Hart 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

11 ward races

11 seats

4 elected below the proportional quota

36.4% 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 11 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 11 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	10,966	40.7%	3	27.3%	5	45.5%	-2
Liberal Democrats	8,403	31.2%	4	36.4%	4	36.4%	0
CCH	5,492	20.4%	4	36.4%	2	18.2%	+2
Labour Party	1,361	5.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	538	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
OMRL	100	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Heritage Party	52	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	26,912	100.0%	11	100.0%	11	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.

Fleet Central · 1 seat · won at 45.0% · +5.0 pts below quota
Fleet West · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · +3.3 pts below quota
Hook · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Fleet East · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Odiham · 1 seat · won at 59.3% · above quota
Crookham West and Ewshot · 1 seat · won at 61.8% · above quota
Yateley West · 1 seat · won at 61.8% · above quota
Hartley Wintney · 1 seat · won at 65.4% · above quota
Crookham East · 1 seat · won at 66.2% · above quota
Blackwater and Hawley · 1 seat · won at 71.3% · above quota
Yateley East · 1 seat · won at 73.3% · above quota

Race results

Fleet Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,596

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Oliver A.	CCH	1,168	45.0%	Elected
2	Fang R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,012	39.0%
3	Perkins A.	Labour Party	316	12.2%
4	Hope H.	OMRL	100	3.9%

Electorate 6,763 · Ballots cast 2,596 · EC ward code E05009355 · Back to ward index

Fleet West · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,576

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Delaney A.	CCH	1,204	46.7%	Elected
2	Chakraborty M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,041	40.4%
3	Rozier W.	Green Party	331	12.8%

Electorate 6,811 · Ballots cast 2,576 · EC ward code E05009357 · Back to ward index

Hook · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,662

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Worlock J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,253	47.1%	Elected
2	Campbell C.	Liberal Democrats	1,078	40.5%
3	Affleck-Cruise A.	Labour Party	331	12.4%

Electorate 7,312 · Ballots cast 2,662 · EC ward code E05009359 · Back to ward index

Fleet East · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,525

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Engstrom S.	Liberal Democrats	1,190	47.1%	Elected
2	Krishnmurthy S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	972	38.5%
3	Davis S.	Green Party	207	8.2%
4	Wainhouse V.	Labour Party	156	6.2%

Electorate 6,019 · Ballots cast 2,525 · EC ward code E05009356 · Back to ward index

Odiham · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.3 pts Valid ballots 2,383

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hale J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,412	59.3%	Elected
2	Over T.	Liberal Democrats	971	40.7%

Electorate 6,562 · Ballots cast 2,383 · EC ward code E05009360 · Back to ward index

Crookham West and Ewshot · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.8 pts Valid ballots 2,572

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Makepeace-Browne W.	CCH	1,589	61.8%	Elected
2	Thorne M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	983	38.2%

Electorate 7,809 · Ballots cast 2,572 · EC ward code E05009354 · Back to ward index

Yateley West · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.8 pts Valid ballots 2,415

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Quarterman R.	Liberal Democrats	1,493	61.8%	Elected
2	Martin R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	632	26.2%
3	Still J.	Labour Party	238	9.9%
4	Crompton F.	Heritage Party	52	2.2%

Electorate 6,663 · Ballots cast 2,415 · EC ward code E05009362 · Back to ward index

Hartley Wintney · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.4 pts Valid ballots 2,593

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Southern T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,697	65.4%	Elected
2	Hardy W.	Liberal Democrats	576	22.2%
3	Denley N.	Labour Party	320	12.3%

Electorate 7,409 · Ballots cast 2,593 · EC ward code E05009358 · Back to ward index

Crookham East · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.2 pts Valid ballots 2,314

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Butler G.	CCH	1,531	66.2%	Elected
2	Bulgin B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	783	33.8%

Electorate 5,933 · Ballots cast 2,314 · EC ward code E05009353 · Back to ward index

Blackwater and Hawley · single-seat

Marginal winner 71.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −21.3 pts Valid ballots 1,961

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Woods B.	Liberal Democrats	1,398	71.3%	Elected
2	Burton J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	563	28.7%

Electorate 6,234 · Ballots cast 1,961 · EC ward code E05009352 · Back to ward index

Yateley East · single-seat

Marginal winner 73.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −23.3 pts Valid ballots 2,315

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bailey S.	Liberal Democrats	1,697	73.3%	Elected
2	Britton J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	618	26.7%

Electorate 6,769 · Ballots cast 2,315 · EC ward code E05009361 · Back to ward index