservative Party1,58724.8%74.5%+49.5 ptsElected
2Melanie WhitehandConservative Party1,33320.9%62.6%+37.6 ptsElected
3Deborah HarlowConservative Party1,29320.2%60.7%+35.7 ptsElected
4James BrierleyGreen Party4076.4%19.1%
5Vanessa EllicottLiberal Democrats3996.2%18.7%
6David BarkerLiberal Democrats3946.2%18.5%
7Richard FordLabour Party3846.0%18.0%
8Terence KnightUK Independence Party (UKIP)3725.8%17.5%
9Syed JaffriLiberal Democrats2233.5%10.5%

EC ward code E05010801 · Back to ward index