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Boston 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

15 ward races

30 seats

25 elected below the proportional quota

83.3% 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 15 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 30 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
BOST IND	10,896	45.3%	18	60.0%	14	46.7%	+4
Conservative and Unionist Party	7,013	29.1%	5	16.7%	9	30.0%	-4
Independent	2,941	12.2%	5	16.7%	4	13.3%	+1
Liberal Democrats	1,480	6.1%	1	3.3%	2	6.7%	-1
BLUE REV	954	4.0%	1	3.3%	1	3.3%	0
Labour Party	455	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	217	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ENG DEM	75	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	43	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	24,074	100.0%	30	100.0%	30	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.

Wyberton · 2 seats · won at 18.5% · +14.9 pts below quota
Kirton & Frampton · 3 seats · won at 11.4% · +13.6 pts below quota
Station · 1 seat · won at 37.4% · +12.6 pts below quota
Fenside · 2 seats · won at 22.3% · +11.0 pts below quota
Trinity · 2 seats · won at 22.5% · +10.8 pts below quota
Staniland · 2 seats · won at 24.5% · +8.8 pts below quota
Coastal · 2 seats · won at 24.7% · +8.7 pts below quota
Skirbeck · 3 seats · won at 16.6% · +8.4 pts below quota
Witham · 2 seats · won at 25.1% · +8.2 pts below quota
Old Leake & Wrangle · 2 seats · won at 27.0% · +6.3 pts below quota
Fishtoft · 3 seats · won at 19.1% · +5.9 pts below quota
Five Village · 2 seats · won at 29.5% · +3.9 pts below quota
Swineshead & Holland Fen · 2 seats · won at 30.7% · +2.6 pts below quota
St Thomas' · 1 seat · won at 52.9% · above quota
West · 1 seat · won at 72.1% · above quota

Race results

Wyberton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +14.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,651

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Austin, R.	Independent	423	25.6%	Elected
2	Mountain, C.	BOST IND	305	18.5%	Elected
3	Gibbons, R.	BOST IND	268	16.2%
4	Elms, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	250	15.1%
5	Ransome, S.	Independent	183	11.1%
6	Stevenson, J.	Liberal Democrats	83	5.0%
7	Halderson, C.	BLUE REV	73	4.4%
8	Watson, S.	Liberal Democrats	66	4.0%

Electorate 3,730 · Ballots cast 1,651 · Back to ward index

Kirton & Frampton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +13.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,737

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rylott, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	511	13.7%	Elected
2	Pryke, R.	Liberal Democrats	435	11.6%	Elected
3	Middleton, D.	BOST IND	426	11.4%	Elected
4	Watson, P.	Liberal Democrats	420	11.2%
5	Kumar, M.	BOST IND	420	11.2%
6	Abbott, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	410	11.0%
7	Agarwal, D.	BOST IND	407	10.9%
8	O'Connor, L.	Liberal Democrats	356	9.5%
9	MacLennan-James, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	352	9.4%

Electorate 5,399 · Ballots cast 3,737 · Back to ward index

Station · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 262

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Savickiene, L.	BOST IND	98	37.4%	Elected
2	Lee, G.	BLUE REV	89	34.0%
3	Vickery, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	75	28.6%

Electorate 1,405 · Ballots cast 262 · Back to ward index

Fenside · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 937

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Marson, P.	BOST IND	308	32.9%	Elected
2	Dani, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	209	22.3%	Elected
3	Cook, B.	Labour Party	196	20.9%
4	Wainwright, P.	Independent	115	12.3%
5	Broomfield-Douglas, C.	BLUE REV	109	11.6%

Electorate 3,229 · Ballots cast 937 · Back to ward index

Trinity · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,693

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cresswell, E.	BOST IND	460	27.2%	Elected
2	Arayambath, J.	BOST IND	381	22.5%	Elected
3	Stevens, Y.	Conservative and Unionist Party	380	22.4%
4	Griggs, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	343	20.3%
5	Dorrington, C.	BLUE REV	129	7.6%

Electorate 3,286 · Ballots cast 1,693 · Back to ward index

Staniland · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,074

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pierpoint, B.	BOST IND	352	32.8%	Elected
2	Gilbert, M.	BLUE REV	263	24.5%	Elected
3	Barnes, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	230	21.4%
4	Evans, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	229	21.3%

Electorate 2,855 · Ballots cast 1,074 · Back to ward index

Coastal · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,574

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Broughton, D.	BOST IND	605	38.4%	Elected
2	Bedford, P.	Independent	388	24.7%	Elected
3	Welbourn, J.	Independent	326	20.7%
4	Blackburn, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	255	16.2%

Electorate 2,897 · Ballots cast 1,574 · Back to ward index

Skirbeck · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,084

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dorrian, A.	BOST IND	562	27.0%	Elected
2	Drayton, N.	BOST IND	501	24.0%	Elected
3	Gleeson, P.	Independent	345	16.6%	Elected
4	Chalmers, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	292	14.0%
5	Kondratcik, D.	BOST IND	264	12.7%
6	Stasiukenas, C.	Liberal Democrats	120	5.8%

Electorate 5,019 · Ballots cast 2,084 · Back to ward index

Witham · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,100

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Izard, A.	BOST IND	349	31.7%	Elected
2	Ghosh, S.	BOST IND	276	25.1%	Elected
3	Dani, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	211	19.2%
4	Keal, A.	BLUE REV	114	10.4%
5	Hastie, N.	Independent	87	7.9%
6	Thornalley, R.	BLUE REV	63	5.7%

Electorate 3,022 · Ballots cast 1,100 · Back to ward index

Old Leake & Wrangle · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,742

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Butler, C.	BOST IND	566	32.5%	Elected
2	Baxter, J.	BOST IND	471	27.0%	Elected
3	Ashton, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	296	17.0%
4	Pickett, F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	127	7.3%
5	Hill, R.	Independent	85	4.9%
6	Litchfield, M.	Independent	79	4.5%
7	Dickason, D.	ENG DEM	75	4.3%
8	Hume, M.	Reform UK	43	2.5%

Electorate 2,834 · Ballots cast 1,742 · Back to ward index

Fishtoft · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,192

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Staples, H.	BOST IND	952	22.7%	Elected
2	Sharpe, S.	BOST IND	900	21.5%	Elected
3	Scoot, D.	BOST IND	800	19.1%	Elected
4	Noble, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	473	11.3%
5	Skinner, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	453	10.8%
6	Skinner, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	397	9.5%
7	Moore, C.	Green Party	217	5.2%

Electorate 5,450 · Ballots cast 4,192 · Back to ward index

Five Village · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +3.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,513

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cantwell, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	453	29.9%	Elected
2	Brown, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	446	29.5%	Elected
3	Reid, G.	BOST IND	357	23.6%
4	Spencer, A.	Independent	257	17.0%

Electorate 3,147 · Ballots cast 1,513 · Back to ward index

Swineshead & Holland Fen · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 30.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +2.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,544

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Welberry, S.	BOST IND	722	46.8%	Elected
2	Evans, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	474	30.7%	Elected
3	Pomfret, T.	Labour Party	234	15.2%
4	Gilbert, T.	BLUE REV	114	7.4%

Electorate 3,340 · Ballots cast 1,544 · Back to ward index

St Thomas' · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.9 pts Valid ballots 444

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Austin, A.	Independent	235	52.9%	Elected
2	Bashir, S.	BOST IND	146	32.9%
3	Abbott, D.	Independent	38	8.6%
4	Cook, A.	Labour Party	25	5.6%

Electorate 1,813 · Ballots cast 444 · Back to ward index

West · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.1 pts Valid ballots 527

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Woodliffe, S.	Independent	380	72.1%	Elected
2	Ashleigh-Morris, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	147	27.9%

Electorate 1,747 · Ballots cast 527 · Back to ward index