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Castle Point 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

14 ward races

14 seats

6 elected below the proportional quota

42.9% 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	7,883	36.6%	3	21.4%	5	35.7%	-2
PIP	6,160	28.6%	6	42.9%	4	28.6%	+2
CIIP	4,295	19.9%	5	35.7%	3	21.4%	+2
Labour Party	3,067	14.2%	0	0.0%	2	14.3%	-2
Independent	129	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Heritage Party	23	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	21,557	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.

Canvey Island West · 1 seat · won at 38.6% · +11.4 pts below quota
St. Georges · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · +7.4 pts below quota
Appleton · 1 seat · won at 45.1% · +4.9 pts below quota
St. Peters · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · +3.5 pts below quota
St. Marys · 1 seat · won at 47.8% · +2.2 pts below quota
Boyce · 1 seat · won at 48.0% · +2.0 pts below quota
Canvey Island East · 1 seat · won at 51.2% · above quota
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
Cedar Hall · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
Canvey Island Central · 1 seat · won at 59.7% · above quota
Victoria · 1 seat · won at 62.3% · above quota
St. James · 1 seat · won at 62.5% · above quota
Canvey Island South · 1 seat · won at 64.7% · above quota
Canvey Island North · 1 seat · won at 66.0% · above quota

Race results

Canvey Island West · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,149

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blissett J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	443	38.6%	Elected
2	Huntman J.	CIIP	431	37.5%
3	Cox H.	Labour Party	146	12.7%
4	Quartermaine S.	Independent	129	11.2%

Electorate 4,167 · Ballots cast 1,149 · EC ward code E05004088 · Back to ward index

St. Georges · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,424

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mumford S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	606	42.6%	Elected
2	Benson N.	PIP	562	39.5%
3	Dunhill R.	Labour Party	256	18.0%

Electorate 4,485 · Ballots cast 1,424 · EC ward code E05004091 · Back to ward index

Appleton · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,769

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McCarthy-Calvert L.	PIP	798	45.1%	Elected
2	Johnson W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	732	41.4%
3	Rocha Filho T.	Labour Party	239	13.5%

Electorate 5,295 · Ballots cast 1,769 · EC ward code E05004082 · Back to ward index

St. Peters · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,612

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barton-Brown H.	PIP	750	46.5%	Elected
2	Drogman N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	664	41.2%
3	Emberson B.	Labour Party	198	12.3%

Electorate 5,107 · Ballots cast 1,612 · EC ward code E05004094 · Back to ward index

St. Marys · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,968

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ainsley S.	PIP	940	47.8%	Elected
2	Sheldon A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	737	37.4%
3	Chapman L.	Labour Party	268	13.6%
4	Downton B.	Heritage Party	23	1.2%

Electorate 4,983 · Ballots cast 1,968 · EC ward code E05004093 · Back to ward index

Boyce · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,881

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Edwards A.	PIP	902	48.0%	Elected
2	Fortt J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	783	41.6%
3	Bailey G.	Labour Party	196	10.4%

Electorate 5,324 · Ballots cast 1,881 · EC ward code E05004083 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island East · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.2 pts Valid ballots 1,303

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Acott A.	CIIP	667	51.2%	Elected
2	Cartey O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	484	37.1%
3	Reilly J.	Labour Party	152	11.7%

Electorate 4,749 · Ballots cast 1,303 · EC ward code E05004085 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island Winter Gardens · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.0 pts Valid ballots 1,125

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Greig P.	CIIP	630	56.0%	Elected
2	Stone J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	313	27.8%
3	Curtis K.	Labour Party	182	16.2%

Electorate 4,867 · Ballots cast 1,125 · EC ward code E05004089 · Back to ward index

Cedar Hall · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.6 pts Valid ballots 1,801

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gibson T.	PIP	1,056	58.6%	Elected
2	Haunts P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	584	32.4%
3	Chasiya M.	Labour Party	161	8.9%

Electorate 5,023 · Ballots cast 1,801 · EC ward code E05004090 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.7 pts Valid ballots 1,173

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	May P.	CIIP	700	59.7%	Elected
2	Arnold A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	301	25.7%
3	Miller T.	Labour Party	172	14.7%

Electorate 5,042 · Ballots cast 1,173 · EC ward code E05004084 · Back to ward index

Victoria · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.3 pts Valid ballots 1,848

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bowker K.	PIP	1,152	62.3%	Elected
2	Varker P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	515	27.9%
3	Harrison T.	Labour Party	181	9.8%

Electorate 4,635 · Ballots cast 1,848 · EC ward code E05004095 · Back to ward index

St. James · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.5 pts Valid ballots 1,648

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Isaacs G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,030	62.5%	Elected
2	Mehdi D.	Labour Party	618	37.5%

Electorate 5,380 · Ballots cast 1,648 · EC ward code E05004092 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island South · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.7 pts Valid ballots 1,367

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Palmer B.	CIIP	885	64.7%	Elected
2	Dixon E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	361	26.4%
3	Anderson L.	Labour Party	121	8.9%

Electorate 5,090 · Ballots cast 1,367 · EC ward code E05004087 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island North · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.0 pts Valid ballots 1,489

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Harvey N.	CIIP	982	66.0%	Elected
2	Roper A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	330	22.2%
3	McArthur-Curtis M.	Labour Party	177	11.9%

Electorate 5,287 · Ballots cast 1,489 · EC ward code E05004086 · Back to ward index