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Gravesham 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

17 ward races

39 seats

31 elected below the proportional quota

79.5% 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 17 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
Conservative and Unionist Party	24,102	47.7%	17	43.6%	19	48.7%	-2
Labour Party	23,654	46.9%	22	56.4%	19	48.7%	+3
Liberal Democrats	1,395	2.8%	0	0.0%	1	2.6%	-1
Green Party	1,011	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	320	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	50,482	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.

Woodlands · 3 seats · won at 15.9% · +9.1 pts below quota
Meopham South & Vigo · 2 seats · won at 24.9% · +8.5 pts below quota
Painters Ash · 2 seats · won at 24.9% · +8.4 pts below quota
Whitehill & Windmill Hill · 3 seats · won at 16.7% · +8.3 pts below quota
Northfleet & Springhead · 3 seats · won at 17.7% · +7.3 pts below quota
Singlewell · 2 seats · won at 27.7% · +5.6 pts below quota
Westcourt · 2 seats · won at 27.9% · +5.5 pts below quota
Meopham North · 2 seats · won at 28.6% · +4.7 pts below quota
Town · 3 seats · won at 20.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
Higham & Shorne · 3 seats · won at 22.0% · +3.0 pts below quota
Coldharbour & Perry Street · 3 seats · won at 22.2% · +2.8 pts below quota
Riverview Park · 2 seats · won at 31.4% · +1.9 pts below quota
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown · 2 seats · won at 32.1% · +1.2 pts below quota
Pelham · 2 seats · won at 33.6% · above quota
Denton · 2 seats · won at 33.7% · above quota
Rosherville · 2 seats · won at 38.8% · above quota
Chalk · 1 seat · won at 70.6% · above quota

Race results

Woodlands · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,274

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Beattie, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	894	17.0%	Elected
2	Metcalf, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	874	16.6%	Elected
3	Sizer, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	840	15.9%	Elected
4	Cook, T.	Labour Party	719	13.6%
5	Francis, B.	Labour Party	693	13.1%
6	Duddridge, R.	Labour Party	675	12.8%
7	Gill, A.	Green Party	224	4.2%
8	Mathur, A.	Liberal Democrats	125	2.4%
9	Virk, S.	Liberal Democrats	117	2.2%
10	Obasi, U.	Liberal Democrats	113	2.1%

Electorate 5,941 · Ballots cast 5,274 · Back to ward index

Meopham South & Vigo · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,577

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Aslam, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	696	27.0%	Elected
2	Bains, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	641	24.9%	Elected
3	Banks, R.	Liberal Democrats	448	17.4%
4	Black, D.	Liberal Democrats	339	13.2%
5	Saygili, C.	Labour Party	168	6.5%
6	Divall, K.	Labour Party	156	6.1%
7	Scott, D.	Green Party	129	5.0%

Electorate 4,107 · Ballots cast 2,577 · Back to ward index

Painters Ash · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,821

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Elliott, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	761	27.0%	Elected
2	Ridgers, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	703	24.9%	Elected
3	Halpin, R.	Labour Party	688	24.4%
4	Saluja, G.	Labour Party	669	23.7%

Electorate 4,271 · Ballots cast 2,821 · Back to ward index

Whitehill & Windmill Hill · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,994

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Larkins, G.	Labour Party	1,061	17.7%	Elected
2	Rana, B.	Labour Party	1,052	17.6%	Elected
3	Thandi, E.	Labour Party	1,000	16.7%	Elected
4	Hoskins, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	991	16.5%
5	Wenban, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	974	16.2%
6	Panda, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	916	15.3%

Electorate 6,444 · Ballots cast 5,994 · Back to ward index

Northfleet & Springhead · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,721

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hart, J.	Labour Party	705	18.9%	Elected
2	Scollard, P.	Labour Party	674	18.1%	Elected
3	Williams, A.	Labour Party	659	17.7%	Elected
4	Broadley, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	590	15.9%
5	Briah, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	576	15.5%
6	Hatch, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	517	13.9%

Electorate 5,628 · Ballots cast 3,721 · Back to ward index

Singlewell · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,802

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	King, D.	Labour Party	515	28.6%	Elected
2	Atwal, R.	Labour Party	500	27.7%	Elected
3	Morton, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	398	22.1%
4	Dodd, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	389	21.6%

Electorate 4,345 · Ballots cast 1,802 · Back to ward index

Westcourt · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,709

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	O'Malley, K.	Labour Party	527	30.8%	Elected
2	Rolles, L.	Labour Party	476	27.9%	Elected
3	Hatch, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	359	21.0%
4	Allen, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	347	20.3%

Electorate 4,178 · Ballots cast 1,709 · Back to ward index

Meopham North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,001

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Harding, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	629	31.4%	Elected
2	Wardle, F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	572	28.6%	Elected
3	Christie, D.	Labour Party	272	13.6%
4	Death, J.	Liberal Democrats	253	12.6%
5	Webb, E.	Labour Party	158	7.9%
6	Sturley, G.	Reform UK	117	5.8%

Electorate 2,684 · Ballots cast 2,001 · Back to ward index

Town · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,031

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bungar, G.	Labour Party	868	21.5%	Elected
2	Milner, L.	Labour Party	841	20.9%	Elected
3	Wallace, J.	Labour Party	821	20.4%	Elected
4	O'Keeffe, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	460	11.4%
5	Smith, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	436	10.8%
6	Khan, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	402	10.0%
7	Moat, M.	Reform UK	123	3.1%
8	Dabin, D.	Reform UK	80	2.0%

Electorate 5,435 · Ballots cast 4,031 · Back to ward index

Higham & Shorne · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,887

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pearton, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,114	22.8%	Elected
2	Ashenden, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,112	22.8%	Elected
3	Meade, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,075	22.0%	Elected
4	Bains, S.	Labour Party	447	9.1%
5	Lima, Y.	Labour Party	427	8.7%
6	Sangha, B.	Labour Party	372	7.6%
7	Prior, J.	Green Party	340	7.0%

Electorate 5,229 · Ballots cast 4,887 · Back to ward index

Coldharbour & Perry Street · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +2.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,299

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mochrie-Cox, S.	Labour Party	972	22.6%	Elected
2	Rolles, C.	Labour Party	957	22.3%	Elected
3	Thandi, N.	Labour Party	953	22.2%	Elected
4	Black, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	485	11.3%
5	Harding, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	481	11.2%
6	White, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	451	10.5%

Electorate 6,464 · Ballots cast 4,299 · Back to ward index

Riverview Park · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 31.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,413

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ashenden, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	760	31.5%	Elected
2	Elliott, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	758	31.4%	Elected
3	Fletcher, S.	Labour Party	389	16.1%
4	Archell, B.	Labour Party	379	15.7%
5	Wilson, M.	Green Party	127	5.3%

Electorate 4,067 · Ballots cast 2,413 · Back to ward index

Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +1.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,792

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dibben, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,142	40.9%	Elected
2	Jassal, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	897	32.1%	Elected
3	Atkinson, L.	Labour Party	385	13.8%
4	Williams, M.	Labour Party	368	13.2%

Electorate 3,998 · Ballots cast 2,792 · Back to ward index

Pelham · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −0.2 pts Valid ballots 2,333

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Morley, E.	Labour Party	800	34.3%	Elected
2	Hayre, B.	Labour Party	783	33.6%	Elected
3	Shakespeare Frost, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	290	12.4%
4	Pritchard, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	269	11.5%
5	Prior, M.	Green Party	191	8.2%

Electorate 4,191 · Ballots cast 2,333 · Back to ward index

Denton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −0.4 pts Valid ballots 1,493

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Croxton, D.	Labour Party	524	35.1%	Elected
2	Croxton, L.	Labour Party	503	33.7%	Elected
3	Dibben, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	240	16.1%
4	King, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	226	15.1%

Electorate 3,599 · Ballots cast 1,493 · Back to ward index

Rosherville · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 38.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −5.5 pts Valid ballots 1,634

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burden, J.	Labour Party	658	40.3%	Elected
2	Sullivan, L.	Labour Party	634	38.8%	Elected
3	McTavish, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	175	10.7%
4	Pritchard, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	167	10.2%

Electorate 3,384 · Ballots cast 1,634 · Back to ward index

Chalk · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.6 pts Valid ballots 701

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hills, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	495	70.6%	Elected
2	Baber, D.	Labour Party	206	29.4%

Electorate 2,136 · Ballots cast 701 · Back to ward index