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Wokingham 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 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 19 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 | 17,738 | 47.7% | 15 | 78.9% | 10 | 52.6% | +5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10,374 | 27.9% | 3 | 15.8% | 6 | 31.6% | -3 |
| Labour Party | 6,289 | 16.9% | 1 | 5.3% | 3 | 15.8% | -2 |
| Green Party | 1,286 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 794 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 701 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 43 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 37,225 | 100.0% | 19 | 100.0% | 19 | 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.
- Evendons · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · −6.8 pts below quota
- Emmbrook · 1 seat · won at 43.5% · −6.5 pts below quota
- Norreys · 1 seat · won at 44.1% · −5.9 pts below quota
- Maiden Erlegh · 1 seat · won at 45.9% · −4.1 pts below quota
- Charvil · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · −2.9 pts below quota
- Hawkedon · 1 seat · won at 48.7% · −1.3 pts below quota
- Finchampstead South · 1 seat · won at 50.7% · above quota
- Hillside · 1 seat · won at 52.0% · above quota
- Winnersh · 1 seat · won at 52.1% · above quota
- Loddon · 1 seat · won at 52.8% · above quota
- Wescott · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
- Bulmershe and Whitegates · 2 seats · won at 37.4% · above quota
- Twyford · 1 seat · won at 57.0% · above quota
- Shinfield South · 1 seat · won at 62.6% · above quota
- Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe · 1 seat · won at 64.6% · above quota
- Wokingham Without · 1 seat · won at 64.6% · above quota
- Finchampstead North · 1 seat · won at 69.6% · above quota
- Hurst · 1 seat · won at 76.2% · above quota
Race results
Evendons · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,199
| 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 | Dianne King | Conservative Party | 951 | 43.2% | −6.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Helen Belcher | Liberal Democrats | 839 | 38.2% | — | |
| 3 | Annette Medhurst | Labour Party | 294 | 13.4% | — | |
| 4 | Kaz Lokuciewski | Independent | 115 | 5.2% | — |
Emmbrook · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,836
| 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 | Ullakarin Clark | Conservative Party | 1,235 | 43.5% | −6.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Imogen Shepherd-Dubey | Liberal Democrats | 1,222 | 43.1% | — | |
| 3 | Brent Lees | Labour Party | 260 | 9.2% | — | |
| 4 | David Worley | Green Party | 119 | 4.2% | — |
Norreys · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 44.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −5.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,248
| 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 | Malcolm Richards | Conservative Party | 991 | 44.1% | −5.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | James Gilmour | Liberal Democrats | 384 | 17.1% | — | |
| 3 | Yvonne Hignell | Labour Party | 332 | 14.8% | — | |
| 4 | Philip Cunnington | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 322 | 14.3% | — | |
| 5 | Anthea West | Green Party | 114 | 5.1% | — | |
| 6 | Bruce Robertson | Independent | 105 | 4.7% | — |
Maiden Erlegh · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.9% 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. 2,199
| 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 | Ken Miall | Conservative Party | 1,010 | 45.9% | −4.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Hare | Liberal Democrats | 602 | 27.4% | — | |
| 3 | Carl Doran | Labour Party | 587 | 26.7% | — |
Charvil · 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. 1,047
| 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 | Emma Hobbs | Conservative Party | 493 | 47.1% | −2.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Nick Ray | Independent | 481 | 45.9% | — | |
| 3 | Brian Scott | Labour Party | 73 | 7.0% | — |
Hawkedon · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.7% 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. 2,182
| 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 | Clive Jones | Liberal Democrats | 1,063 | 48.7% | −1.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Guy Grandison | Conservative Party | 832 | 38.1% | — | |
| 3 | Neville Waites | Labour Party | 287 | 13.2% | — |
Finchampstead South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,393
| 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 Pittock | Conservative Party | 706 | 50.7% | +0.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jim May | Liberal Democrats | 294 | 21.1% | — | |
| 3 | Jason Murdoch | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 175 | 12.6% | — | |
| 4 | Neil Carrott | Labour Party | 132 | 9.5% | — | |
| 5 | Matthew Valler | Green Party | 86 | 6.2% | — |
Hillside · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,356
| 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 | Pauline Jorgensen | Conservative Party | 1,224 | 52.0% | +2.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Steven Scarrott | Liberal Democrats | 730 | 31.0% | — | |
| 3 | Jacqueline Rupert | Labour Party | 402 | 17.1% | — |
Winnersh · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.1% 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. 2,499
| 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 | Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey | Liberal Democrats | 1,303 | 52.1% | +2.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Liz Siggery | Conservative Party | 888 | 35.5% | — | |
| 3 | Max Wellington | Labour Party | 186 | 7.4% | — | |
| 4 | Stephen Lloyd | Green Party | 122 | 4.9% | — |
Loddon · 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. 2,028
| 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 | Richard Dolinski | Conservative Party | 1,071 | 52.8% | +2.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Thomas McCann | Liberal Democrats | 589 | 29.0% | — | |
| 3 | Linda Dobraszczyk | Labour Party | 368 | 18.1% | — |
Wescott · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,504
| 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 Whittle | Conservative Party | 808 | 53.7% | +3.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tahir Mahir | Liberal Democrats | 283 | 18.8% | — | |
| 3 | Nadine Masseron | Labour Party | 224 | 14.9% | — | |
| 4 | David Chapman | Green Party | 189 | 12.6% | — |
Bulmershe and Whitegates · 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. 37.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,629
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 | Andy Croy | Labour Party | 1,111 | 21.1% | 42.3% | +8.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Alison Swaddle | Conservative Party | 982 | 18.7% | 37.4% | +4.0 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Tony Skuse | Labour Party | 955 | 18.2% | 36.3% | — | |
| 4 | Chris Ashford | Conservative Party | 905 | 17.2% | 34.4% | — | |
| 5 | Nigel Harman | Liberal Democrats | 522 | 9.9% | 19.9% | — | |
| 6 | Munir Ahmed | Liberal Democrats | 518 | 9.9% | 19.7% | — | |
| 7 | Adrian Windisch | Green Party | 222 | 4.2% | 8.4% | — | |
| 8 | John Gillman | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 43 | 0.8% | 1.6% | — |
Twyford · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,057
| 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 | Lindsay Ferris | Liberal Democrats | 1,173 | 57.0% | +7.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Merv Boniface | Conservative Party | 705 | 34.3% | — | |
| 3 | Charles Wickenden | Labour Party | 179 | 8.7% | — |
Shinfield South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,521
| 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 | Charlotte Haitham Taylor | Conservative Party | 952 | 62.6% | +12.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | John Woodward | Labour Party | 210 | 13.8% | — | |
| 3 | Thomas Blomley | Green Party | 183 | 12.0% | — | |
| 4 | Elaine Spratling | Liberal Democrats | 176 | 11.6% | — |
Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,440
| 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 Halsall | Conservative Party | 930 | 64.6% | +14.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Martin Alder | Liberal Democrats | 226 | 15.7% | — | |
| 3 | Stuart Crainer | Labour Party | 168 | 11.7% | — | |
| 4 | Kezia Black | Green Party | 116 | 8.1% | — |
Wokingham Without · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 64.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,014
| 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 | Pauline Helliar-Symons | Conservative Party | 1,301 | 64.6% | +14.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Graham Widdows | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 297 | 14.7% | — | |
| 3 | Ian Newman | Labour Party | 253 | 12.6% | — | |
| 4 | Alison Newton | Liberal Democrats | 163 | 8.1% | — |
Finchampstead North · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,642
| 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 | Charles Margetts | Conservative Party | 1,143 | 69.6% | +19.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Stephen Barraclough | Labour Party | 182 | 11.1% | — | |
| 3 | Martin Doyle | Liberal Democrats | 182 | 11.1% | — | |
| 4 | Martyn Foss | Green Party | 135 | 8.2% | — |
Hurst · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 76.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +26.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 802
| 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 | Wayne Smith | Conservative Party | 611 | 76.2% | +26.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Paul Trott | Liberal Democrats | 105 | 13.1% | — | |
| 3 | Peter Tang | Labour Party | 86 | 10.7% | — |