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East Cambridgeshire 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

14 ward races
28 seats
25 elected below the proportional quota
89.3% 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 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 28 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Liberal Democrats18,83139.7%1346.4%1242.9%+1
Conservative and Unionist Party18,22638.4%1553.6%1139.3%+4
Labour Party8,48917.9%00.0%517.9%-5
Independent1,2202.6%00.0%00.0%0
Green Party5601.2%00.0%00.0%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)850.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total47,411100.0%28100.0%28100.0%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.

Race results

Soham North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +16.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,439

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Goldsack, M.Conservative and Unionist Party60124.6%Elected
2Horgan, K.Conservative and Unionist Party41216.9%Elected
3Schumann, J.Independent39616.2%
4Jones, A.Liberal Democrats38715.9%
5Marsh, S.Liberal Democrats36314.9%
6Brady, K.Labour Party1506.2%
7Horne, C.Labour Party1305.3%

Electorate 4,875 · Ballots cast 2,439 · Back to ward index

Stretham · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,815

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Shepherd, C.Liberal Democrats1,06322.1%Elected
2Hunt, B.Conservative and Unionist Party1,01921.2%Elected
3Wilson, P.Liberal Democrats90918.9%
4Thurston, W.Conservative and Unionist Party82117.1%
5Stuart, D.Independent54211.3%
6Butler, M.Labour Party2535.3%
7Perkins, S.Labour Party2084.3%

Electorate 5,386 · Ballots cast 4,815 · Back to ward index

Ely West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +11.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,236

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Whelan, C.Liberal Democrats1,40515.2%Elected
2Colbert, C.Liberal Democrats1,32414.3%Elected
3Pitt, R.Liberal Democrats1,27213.8%Elected
4Denness, R.Labour Party8489.2%
5Smith, D.Conservative and Unionist Party8319.0%
6Mair, R.Conservative and Unionist Party8098.8%
7Whitworth, L.Conservative and Unionist Party7478.1%
8Hucker, M.Labour Party7187.8%
9Wilson, A.Labour Party5996.5%
10Gardner, P.Green Party4014.3%
11Austen, S.Independent2823.1%

Electorate 7,276 · Ballots cast 9,236 · Back to ward index

Littleport · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +10.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,527

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Smith, C.Conservative and Unionist Party78117.3%Elected
2Goodearl, M.Conservative and Unionist Party72916.1%Elected
3Miller, D.Conservative and Unionist Party65214.4%Elected
4Cooley, A.Labour Party52311.6%
5Dorrington, C.Labour Party50711.2%
6Noculak, H.Labour Party48910.8%
7Porter, J.Liberal Democrats2896.4%
8Winters, R.Liberal Democrats2836.3%
9Newton, S.Liberal Democrats2746.1%

Electorate 7,285 · Ballots cast 4,527 · Back to ward index

Soham South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,212

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bovingdon, I.Conservative and Unionist Party59126.7%Elected
2Vellacott, L.Conservative and Unionist Party51723.4%Elected
3Blaney, E.Liberal Democrats35115.9%
4Park, K.Liberal Democrats29613.4%
5Harris, J.Labour Party25211.4%
6Needs, L.Labour Party2059.3%

Electorate 4,648 · Ballots cast 2,212 · Back to ward index

Bottisham · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,521

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cane, C.Liberal Democrats88825.2%Elected
2Trapp, J.Liberal Democrats83123.6%Elected
3Betson, R.Conservative and Unionist Party62517.8%
4Huffer, T.Conservative and Unionist Party56216.0%
5O'Dell, S.Labour Party2607.4%
6Swift, M.Labour Party1965.6%
7Slade, M.Green Party1594.5%

Electorate 4,506 · Ballots cast 3,521 · Back to ward index

Ely East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,503

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wade, M.Liberal Democrats94226.9%Elected
2Holtzmann, K.Liberal Democrats85524.4%Elected
3Butler, R.Conservative and Unionist Party66519.0%
4Sheikh, S.Conservative and Unionist Party51014.6%
5Ni Dhonaill, C.Labour Party2707.7%
6Rudderham, D.Labour Party2617.5%

Electorate 4,514 · Ballots cast 3,503 · Back to ward index

Burwell · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,326

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brown, D.Conservative and Unionist Party82724.9%Elected
2Edwards, L.Conservative and Unionist Party81724.6%Elected
3Wrench, C.Liberal Democrats46814.1%
4Swift, L.Labour Party42412.7%
5Forsyth, J.Liberal Democrats41112.4%
6Tate, G.Labour Party37911.4%

Electorate 4,936 · Ballots cast 3,326 · Back to ward index

Fordham & Isleham · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,804

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Huffer, J.Conservative and Unionist Party85830.6%Elected
2Pettitt, K.Conservative and Unionist Party76427.2%Elected
3Docwra, C.Liberal Democrats39614.1%
4Moss-Eccardt, R.Liberal Democrats30210.8%
5Cull, S.Labour Party2629.3%
6Pithers, M.Labour Party2227.9%

Electorate 5,171 · Ballots cast 2,804 · Back to ward index

Woodditton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,086

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sharp, A.Conservative and Unionist Party91829.7%Elected
2Lay, J.Conservative and Unionist Party84227.3%Elected
3Barker, H.Liberal Democrats40413.1%
4Moss-Eccardt, L.Liberal Democrats32910.7%
5Fraser, S.Labour Party2839.2%
6Lacey-Eresh, J.Labour Party2257.3%
7Fullerton, R.UK Independence Party (UKIP)852.8%

Electorate 5,007 · Ballots cast 3,086 · Back to ward index

Ely North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,969

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Whelan, A.Liberal Democrats88329.7%Elected
2Akinwale, C.Liberal Democrats84128.3%Elected
3Hobbs, R.Conservative and Unionist Party43414.6%
4Boucher, T.Conservative and Unionist Party43014.5%
5Butler, C.Labour Party2056.9%
6Danes, F.Labour Party1765.9%

Electorate 3,848 · Ballots cast 2,969 · Back to ward index

Haddenham · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,041

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wilson, G.Liberal Democrats49647.6%Elected
2Cheetham, S.Conservative and Unionist Party43141.4%
3Hill, L.Labour Party11411.0%

Electorate 2,698 · Ballots cast 1,041 · Back to ward index

Sutton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 34.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 2,891

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dupre, L.Liberal Democrats1,23342.6%Elected
2Inskip, M.Liberal Democrats1,00334.7%Elected
3Bradley, S.Conservative and Unionist Party43515.0%
4Allum, J.Labour Party1234.3%
5Myers, D.Labour Party973.4%

Electorate 4,436 · Ballots cast 2,891 · Back to ward index

Downham Villages · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.4 pts Valid ballots 1,041

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bailey, A.Conservative and Unionist Party59857.4%Elected
2Zantides, M.Liberal Democrats33332.0%
3Appleyard, L.Labour Party11010.6%

Electorate 2,459 · Ballots cast 1,041 · Back to ward index