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Castle Point 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

13 ward races

39 seats

30 elected below the proportional quota

76.9% 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 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 39 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
PIP	23,429	44.1%	24	61.5%	18	46.2%	+6
CIIP	10,844	20.4%	15	38.5%	8	20.5%	+7
Conservative and Unionist Party	7,687	14.5%	0	0.0%	6	15.4%	-6
CRA	5,472	10.3%	0	0.0%	4	10.3%	-4
Labour Party	4,972	9.4%	0	0.0%	3	7.7%	-3
Independent	409	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	357	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	53,170	100.0%	39	100.0%	39	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.

St Georges · 3 seats · won at 14.3% · +10.7 pts below quota
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · 3 seats · won at 14.4% · +10.6 pts below quota
Canvey Island North · 3 seats · won at 16.1% · +8.9 pts below quota
Canvey Island Central · 3 seats · won at 16.6% · +8.4 pts below quota
Tarpots · 3 seats · won at 17.2% · +7.8 pts below quota
Canvey Island South · 3 seats · won at 18.4% · +6.6 pts below quota
Appleton · 3 seats · won at 18.7% · +6.3 pts below quota
Thundersley South · 3 seats · won at 19.5% · +5.5 pts below quota
Hadleigh St James · 3 seats · won at 19.8% · +5.2 pts below quota
Canvey Island East · 3 seats · won at 21.6% · +3.4 pts below quota
Thundersley North · 3 seats · won at 25.2% · above quota
St Mary's · 3 seats · won at 25.4% · above quota
St Michael's · 3 seats · won at 30.3% · above quota

Race results

St Georges · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,565

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Benson, N.	PIP	751	21.1%	Elected
2	Silk, D.	PIP	552	15.5%	Elected
3	Pachy, N.	PIP	509	14.3%	Elected
4	Cole, S.	Independent	409	11.5%
5	Cross, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	369	10.4%
6	Harbord, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	333	9.3%
7	Reilly, J.	Labour Party	245	6.9%
8	West, F.	Labour Party	202	5.7%
9	Brew, B.	Green Party	195	5.5%

Electorate 4,859 · Ballots cast 3,565 · EC ward code E05015698 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island Winter Gardens · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,403

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thomas, D.	CIIP	551	16.2%	Elected
2	Greig, P.	CIIP	548	16.1%	Elected
3	Withers, G.	CIIP	491	14.4%	Elected
4	Griffin, M.	CRA	335	9.8%
5	Lawrence, N.	CRA	285	8.4%
6	Coronado, P.	CRA	277	8.1%
7	Brown, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	235	6.9%
8	McArthur-Curtis, M.	Labour Party	184	5.4%
9	Chasiya, M.	Labour Party	178	5.2%
10	Chapman, B.	Green Party	162	4.8%
11	Earl, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	157	4.6%

Electorate 5,688 · Ballots cast 3,403 · EC ward code E05015696 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,450

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blackwell, D.	CIIP	834	18.7%	Elected
2	Fuller, M.	CIIP	732	16.4%	Elected
3	Harvey, N.	CIIP	715	16.1%	Elected
4	Hobbs, K.	CRA	527	11.8%
5	Joiner, P.	CRA	500	11.2%
6	Pittman, J.	CRA	473	10.6%
7	Drogman, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	187	4.2%
8	Duffield, A.	Labour Party	168	3.8%
9	Haunts, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	162	3.6%
10	Duffield, B.	Labour Party	152	3.4%

Electorate 5,890 · Ballots cast 4,450 · EC ward code E05015694 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island Central · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,558

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	May, P.	CIIP	716	20.1%	Elected
2	Breading, L.	CIIP	683	19.2%	Elected
3	Huntman, J.	CIIP	590	16.6%	Elected
4	Finn, M.	CRA	479	13.5%
5	Quartermaine, S.	CRA	476	13.4%
6	Megennis, L.	CRA	431	12.1%
7	Miller, T.	Labour Party	183	5.1%

Electorate 5,905 · Ballots cast 3,558 · EC ward code E05015692 · Back to ward index

Tarpots · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,938

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dearson, M.	PIP	899	22.8%	Elected
2	Bowker, K.	PIP	730	18.5%	Elected
3	Wimbledon, B.	PIP	678	17.2%	Elected
4	Sheldon, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	674	17.1%
5	Gupta, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	504	12.8%
6	Foxen, H.	Labour Party	232	5.9%
7	Foxen, S.	Labour Party	221	5.6%

Electorate 5,575 · Ballots cast 3,938 · EC ward code E05015701 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,105

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Campagna, B.	CIIP	851	20.7%	Elected
2	Palmer, B.	CIIP	784	19.1%	Elected
3	Payne, J.	CIIP	754	18.4%	Elected
4	Griffin, S.	CRA	426	10.4%
5	Griffin, L.	CRA	417	10.2%
6	Coronado, J.	CRA	411	10.0%
7	Liddiard, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	224	5.5%
8	Cox, H.	Labour Party	122	3.0%
9	Curtis, K.	Labour Party	116	2.8%

Electorate 5,786 · Ballots cast 4,105 · EC ward code E05015695 · Back to ward index

Appleton · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,252

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McCarthy-Calvert, L.	PIP	854	20.1%	Elected
2	Jones, D.	PIP	831	19.5%	Elected
3	Larman, L.	PIP	793	18.7%	Elected
4	Johnson, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	504	11.9%
5	Dixon, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	449	10.6%
6	Webb, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	420	9.9%
7	Maguire, M.	Labour Party	205	4.8%
8	Young, C.	Labour Party	196	4.6%

Electorate 5,148 · Ballots cast 4,252 · EC ward code E05015691 · Back to ward index

Thundersley South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,247

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Edwards, A.	PIP	652	20.1%	Elected
2	Cortes, M.	PIP	648	20.0%	Elected
3	Dixon, L.	PIP	634	19.5%	Elected
4	Cutler, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	364	11.2%
5	Thornton, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	321	9.9%
6	Roper, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	316	9.7%
7	Bailey, G.	Labour Party	168	5.2%
8	Darling, A.	Labour Party	144	4.4%

Electorate 4,128 · Ballots cast 3,247 · EC ward code E05015703 · Back to ward index

Hadleigh St James · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,992

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Knott, K.	PIP	946	23.7%	Elected
2	Harbinson, A.	PIP	850	21.3%	Elected
3	Macpherson, D.	PIP	791	19.8%	Elected
4	Hart, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	464	11.6%
5	Thornton, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	445	11.1%
6	Mehdi, D.	Labour Party	251	6.3%
7	Reilly, C.	Labour Party	245	6.1%

Electorate 4,604 · Ballots cast 3,992 · EC ward code E05015697 · Back to ward index

Canvey Island East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +3.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,742

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brooke, S.	CIIP	910	24.3%	Elected
2	Sach, C.	CIIP	876	23.4%	Elected
3	Watson, G.	CIIP	809	21.6%	Elected
4	Griffin, M.	CRA	435	11.6%
5	Last, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	263	7.0%
6	Curtis, D.	Labour Party	225	6.0%
7	Ojo, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	224	6.0%

Electorate 5,839 · Ballots cast 3,742 · EC ward code E05015693 · Back to ward index

Thundersley North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −0.2 pts Valid ballots 5,145

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Howlett, G.	PIP	1,408	27.4%	Elected
2	Mountford, S.	PIP	1,339	26.0%	Elected
3	Gibson, T.	PIP	1,298	25.2%	Elected
4	Belford, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	382	7.4%
5	White, V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	300	5.8%
6	Emberson, H.	Labour Party	209	4.1%
7	Emberson, B.	Labour Party	209	4.1%

Electorate 5,968 · Ballots cast 5,145 · EC ward code E05015702 · Back to ward index

St Mary's · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −0.4 pts Valid ballots 5,196

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Savage, R.	PIP	1,360	26.2%	Elected
2	Lillis, R.	PIP	1,351	26.0%	Elected
3	Ainsley, S.	PIP	1,322	25.4%	Elected
4	Goldfinch, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	390	7.5%
5	Chapman, L.	Labour Party	285	5.5%
6	Cooke, J.	Labour Party	249	4.8%
7	Morgan-Bates, G.	Labour Party	239	4.6%

Electorate 5,357 · Ballots cast 5,196 · EC ward code E05015699 · Back to ward index

St Michael's · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 30.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference −5.3 pts Valid ballots 4,577

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Knott, J.	PIP	1,450	31.7%	Elected
2	Gibson, W.	PIP	1,396	30.5%	Elected
3	Copsey, T.	PIP	1,387	30.3%	Elected
4	Maguire, A.	Labour Party	179	3.9%
5	Warner, J.	Labour Party	165	3.6%

Electorate 4,449 · Ballots cast 4,577 · EC ward code E05015700 · Back to ward index