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Wyre Forest 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

12 ward races
33 seats
32 elected below the proportional quota
97.0% 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 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 33 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party22,19741.7%2060.6%1442.4%+6
Independent9,79918.4%618.2%618.2%0
Labour Party8,87116.6%412.1%515.2%-1
Green Party6,26811.8%13.0%412.1%-3
Liberal Democrats6,15411.5%26.1%412.1%-2
Total53,289100.0%33100.0%33100.0%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.

Race results

Bewdley & Rock · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +12.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,964

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bourne, E.Conservative and Unionist Party93915.7%Elected
2Morehead, D.Conservative and Unionist Party84114.1%Elected
3Wilson, N.Conservative and Unionist Party72312.1%Elected
4Stanczyszyn, R.Labour Party68511.5%
5Edginton-White, C.Independent62910.5%
6Knowles, N.Labour Party60810.2%
7Bell, J.Green Party4617.7%
8Coleman, A.Independent3726.2%
9Geary, N.Green Party2975.0%
10Coleman, R.Independent2534.2%
11Gollop, C.Liberal Democrats1562.6%

Electorate 6,985 · Ballots cast 5,964 · Back to ward index

Offmore & Comberton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +12.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,854

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Oborski, F.Liberal Democrats77716.0%Elected
2Miah, S.Liberal Democrats68514.1%Elected
3Carroll, L.Labour Party59912.3%Elected
4Grace, N.Liberal Democrats56111.6%
5Bishop, R.Conservative and Unionist Party54811.3%
6Hopkins, B.Conservative and Unionist Party4829.9%
7Swain, O.Independent4389.0%
8Stooke, M.Conservative and Unionist Party4389.0%
9Caulfield, B.Green Party3266.7%

Electorate 7,308 · Ballots cast 4,854 · Back to ward index

Areley Kings & Riverside · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +12.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,547

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Henderson, K.Conservative and Unionist Party79517.5%Elected
2Russell, D.Conservative and Unionist Party65614.4%Elected
3Sutton, A.Conservative and Unionist Party56212.4%Elected
4Warren, C.Labour Party51911.4%
5Bartram-Savage, N.Labour Party48510.7%
6Lloyd, R.Independent4249.3%
7Thomas, J.Independent3257.1%
8Wood, V.Green Party3076.8%
9Foster, J.Independent2886.3%
10Schmeising-Barnes, I.Liberal Democrats1864.1%

Electorate 6,365 · Ballots cast 4,547 · Back to ward index

Blakebrook & Habberley South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,598

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Caulfield, V.Green Party76516.6%Elected
2Onslow-Fage, T.Conservative and Unionist Party69015.0%Elected
3Whitehouse, L.Labour Party67814.7%Elected
4Smith, J.Conservative and Unionist Party55112.0%
5Davis, J.Green Party51111.1%
6Stokes, E.Conservative and Unionist Party50511.0%
7Wood, C.Green Party3858.4%
8Beavis, A.Liberal Democrats2124.6%
9Worth, H.Liberal Democrats1874.1%
10Ford, S.Liberal Democrats1142.5%

Electorate 6,851 · Ballots cast 4,598 · Back to ward index

Franche & Habberley North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,015

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brookes, B.Conservative and Unionist Party82316.4%Elected
2Connolly, G.Conservative and Unionist Party79315.8%Elected
3Ross, D.Conservative and Unionist Party74714.9%Elected
4Beckingham, J.Labour Party68513.7%
5Madden, J.Liberal Democrats55111.0%
6Walker, O.Liberal Democrats52610.5%
7Watkins, M.Independent4929.8%
8Allsopp, L.Green Party3987.9%

Electorate 7,505 · Ballots cast 5,015 · Back to ward index

Lickhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 654

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Little, D.Conservative and Unionist Party26640.7%Elected
2Schmeising-Barnes, T.Liberal Democrats14522.2%
3Thorneycroft, S.Labour Party13720.9%
4Sheppard, D.Independent10616.2%

Electorate 2,127 · Ballots cast 654 · Back to ward index

Foley Park & Hoobrook · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,420

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Desmond, N.Conservative and Unionist Party83418.9%Elected
2Gale, N.Conservative and Unionist Party74216.8%Elected
3Gale, K.Conservative and Unionist Party69415.7%Elected
4Smith, D.Labour Party56112.7%
5Cassidy, C.Liberal Democrats44910.2%
6Hine, D.Green Party3467.8%
7Atkinson, N.Green Party2786.3%
8Meekings, S.Independent2625.9%
9Finch, D.Green Party2545.7%

Electorate 7,383 · Ballots cast 4,420 · Back to ward index

Mitton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,576

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Martin, N.Independent77116.8%Elected
2Rogers, C.Conservative and Unionist Party73316.0%Elected
3Griffiths, J.Labour Party73316.0%Elected
4Morris, D.Conservative and Unionist Party68414.9%
5Dawes, B.Conservative and Unionist Party63813.9%
6Allarton, M.Green Party54611.9%
7Pratt, P.Liberal Democrats47110.3%

Electorate 7,502 · Ballots cast 4,576 · Back to ward index

Broadwaters · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,548

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rayner, M.Independent89325.2%Elected
2McDonnell, M.Labour Party63417.9%Elected
3Young, P.Independent61117.2%Elected
4Totty, A.Liberal Democrats43112.1%
5Muir, T.Conservative and Unionist Party37310.5%
6Pedley, C.Conservative and Unionist Party35410.0%
7Williams, H.Conservative and Unionist Party2527.1%

Electorate 6,674 · Ballots cast 3,548 · Back to ward index

Wribbenhall & Arley · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,668

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Harrison, P.Conservative and Unionist Party69225.9%Elected
2Byng, J.Conservative and Unionist Party68525.7%Elected
3Harper, N.Labour Party42616.0%
4Bailey, C.Green Party27210.2%
5Watkins, P.Independent2569.6%
6Ireland, R.Green Party2087.8%
7Harvey, C.Liberal Democrats1294.8%

Electorate 4,284 · Ballots cast 2,668 · Back to ward index

Wyre Forest Rural · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,880

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Hart, M.Conservative and Unionist Party1,43320.8%Elected
2Drew, R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,32519.3%Elected
3Hardiman, I.Conservative and Unionist Party1,22217.8%Elected
4Cox, D.Labour Party88612.9%
5Jones, D.Labour Party80911.8%
6Spohrer, K.Green Party3785.5%
7Davis, G.Green Party3364.9%
8Gorecki, M.Liberal Democrats2914.2%
9Warren, D.Green Party2002.9%

Electorate 7,597 · Ballots cast 6,880 · Back to ward index

Aggborough & Spennells · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +4.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,565

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dyke, H.Independent1,32423.8%Elected
2Dyke, P.Independent1,21321.8%Elected
3Aston, J.Independent1,14220.5%Elected
4Cave, O.Conservative and Unionist Party4838.7%
5Price, G.Labour Party4267.7%
6Jordan, T.Conservative and Unionist Party3666.6%
7Sherrey, R.Conservative and Unionist Party3285.9%
8Akathiotis, R.Liberal Democrats2835.1%

Electorate 6,570 · Ballots cast 5,565 · Back to ward index