Wyre 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

24 ward races

50 seats

36 elected below the proportional quota

72.0% 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 24 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 50 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	29,105	52.8%	30	60.0%	27	54.0%	+3
Labour Party	20,383	37.0%	17	34.0%	19	38.0%	-2
Independent	3,573	6.5%	3	6.0%	3	6.0%	0
Green Party	1,447	2.6%	0	0.0%	1	2.0%	-1
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	483	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Liberal Democrats	109	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	55,100	100.0%	50	100.0%	50	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.

Preesall · 3 seats · won at 13.9% · +11.1 pts below quota
Breck · 2 seats · won at 23.0% · +10.4 pts below quota
Rossall · 3 seats · won at 15.5% · +9.5 pts below quota
Jubilee · 2 seats · won at 25.1% · +8.2 pts below quota
Garstang · 3 seats · won at 17.6% · +7.4 pts below quota
Carleton · 2 seats · won at 26.1% · +7.2 pts below quota
Pilling · 1 seat · won at 42.9% · +7.1 pts below quota
Cleveleys Park · 2 seats · won at 26.3% · +7.0 pts below quota
Marsh Mill · 3 seats · won at 18.0% · +7.0 pts below quota
Bourne · 3 seats · won at 18.3% · +6.7 pts below quota
Victoria & Norcross · 2 seats · won at 27.6% · +5.7 pts below quota
Pharos · 2 seats · won at 28.9% · +4.4 pts below quota
Hambleton & Stalmine · 2 seats · won at 29.1% · +4.3 pts below quota
Hardhorn with High Cross · 3 seats · won at 21.7% · +3.3 pts below quota
Warren · 2 seats · won at 30.1% · +3.3 pts below quota
Mount · 2 seats · won at 30.9% · +2.4 pts below quota
Park · 2 seats · won at 31.8% · +1.5 pts below quota
Great Eccleston · 2 seats · won at 32.3% · +1.0 pts below quota
Brock with Catterall · 2 seats · won at 32.4% · +0.9 pts below quota
Stanah · 2 seats · won at 33.7% · above quota
Tithebarn · 2 seats · won at 34.3% · above quota
Calder · 1 seat · won at 54.7% · above quota
Wyresdale · 1 seat · won at 59.0% · above quota
Pheasant's Wood · 1 seat · won at 66.7% · above quota

Race results

Preesall · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +11.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,573

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rimmer, C.	Independent	1,010	22.1%	Elected
2	Rushforth, C.	Independent	938	20.5%	Elected
3	Sorenson, A.	Independent	636	13.9%	Elected
4	Orme, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	590	12.9%
5	Taylor-Royston, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	544	11.9%
6	Moon, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	537	11.7%
7	Shewan, R.	Labour Party	318	7.0%

Electorate 4,497 · Ballots cast 4,573 · Back to ward index

Breck · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,015

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Le Marinel, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	471	23.4%	Elected
2	Preston, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	463	23.0%	Elected
3	Calver, T.	Labour Party	418	20.7%
4	Hazlewood, S.	Labour Party	404	20.0%
5	Gibson, P.	Independent	259	12.9%

Electorate 3,361 · Ballots cast 2,015 · Back to ward index

Rossall · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,107

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Raynor, C.	Labour Party	523	16.8%	Elected
2	Meekins, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	493	15.9%	Elected
3	Thewlis, F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	481	15.5%	Elected
4	Stephenson, E.	Labour Party	460	14.8%
5	Raynor, R.	Labour Party	455	14.6%
6	Wiliiams, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	445	14.3%
7	Gerrard, D.	Independent	250	8.0%

Electorate 4,266 · Ballots cast 3,107 · Back to ward index

Jubilee · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,165

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fail, R.	Labour Party	598	27.6%	Elected
2	Martin, W.	Labour Party	544	25.1%	Elected
3	Faulkner, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	537	24.8%
4	Porter, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	486	22.4%

Electorate 3,579 · Ballots cast 2,165 · Back to ward index

Garstang · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,259

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Atkins, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,065	20.3%	Elected
2	Collinson, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,050	20.0%	Elected
3	Atkins, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	923	17.6%	Elected
4	Gale, D.	Labour Party	787	15.0%
5	Moore, J.	Labour Party	732	13.9%
6	Meeks, L.	Green Party	702	13.3%

Electorate 5,429 · Ballots cast 5,259 · Back to ward index

Carleton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,666

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Walker, A.	Labour Party	725	27.2%	Elected
2	Fielding, S.	Labour Party	696	26.1%	Elected
3	Townsend, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	608	22.8%
4	Lyons-Walker, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	538	20.2%
5	Eaves, A.	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	99	3.7%

Electorate 3,528 · Ballots cast 2,666 · Back to ward index

Pilling · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 742

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Leigh, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	318	42.9%	Elected
2	Rushforth, B.	Independent	277	37.3%
3	Beavers, R.	Labour Party	147	19.8%

Electorate 2,083 · Ballots cast 742 · Back to ward index

Cleveleys Park · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,657

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Amos, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	705	26.5%	Elected
2	Rendell, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	699	26.3%	Elected
3	Audley, C.	Labour Party	567	21.3%
4	Anderton, M.	Labour Party	500	18.8%
5	Hinchcliffe, C.	Liberal Democrats	109	4.1%
6	McNeal, C.	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	77	2.9%

Electorate 3,678 · Ballots cast 2,657 · Back to ward index

Marsh Mill · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,476

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Higgs, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	902	20.2%	Elected
2	Ellison, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	900	20.1%	Elected
3	Jackson, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	805	18.0%	Elected
4	Smith, P.	Labour Party	659	14.7%
5	Jackson, W.	Labour Party	616	13.8%
6	Taylor, J.	Labour Party	594	13.3%

Electorate 4,796 · Ballots cast 4,476 · Back to ward index

Bourne · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,181

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wells, V.	Labour Party	604	19.0%	Elected
2	Swatton, H.	Labour Party	582	18.3%	Elected
3	Higginson, K.	Labour Party	581	18.3%	Elected
4	Ballard, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	500	15.7%
5	Eccles, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	461	14.5%
6	Wyers-Roebuck, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	453	14.2%

Electorate 4,581 · Ballots cast 3,181 · Back to ward index

Victoria & Norcross · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,296

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baxter, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	693	30.2%	Elected
2	Vincent, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	634	27.6%	Elected
3	Harrison, L.	Labour Party	504	22.0%
4	McCord, D.	Labour Party	465	20.3%

Electorate 3,671 · Ballots cast 2,296 · Back to ward index

Pharos · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,301

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Duffy, R.	Labour Party	444	34.1%	Elected
2	Moliner, M.	Labour Party	376	28.9%	Elected
3	Shaw, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	200	15.4%
4	Vincent, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	173	13.3%
5	Pickton, M.	Green Party	108	8.3%

Electorate 3,382 · Ballots cast 1,301 · Back to ward index

Hambleton & Stalmine · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,164

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Robinson, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	693	32.0%	Elected
2	Bowen, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	629	29.1%	Elected
3	Fielding, H.	Labour Party	374	17.3%
4	Mead-Mason, B.	Green Party	265	12.2%
5	Bell-Fairclough, J.	Independent	203	9.4%

Electorate 3,697 · Ballots cast 2,164 · Back to ward index

Hardhorn with High Cross · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,085

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bridge, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,097	26.9%	Elected
2	Berry, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,028	25.2%	Elected
3	Nicholls, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	886	21.7%	Elected
4	Calver, M.	Labour Party	767	18.8%
5	Lang, J.	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	307	7.5%

Electorate 5,231 · Ballots cast 4,085 · Back to ward index

Warren · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 30.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,673

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blair, M.	Labour Party	552	33.0%	Elected
2	Stephenson, B.	Labour Party	503	30.1%	Elected
3	Fitzgerald, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	311	18.6%
4	Meekins, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	307	18.4%

Electorate 3,289 · Ballots cast 1,673 · Back to ward index

Mount · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 30.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,579

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stephenson, C.	Labour Party	555	35.1%	Elected
2	Stirzaker, M.	Labour Party	488	30.9%	Elected
3	Smith, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	273	17.3%
4	Ashton, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	263	16.7%

Electorate 3,827 · Ballots cast 1,579 · Back to ward index

Park · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 31.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +1.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,418

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Beavers, L.	Labour Party	504	35.5%	Elected
2	Smith, C.	Labour Party	451	31.8%	Elected
3	Northwood, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	275	19.4%
4	Hunt, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	188	13.3%

Electorate 3,349 · Ballots cast 1,418 · Back to ward index

Great Eccleston · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +1.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,202

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Catterall, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	758	34.4%	Elected
2	Cartridge, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	711	32.3%	Elected
3	Hogarth, D.	Green Party	372	16.9%
4	Haley, P.	Labour Party	361	16.4%

Electorate 3,491 · Ballots cast 2,202 · Back to ward index

Brock with Catterall · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +0.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,835

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bolton, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	696	37.9%	Elected
2	Swift, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	595	32.4%	Elected
3	Bonser, O.	Labour Party	544	29.6%

Electorate 3,702 · Ballots cast 1,835 · Back to ward index

Stanah · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −0.3 pts Valid ballots 1,993

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Livesey, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	774	38.8%	Elected
2	Minto, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	671	33.7%	Elected
3	Rawlings, E.	Labour Party	548	27.5%

Electorate 3,835 · Ballots cast 1,993 · Back to ward index

Tithebarn · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 34.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −1.0 pts Valid ballots 1,681

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Birch, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	601	35.8%	Elected
2	McKay, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	577	34.3%	Elected
3	Gratrix, R.	Labour Party	503	29.9%

Electorate 3,304 · Ballots cast 1,681 · Back to ward index

Calder · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.7 pts Valid ballots 706

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ibison, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	386	54.7%	Elected
2	Heaton-Bentley, M.	Labour Party	320	45.3%

Electorate 2,003 · Ballots cast 706 · Back to ward index

Wyresdale · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 671

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Walker, C.	Labour Party	396	59.0%	Elected
2	Leech, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	275	41.0%

Electorate 1,880 · Ballots cast 671 · Back to ward index

Pheasant's Wood · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.7 pts Valid ballots 655

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kay, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	437	66.7%	Elected
2	Stephenson, J.	Labour Party	218	33.3%

Electorate 1,740 · Ballots cast 655 · Back to ward index