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Broadland 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

13 ward races

13 seats

3 elected below the proportional quota

23.1% 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 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 13 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	19,600	52.6%	11	84.6%	8	61.5%	+3
Liberal Democrats	7,347	19.7%	2	15.4%	2	15.4%	0
Labour Party	6,721	18.1%	0	0.0%	2	15.4%	-2
Green Party	3,486	9.4%	0	0.0%	1	7.7%	-1
Independent	78	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	37,232	100.0%	13	100.0%	13	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.

Aylsham · 1 seat · won at 42.7% · +7.3 pts below quota
Drayton & Horsford · 1 seat · won at 48.3% · +1.7 pts below quota
Reepham · 1 seat · won at 49.3% · +0.7 pts below quota
Woodside · 1 seat · won at 50.6% · above quota
Thorpe St. Andrew · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
Sprowston · 1 seat · won at 53.9% · above quota
Acle · 1 seat · won at 54.7% · above quota
Blofield & Brundall · 1 seat · won at 58.8% · above quota
Hevingham & Spixworth · 1 seat · won at 59.1% · above quota
Taverham · 1 seat · won at 59.1% · above quota
Hellesdon · 1 seat · won at 59.3% · above quota
Old Catton · 1 seat · won at 59.7% · above quota
Wroxham · 1 seat · won at 62.7% · above quota

Race results

Aylsham · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,377

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Riley S.	Liberal Democrats	1,442	42.7%	Elected
2	Turkmen H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,421	42.1%
3	Boswell A.P.h.	Green Party	234	6.9%
4	Maseko S.M.	Labour Party	202	6.0%
5	Rackham J.W.	Independent	78	2.3%

Electorate 8,563 · Ballots cast 3,377 · EC ward code E58000958 · Back to ward index

Drayton & Horsford · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,717

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Adams A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,311	48.3%	Elected
2	Thomas D.	Liberal Democrats	1,100	40.5%
3	Turk T.W.	Labour Party	306	11.3%

Electorate 8,418 · Ballots cast 2,717 · EC ward code E58000975 · Back to ward index

Reepham · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,813

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Peck G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,388	49.3%	Elected
2	Catchpole S.	Liberal Democrats	893	31.7%
3	Morgan S.C.	Green Party	310	11.0%
4	Rednall T.	Labour Party	222	7.9%

Electorate 6,872 · Ballots cast 2,813 · EC ward code E58001015 · Back to ward index

Woodside · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.6 pts Valid ballots 2,994

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fisher J.F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,515	50.6%	Elected
2	Booth M.	Labour Party	1,000	33.4%
3	Green J.	Green Party	363	12.1%
4	Morgan V.F.	Liberal Democrats	116	3.9%

Electorate 8,390 · Ballots cast 2,994 · EC ward code E58001035 · Back to ward index

Thorpe St. Andrew · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.7 pts Valid ballots 3,202

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mackie I.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,721	53.7%	Elected
2	Laming E.C.	Green Party	705	22.0%
3	Padda G.	Labour Party	579	18.1%
4	Scrivens P.I.M.	Liberal Democrats	197	6.2%

Electorate 8,310 · Ballots cast 3,202 · EC ward code E58001026 · Back to ward index

Sprowston · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.9 pts Valid ballots 3,253

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ward J.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,754	53.9%	Elected
2	Harpley N.J.	Labour Party	1,148	35.3%
3	Johnson K.	Green Party	212	6.5%
4	Lockett S.R.	Liberal Democrats	139	4.3%

Electorate 9,261 · Ballots cast 3,253 · EC ward code E58001019 · Back to ward index

Acle · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.7 pts Valid ballots 2,415

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hempsall L.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,321	54.7%	Elected
2	Cordiner-Achenbach C.	Labour Party	506	21.0%
3	Fernandez C.M.	Green Party	295	12.2%
4	Harvey E.L.	Liberal Democrats	293	12.1%

Electorate 6,945 · Ballots cast 2,415 · EC ward code E58000956 · Back to ward index

Blofield & Brundall · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.8 pts Valid ballots 3,010

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Proctor A.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,770	58.8%	Elected
2	Springett G.J.	Labour Party	553	18.4%
3	Davis J.	Green Party	475	15.8%
4	Wilson I.	Liberal Democrats	212	7.0%

Electorate 8,132 · Ballots cast 3,010 · EC ward code E58000959 · Back to ward index

Hevingham & Spixworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.1 pts Valid ballots 2,616

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Roper D.	Liberal Democrats	1,545	59.1%	Elected
2	Corson C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	872	33.3%
3	Hemmingway T.	Labour Party	199	7.6%

Electorate 7,395 · Ballots cast 2,616 · EC ward code E58000992 · Back to ward index

Taverham · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.1 pts Valid ballots 2,659

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clancy S.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,571	59.1%	Elected
2	Karimi-Ghovanlou C.	Liberal Democrats	573	21.5%
3	Wickham D.C.	Labour Party	352	13.2%
4	Marcham C.	Green Party	163	6.1%

Electorate 7,624 · Ballots cast 2,659 · EC ward code E58001021 · Back to ward index

Hellesdon · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.3 pts Valid ballots 2,922

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gurney S.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,734	59.3%	Elected
2	Baby B.	Labour Party	635	21.7%
3	Britcher D.J.	Liberal Democrats	396	13.6%
4	Parsons K.	Green Party	157	5.4%

Electorate 8,958 · Ballots cast 2,922 · EC ward code E58000990 · Back to ward index

Old Catton · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.7 pts Valid ballots 2,380

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Vincent K.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,420	59.7%	Elected
2	Manzi J.F.N.	Labour Party	580	24.4%
3	Chapman I.P.	Green Party	227	9.5%
4	Whiteside A.W.	Liberal Democrats	153	6.4%

Electorate 6,660 · Ballots cast 2,380 · EC ward code E58001014 · Back to ward index

Wroxham · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.7 pts Valid ballots 2,874

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whymark F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,802	62.7%	Elected
2	Wheeler J.C.	Labour Party	439	15.3%
3	Ball N.	Green Party	345	12.0%
4	Moore R.M.	Liberal Democrats	288	10.0%

Electorate 8,274 · Ballots cast 2,874 · EC ward code E58001036 · Back to ward index