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Basildon 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

14 ward races

14 seats

3 elected below the proportional quota

21.4% 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
Conservative and Unionist Party	16,325	49.0%	10	71.4%	8	57.1%	+2
Labour Party	7,861	23.6%	2	14.3%	3	21.4%	-1
Liberal Democrats	3,528	10.6%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	-1
Independent	3,147	9.5%	2	14.3%	1	7.1%	+1
WICK IND	2,133	6.4%	0	0.0%	1	7.1%	-1
Reform UK	157	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
BDP	100	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	47	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	33,298	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.

Wickford North · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · +8.4 pts below quota
Pitsea North West · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Wickford Park · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · +2.0 pts below quota
Langdon Hills · 1 seat · won at 50.3% · above quota
Laindon Park · 1 seat · won at 51.8% · above quota
Wickford Castledon · 1 seat · won at 52.1% · above quota
Lee Chapel North · 1 seat · won at 55.5% · above quota
Fryerns · 1 seat · won at 56.3% · above quota
Billericay West · 1 seat · won at 56.6% · above quota
Pitsea South East · 1 seat · won at 59.7% · above quota
Burstead · 1 seat · won at 65.7% · above quota
Billericay East · 1 seat · won at 67.1% · above quota
Nethermayne · 1 seat · won at 69.8% · above quota
Crouch · 1 seat · won at 76.3% · above quota

Race results

Wickford North · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,942

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Holliman P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,224	41.6%	Elected
2	Hammond T.	WICK IND	1,115	37.9%
3	Nemeth J.	Labour Party	415	14.1%
4	Hoad N.	Liberal Democrats	188	6.4%

Electorate 10,352 · Ballots cast 2,942 · EC ward code E05004035 · Back to ward index

Pitsea North West · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,975

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gascoyne S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	931	47.1%	Elected
2	Ferguson J.	Labour Party	911	46.1%
3	Howard M.	Liberal Democrats	133	6.7%

Electorate 9,294 · Ballots cast 1,975 · EC ward code E05004030 · Back to ward index

Wickford Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,820

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jeffery G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	874	48.0%	Elected
2	Ball A.	WICK IND	598	32.9%
3	Webb B.	Labour Party	348	19.1%

Electorate 7,385 · Ballots cast 1,820 · EC ward code E05004036 · Back to ward index

Langdon Hills · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.3 pts Valid ballots 2,389

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brown W.	Independent	1,201	50.3%	Elected
2	Allen C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	883	37.0%
3	Zwengunde C.	Labour Party	237	9.9%
4	May C.	Liberal Democrats	68	2.8%

Electorate 6,994 · Ballots cast 2,389 · EC ward code E05004027 · Back to ward index

Laindon Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 2,169

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Henry J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,123	51.8%	Elected
2	Goddard D.	Labour Party	763	35.2%
3	McCarthy S.	Liberal Democrats	136	6.3%
4	Bateman C.	BDP	100	4.6%
5	Murray D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	47	2.2%

Electorate 10,014 · Ballots cast 2,169 · EC ward code E05004026 · Back to ward index

Wickford Castledon · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.1 pts Valid ballots 1,976

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Myers A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,030	52.1%	Elected
2	Wright M.	Labour Party	458	23.2%
3	Sansom C.	WICK IND	420	21.3%
4	Mott S.	Liberal Democrats	68	3.4%

Electorate 6,430 · Ballots cast 1,976 · EC ward code E05004034 · Back to ward index

Lee Chapel North · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.5 pts Valid ballots 1,812

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Caira-Neeson S.	Labour Party	1,006	55.5%	Elected
2	Shukla D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	649	35.8%
3	Saggers N.	Reform UK	157	8.7%

Electorate 10,118 · Ballots cast 1,812 · EC ward code E05004028 · Back to ward index

Fryerns · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.3 pts Valid ballots 1,907

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kirkman D.	Labour Party	1,074	56.3%	Elected
2	Sandhu S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	624	32.7%
3	Howard V.	Liberal Democrats	209	11.0%

Electorate 10,496 · Ballots cast 1,907 · EC ward code E05004025 · Back to ward index

Billericay West · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.6 pts Valid ballots 3,540

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hedley A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,005	56.6%	Elected
2	Nicklin T.	Liberal Democrats	1,329	37.5%
3	Bunyan S.	Labour Party	206	5.8%

Electorate 9,410 · Ballots cast 3,540 · EC ward code E05004022 · Back to ward index

Pitsea South East · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.7 pts Valid ballots 2,223

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mackenzie L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,327	59.7%	Elected
2	Baker M.	Labour Party	896	40.3%

Electorate 9,175 · Ballots cast 2,223 · EC ward code E05004031 · Back to ward index

Burstead · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.7 pts Valid ballots 2,967

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baggott A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,948	65.7%	Elected
2	Daffin C.	Liberal Democrats	687	23.2%
3	Reid M.	Labour Party	332	11.2%

Electorate 8,757 · Ballots cast 2,967 · EC ward code E05004023 · Back to ward index

Billericay East · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.1 pts Valid ballots 3,071

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Schrader A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,062	67.1%	Elected
2	Clark L.	Liberal Democrats	604	19.7%
3	Bunyan P.	Labour Party	405	13.2%

Electorate 9,454 · Ballots cast 3,071 · EC ward code E05004021 · Back to ward index

Nethermayne · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.8 pts Valid ballots 2,788

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith K.	Independent	1,946	69.8%	Elected
2	Wright D.	Labour Party	402	14.4%
3	Okorafor C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	334	12.0%
4	Nice S.	Liberal Democrats	106	3.8%

Electorate 10,419 · Ballots cast 2,788 · EC ward code E05004029 · Back to ward index

Crouch · single-seat

Marginal winner 76.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −26.3 pts Valid ballots 1,719

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sargent T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,311	76.3%	Elected
2	Hilton T.	Labour Party	408	23.7%

Electorate 6,747 · Ballots cast 1,719 · EC ward code E05004024 · Back to ward index