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Hartlepool 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

12 ward races

13 seats

6 elected below the proportional quota

46.2% 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 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 13 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
Labour Party	8,290	40.1%	7	53.8%	6	46.2%	+1
Conservative and Unionist Party	7,822	37.9%	5	38.5%	6	46.2%	-1
Independent	2,439	11.8%	0	0.0%	1	7.7%	-1
HIU	829	4.0%	1	7.7%	0	0.0%	+1
Reform UK	469	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Liberal Democrats	413	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
FBM	203	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
NEP	191	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	20,656	100.0%	13	100.0%	13	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.

Hart · 1 seat · won at 38.7% · +11.3 pts below quota
Foggy Furze · 1 seat · won at 39.6% · +10.4 pts below quota
Rossmere · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · +7.4 pts below quota
Headland & Harbour · 1 seat · won at 44.8% · +5.2 pts below quota
Rural West · 2 seats · won at 28.8% · +4.6 pts below quota
Manor House · 1 seat · won at 50.2% · above quota
Throston · 1 seat · won at 50.7% · above quota
Fens & Greatham · 1 seat · won at 51.1% · above quota
De Bruce · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
Seaton · 1 seat · won at 55.6% · above quota
Victoria · 1 seat · won at 60.2% · above quota
Burn Valley · 1 seat · won at 69.0% · above quota

Race results

Hart · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,647

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Leedham J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	637	38.7%	Elected
2	Sharp C.	Labour Party	562	34.1%
3	Lee S.	Independent	448	27.2%

Electorate 5,846 · Ballots cast 1,647 · EC ward code E05013042 · Back to ward index

Foggy Furze · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,594

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Morley M.	Labour Party	631	39.6%	Elected
2	Price D.	Independent	490	30.7%
3	Normandale J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	391	24.5%
4	McKinstray B.	Liberal Democrats	82	5.1%

Electorate 6,397 · Ballots cast 1,594 · EC ward code E05013041 · Back to ward index

Rossmere · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,180

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Boddy M.	Labour Party	503	42.6%	Elected
2	Horton J.	Independent	366	31.0%
3	Owens M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	268	22.7%
4	Sandick S.	Reform UK	43	3.6%

Electorate 5,550 · Ballots cast 1,180 · EC ward code E05013045 · Back to ward index

Headland & Harbour · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,523

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Moore S.	HIU	683	44.8%	Elected
2	Thompson C.	Labour Party	514	33.7%
3	Bird T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	326	21.4%

Electorate 6,513 · Ballots cast 1,523 · EC ward code E05013043 · Back to ward index

Rural West · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,976

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Martin-Wells A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,188	29.9%	Elected
2	Reeve S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,144	28.8%	Elected
3	Walker M.	Labour Party	626	15.7%
4	Rezai D.	Independent	496	12.5%
5	Neville V.	Liberal Democrats	331	8.3%
6	Tait J.	NEP	191	4.8%

Electorate 5,883 · Ballots cast 3,976 · EC ward code E05013046 · Back to ward index

Manor House · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.2 pts Valid ballots 1,219

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hargreaves P.	Labour Party	612	50.2%	Elected
2	Darby R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	338	27.7%
3	Hotham D.	Independent	138	11.3%
4	Wright S.	Reform UK	131	10.7%

Electorate 6,094 · Ballots cast 1,219 · EC ward code E05013044 · Back to ward index

Throston · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.7 pts Valid ballots 1,510

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Prince A.	Labour Party	765	50.7%	Elected
2	Cook K.	Independent	406	26.9%
3	Barker M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	339	22.5%

Electorate 6,183 · Ballots cast 1,510 · EC ward code E05013048 · Back to ward index

Fens & Greatham · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.1 pts Valid ballots 1,886

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Buchan B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	964	51.1%	Elected
2	Elliott J.	Labour Party	922	48.9%

Electorate 5,506 · Ballots cast 1,886 · EC ward code E05013040 · Back to ward index

De Bruce · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.7 pts Valid ballots 1,398

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Creevy R.	Labour Party	723	51.7%	Elected
2	Normandale D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	377	27.0%
3	Waters A.	FBM	203	14.5%
4	Mann T.	Independent	95	6.8%

Electorate 5,786 · Ballots cast 1,398 · EC ward code E05013039 · Back to ward index

Seaton · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.6 pts Valid ballots 1,699

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cranney G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	944	55.6%	Elected
2	Dunbar M.	Labour Party	460	27.1%
3	Jones G.	Reform UK	295	17.4%

Electorate 5,516 · Ballots cast 1,699 · EC ward code E05013047 · Back to ward index

Victoria · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.2 pts Valid ballots 1,310

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Allen G.	Labour Party	789	60.2%	Elected
2	Reeve J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	375	28.6%
3	Rogan T.	HIU	146	11.1%

Electorate 5,743 · Ballots cast 1,310 · EC ward code E05013049 · Back to ward index

Burn Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.0 pts Valid ballots 1,714

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brash J.	Labour Party	1,183	69.0%	Elected
2	Brewer J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	531	31.0%

Electorate 5,886 · Ballots cast 1,714 · EC ward code E05013038 · Back to ward index