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Wychavon 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

12 ward races

12 seats

1 elected below the proportional quota

8.3% 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 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 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.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	22,284	61.5%	11	91.7%	8	66.7%	+3
Liberal Democrats	5,191	14.3%	1	8.3%	2	16.7%	-1
Labour Party	4,394	12.1%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	-1
Green Party	3,211	8.9%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	-1
Independent	485	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	353	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
MRLP	313	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	36,231	100.0%	12	100.0%	12	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.

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.

Evesham South · 1 seat · won at 44.2% · +5.8 pts below quota
Pershore · 1 seat · won at 56.2% · above quota
Bowbrook · 1 seat · won at 58.7% · above quota
Evesham North West · 1 seat · won at 60.5% · above quota
Droitwich West · 1 seat · won at 62.5% · above quota
Harvington · 1 seat · won at 65.0% · above quota
Droitwich East · 1 seat · won at 65.4% · above quota
Bredon · 1 seat · won at 68.2% · above quota
Upton Snodsbury · 1 seat · won at 68.2% · above quota
Littletons · 1 seat · won at 69.2% · above quota
Ombersley · 1 seat · won at 72.0% · above quota
Broadway · 1 seat · won at 72.8% · above quota

Race results

Evesham South · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,688

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stokes E.K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,188	44.2%	Elected
2	Rhodes B.	Green Party	899	33.4%
3	Haines J.A.	Independent	325	12.1%
4	Snape M.	Reform UK	213	7.9%
5	Gailey O.O.R.	MRLP	63	2.3%

Electorate 9,234 · Ballots cast 2,688 · EC ward code E58001690 · Back to ward index

Pershore · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.2 pts Valid ballots 3,689

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Boatright D.	Liberal Democrats	2,073	56.2%	Elected
2	Hodges M.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,289	34.9%
3	Rone-Clarke H.D.N.	Labour Party	167	4.5%
4	Haines T.	Independent	160	4.3%

Electorate 9,041 · Ballots cast 3,689 · EC ward code E58001701 · Back to ward index

Bowbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.7 pts Valid ballots 3,354

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bayliss M.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,968	58.7%	Elected
2	Rowley M.A.	Liberal Democrats	801	23.9%
3	Knudsen A.S.	Labour Party	445	13.3%
4	Edmondson C.H.	Reform UK	140	4.2%

Electorate 9,218 · Ballots cast 3,354 · EC ward code E58001675 · Back to ward index

Evesham North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.5 pts Valid ballots 2,520

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Griffiths P.T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,524	60.5%	Elected
2	Russell H.	Labour Party	610	24.2%
3	Quayle D.W.E.	Liberal Democrats	223	8.8%
4	Brockman B.L.	MRLP	163	6.5%

Electorate 8,907 · Ballots cast 2,520 · EC ward code E58001689 · Back to ward index

Droitwich West · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.5 pts Valid ballots 2,219

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Morris R.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,386	62.5%	Elected
2	Kelly A.J.	Labour Party	622	28.0%
3	Murray C.	Liberal Democrats	211	9.5%

Electorate 7,480 · Ballots cast 2,219 · EC ward code E58001688 · Back to ward index

Harvington · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.0 pts Valid ballots 3,109

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gretton L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,020	65.0%	Elected
2	Cohen S.J.	Green Party	582	18.7%
3	Bevan A.J.	Labour Party	507	16.3%

Electorate 7,877 · Ballots cast 3,109 · EC ward code E58001693 · Back to ward index

Droitwich East · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.4 pts Valid ballots 3,113

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brookes B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,035	65.4%	Elected
2	Humphries A.	Labour Party	378	12.1%
3	Franks N.	Green Party	360	11.6%
4	Wiseman P.M.	Liberal Democrats	340	10.9%

Electorate 8,399 · Ballots cast 3,113 · EC ward code E58001687 · Back to ward index

Bredon · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.2 pts Valid ballots 3,544

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hardman A.I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,417	68.2%	Elected
2	Tucker C.G.	Liberal Democrats	461	13.0%
3	Adams M.C.	Green Party	418	11.8%
4	Shannon S.P.	Labour Party	248	7.0%

Electorate 7,911 · Ballots cast 3,544 · EC ward code E58001676 · Back to ward index

Upton Snodsbury · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.2 pts Valid ballots 2,993

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Robinson L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,042	68.2%	Elected
2	Neville C.M.	Labour Party	321	10.7%
3	Turier E.	Liberal Democrats	320	10.7%
4	Corbett D.R.	Green Party	310	10.4%

Electorate 8,279 · Ballots cast 2,993 · EC ward code E58001717 · Back to ward index

Littletons · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.2 pts Valid ballots 3,261

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Adams A.A.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,258	69.2%	Elected
2	Campbell M.E.	Labour Party	513	15.7%
3	Cohen E.D.	Green Party	345	10.6%
4	Littlechild J.D.	Liberal Democrats	145	4.4%

Electorate 9,549 · Ballots cast 3,261 · EC ward code E58001694 · Back to ward index

Ombersley · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.0 pts Valid ballots 2,935

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Miller T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,114	72.0%	Elected
2	Humphries V.	Labour Party	322	11.0%
3	Howarth S.	Green Party	297	10.1%
4	Parsons S.D.A.	Liberal Democrats	202	6.9%

Electorate 8,711 · Ballots cast 2,935 · EC ward code E58001700 · Back to ward index

Broadway · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.8 pts Valid ballots 2,806

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Eyre E.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,043	72.8%	Elected
2	Brown D.C.	Liberal Democrats	415	14.8%
3	Hales R.D.	Labour Party	261	9.3%
4	Wacky W.W.	MRLP	87	3.1%

Electorate 6,953 · Ballots cast 2,806 · EC ward code E58001677 · Back to ward index