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Wolverhampton 2018

Local elections held 3 May 2018.

20 ward races
22 seats
2 elected below the proportional quota
9.1% 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 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 22 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
Labour Party32,04157.8%1986.4%1359.1%+6
Conservative Party18,80433.9%313.6%836.4%-5
Liberal Democrats2,4374.4%00.0%14.5%-1
Green Party1,4182.6%00.0%00.0%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)5210.9%00.0%00.0%0
Independent2490.4%00.0%00.0%0
Total55,470100.0%22100.0%22100.0%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

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2018 election (current) and immediately before it (2017). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2018 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2018)
Previous (2017)

Wards in this council

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

Race results

Bushbury North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,414

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Alan ButtLabour Party1,14347.3%−2.7 ptsElected
2Neville PattenConservative Party1,07944.7%
3Carole JenkinsLiberal Democrats964.0%
4Michelle WebsterGreen Party964.0%

EC ward code E05001324 · Back to ward index

Penn · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.0% 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. 3,798

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Celia HibbertLabour Party1,82348.0%−2.0 ptsElected
2David MackintoshConservative Party1,80247.4%
3Peter HollisLiberal Democrats1734.6%

EC ward code E05001334 · Back to ward index

Tettenhall Regis · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,028

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Sohail KhanConservative Party1,56851.8%+1.8 ptsElected
2Chester MorrisonLabour Party1,12037.0%
3Julian DonaldLiberal Democrats2207.3%
4Clive WoodGreen Party1204.0%

EC ward code E05001337 · Back to ward index

Merry Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,046

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Simon BennettConservative Party1,62253.3%+3.3 ptsElected
2Wayne O'BrienLabour Party1,29942.6%
3Nirmal SinghLiberal Democrats1254.1%

EC ward code E05001331 · Back to ward index

Wednesfield North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,289

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Mary BatemanLabour Party1,24254.3%+4.3 ptsElected
2David HuntConservative Party74932.7%
3Eddie SzwarcUK Independence Party (UKIP)23110.1%
4Lee HarrisGreen Party672.9%

EC ward code E05001339 · Back to ward index

Wednesfield South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.8% 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. 2,581

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Greg BrackenridgeLabour Party1,46656.8%+6.8 ptsElected
2Ranjit DhillonConservative Party97437.7%
3Zak RocheGreen Party1415.5%

EC ward code E05001340 · Back to ward index

Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,816

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Craig CollingswoodLabour Party1,74562.0%+12.0 ptsElected
2Dan PrestonConservative Party71125.2%
3David BelcherGreen Party1926.8%
4Nick Machnik-FosterLiberal Democrats1686.0%

EC ward code E05001333 · Back to ward index

Fallings Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 62.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +12.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,008

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Steve EvansLabour Party1,24762.1%+12.1 ptsElected
2Josh MoretonConservative Party63931.8%
3Peter NixonLiberal Democrats1226.1%

EC ward code E05001328 · Back to ward index

Bilston East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 65.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +15.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,040

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Stephen SimkinsLabour Party1,32765.0%+15.0 ptsElected
2Gillian TimmsConservative Party42320.7%
3Tom FellowsUK Independence Party (UKIP)29014.2%

EC ward code E05001321 · Back to ward index

East Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 66.7% 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. 1,810

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Keith InstonLabour Party1,20866.7%+16.7 ptsElected
2Suria PhotayConservative Party35319.5%
3Steve HallIndependent24913.8%

EC ward code E05001326 · Back to ward index

Bilston North · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,990

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Phil PageLabour Party1,33367.0%+17.0 ptsElected
2Simon HibellConservative Party54727.5%
3Terry HancoxGreen Party1105.5%

EC ward code E05001322 · Back to ward index

Blakenhall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 67.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +17.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,111

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Jasbinder Kaur DeharLabour Party2,10567.7%+17.7 ptsElected
2Sera Singh AulakhConservative Party83826.9%
3Patrick BentleyLiberal Democrats1685.4%

EC ward code E05001323 · Back to ward index

Oxley · 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. 51.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,150

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 →

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 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
1Sue RobertsLabour Party1,22128.4%56.8%+23.5 ptsElected
2Clare SimmLabour Party1,10525.7%51.4%+18.1 ptsElected
3Andrew McNeilConservative Party77117.9%35.9%
4Zahid ShahConservative Party58513.6%27.2%
5Ian JenkinsLiberal Democrats2726.3%12.7%
6Leyla AbbesLiberal Democrats1904.4%8.8%
7Helen TudorGreen Party1553.6%7.2%

EC ward code E05001332 · Back to ward index

Spring Vale · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 68.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,134

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Barbara McGarrityLabour Party1,46968.8%+18.8 ptsElected
2Ajaz AliConservative Party66531.2%

EC ward code E05001336 · Back to ward index

Tettenhall Wightwick · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 69.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,418

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Jane StevensonConservative Party2,37369.4%+19.4 ptsElected
2Yaseen KhanLabour Party73221.4%
3Andrea CantrillGreen Party1604.7%
4David MarshLiberal Democrats1534.5%

EC ward code E05001338 · Back to ward index

Bushbury South and Low Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 70.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +20.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,822

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Paul SweetLabour Party1,27870.1%+20.1 ptsElected
2Jennifer BrewerConservative Party43123.7%
3Alan BamberLiberal Democrats1136.2%

EC ward code E05001325 · Back to ward index

Heath Town · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 71.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,038

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Caroline SiarkiewiczLabour Party1,45471.3%+21.3 ptsElected
2Fortune SibandaConservative Party58428.7%

EC ward code E05001330 · Back to ward index

St Peter's · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 74.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,312

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Obaida AhmedLabour Party1,71774.3%+24.3 ptsElected
2Mohammed SohaibConservative Party35615.4%
3Rachel ArnoldGreen Party1456.3%
4Natasha AllmarkLiberal Democrats944.1%

EC ward code E05001335 · Back to ward index

Ettingshall · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 79.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,904

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare 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
1Beverley MomenabadiLabour Party2,30679.4%+29.4 ptsElected
2Adam AnsariConservative Party39813.7%
3David MurrayLiberal Democrats2006.9%

EC ward code E05001327 · Back to ward index

Graiseley · 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. 63.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,806

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 →

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 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
1Asha MattuLabour Party1,92634.3%68.6%+35.3 ptsElected
2Jacqueline SweetmanLabour Party1,77531.6%63.3%+29.9 ptsElected
3Kamran KhanConservative Party71712.8%25.6%
4Safyaan SalimConservative Party61911.0%22.1%
5Amy BertautGreen Party2324.1%8.3%
6Kathryn BallLiberal Democrats1873.3%6.7%
7Bryan LewisLiberal Democrats1562.8%5.6%

EC ward code E05001329 · Back to ward index