Adur 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

14 ward races

14 seats

4 elected below the proportional quota

28.6% 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 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 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
Labour Party	7,011	39.4%	5	35.7%	6	42.9%	-1
Conservative and Unionist Party	6,881	38.7%	7	50.0%	6	42.9%	+1
Green Party	2,517	14.1%	1	7.1%	2	14.3%	-1
Independent	742	4.2%	1	7.1%	0	0.0%	+1
Liberal Democrats	637	3.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	17,788	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	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.

Buckingham · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · +8.4 pts below quota
Southlands · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · +4.5 pts below quota
Widewater · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
Southwick Green · 1 seat · won at 47.6% · +2.4 pts below quota
Hillside · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
Peverel · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
Marine · 1 seat · won at 51.9% · above quota
Churchill · 1 seat · won at 51.9% · above quota
Cokeham · 1 seat · won at 52.9% · above quota
Manor · 1 seat · won at 54.0% · above quota
St. Marys · 1 seat · won at 58.9% · above quota
Mash Barn · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
St. Nicolas · 1 seat · won at 61.4% · above quota
Eastbrook · 1 seat · won at 62.9% · above quota

Race results

Buckingham · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,250

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Evans E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	520	41.6%	Elected
2	O'Halloran J.	Labour Party	442	35.4%
3	Kearns N.	Liberal Democrats	288	23.0%

Electorate 3,082 · Ballots cast 1,250 · EC ward code E05007562 · Back to ward index

Southlands · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,149

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Flower D.	Labour Party	523	45.5%	Elected
2	Edwards T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	400	34.8%
3	Jones I.	Liberal Democrats	153	13.3%
4	Younger A.	Green Party	73	6.4%

Electorate 3,133 · Ballots cast 1,149 · EC ward code E05007573 · Back to ward index

Widewater · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,521

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McGregor A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	713	46.9%	Elected
2	Lowe A.	Labour Party	659	43.3%
3	Ginnelly P.	Green Party	149	9.8%

Electorate 4,734 · Ballots cast 1,521 · EC ward code E05007575 · Back to ward index

Southwick Green · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,401

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Harvey J.	Labour Party	667	47.6%	Elected
2	Williams L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	527	37.6%
3	Batchelor D.	Liberal Democrats	127	9.1%
4	Riley P.	Green Party	80	5.7%

Electorate 3,435 · Ballots cast 1,401 · EC ward code E05007574 · Back to ward index

Hillside · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.5 pts Valid ballots 1,106

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Parkin N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	559	50.5%	Elected
2	Allinson R.	Labour Party	547	49.5%

Electorate 3,403 · Ballots cast 1,106 · EC ward code E05007566 · Back to ward index

Peverel · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.7 pts Valid ballots 1,014

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mansfield P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	524	51.7%	Elected
2	Garrard S.	Labour Party	399	39.3%
3	Groves-Williams L.	Green Party	91	9.0%

Electorate 3,407 · Ballots cast 1,014 · EC ward code E05007570 · Back to ward index

Marine · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.9 pts Valid ballots 1,430

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Watts J.	Independent	742	51.9%	Elected
2	Benson V.	Green Party	347	24.3%
3	Alden P.	Labour Party	341	23.8%

Electorate 3,538 · Ballots cast 1,430 · EC ward code E05007568 · Back to ward index

Churchill · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.9 pts Valid ballots 1,158

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Neocleous S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	601	51.9%	Elected
2	Knight S.	Labour Party	423	36.5%
3	Mears H.	Green Party	134	11.6%

Electorate 3,412 · Ballots cast 1,158 · EC ward code E05007563 · Back to ward index

Cokeham · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.9 pts Valid ballots 1,073

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bellasis T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	568	52.9%	Elected
2	Aulton R.	Labour Party	369	34.4%
3	Finnigan L.	Green Party	136	12.7%

Electorate 3,467 · Ballots cast 1,073 · EC ward code E05007564 · Back to ward index

Manor · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.0 pts Valid ballots 1,164

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Albury C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	629	54.0%	Elected
2	Sweet N.	Labour Party	382	32.8%
3	Rumble M.	Green Party	153	13.1%

Electorate 3,265 · Ballots cast 1,164 · EC ward code E05007567 · Back to ward index

St. Marys · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.9 pts Valid ballots 1,455

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Arnold C.	Labour Party	857	58.9%	Elected
2	Coomber B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	389	26.7%
3	Mott J.	Green Party	209	14.4%

Electorate 3,884 · Ballots cast 1,455 · EC ward code E05007571 · Back to ward index

Mash Barn · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 1,090

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cowen L.	Labour Party	650	59.6%	Elected
2	Mendoza M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	320	29.4%
3	Martin D.	Liberal Democrats	69	6.3%
4	Livingstone C.	Green Party	51	4.7%

Electorate 3,345 · Ballots cast 1,090 · EC ward code E05007569 · Back to ward index

St. Nicolas · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.4 pts Valid ballots 1,781

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shinn J.	Green Party	1,094	61.4%	Elected
2	Towner B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	687	38.6%

Electorate 3,228 · Ballots cast 1,781 · EC ward code E05007572 · Back to ward index

Eastbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.9 pts Valid ballots 1,196

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	O'Neal C.	Labour Party	752	62.9%	Elected
2	Lennon J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	444	37.1%

Electorate 3,384 · Ballots cast 1,196 · EC ward code E05007565 · Back to ward index