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Hyndburn 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

11 ward races
12 seats
4 elected below the proportional quota
33.3% 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 11 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 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
Labour Party6,80245.3%650.0%650.0%0
Conservative and Unionist Party6,73144.8%650.0%650.0%0
Independent9456.3%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK5473.6%00.0%00.0%0
Total15,025100.0%12100.0%12100.0%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

Rishton · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,573

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dawson B.Labour Party54234.5%Elected
2Miller M.Conservative and Unionist Party50432.0%
3Harris A.Independent44628.4%
4Hacker P.Reform UK815.1%

Electorate 4,941 · Ballots cast 1,573 · EC ward code E05005218 · Back to ward index

St. Oswalds · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,196

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Haworth M.Conservative and Unionist Party1,00631.5%Elected
2Khan Z.Conservative and Unionist Party73423.0%Elected
3Harrison G.Labour Party64120.1%
4Hussain W.Labour Party37511.7%
5Brown J.Independent2858.9%
6Brown P.Reform UK1203.8%
7Oakley R.Reform UK351.1%

Electorate 4,836 · Ballots cast 3,196 · EC ward code E05005220 · Back to ward index

Milnshaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,105

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Clegg A.Labour Party53848.7%Elected
2Mahmood S.Conservative and Unionist Party35331.9%
3Pritchard M.Independent21419.4%

Electorate 3,512 · Ballots cast 1,105 · EC ward code E05005214 · Back to ward index

Overton · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.1 pts Valid ballots 1,540

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brerton S.Labour Party80352.1%Elected
2Molineux G.Conservative and Unionist Party55936.3%
3Fitzharris W.Reform UK17811.6%

Electorate 4,723 · Ballots cast 1,540 · EC ward code E05005216 · Back to ward index

Spring Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.6 pts Valid ballots 1,379

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Whitehead K.Labour Party72552.6%Elected
2Dad A.Conservative and Unionist Party65447.4%

Electorate 3,592 · Ballots cast 1,379 · EC ward code E05005221 · Back to ward index

St. Andrews · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.4 pts Valid ballots 1,083

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Smithson S.Conservative and Unionist Party57853.4%Elected
2Eaves S.Labour Party50546.6%

Electorate 3,355 · Ballots cast 1,083 · EC ward code E05005219 · Back to ward index

Clayton-Le-Moors · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.7 pts Valid ballots 1,106

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Edwards P.Conservative and Unionist Party59453.7%Elected
2O'Kane T.Labour Party51246.3%

Electorate 3,339 · Ballots cast 1,106 · EC ward code E05005211 · Back to ward index

Immanuel · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.2 pts Valid ballots 1,104

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Allen J.Conservative and Unionist Party60955.2%Elected
2Dexter J.Labour Party49544.8%

Electorate 3,372 · Ballots cast 1,104 · EC ward code E05005213 · Back to ward index

Huncoat · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.2 pts Valid ballots 1,083

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cassidy D.Conservative and Unionist Party64159.2%Elected
2Hamood S.Labour Party44240.8%

Electorate 3,548 · Ballots cast 1,083 · EC ward code E05005212 · Back to ward index

Netherton · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.0 pts Valid ballots 1,120

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Clements J.Labour Party71764.0%Elected
2Afzal N.Conservative and Unionist Party31528.1%
3Robinson I.Reform UK887.9%

Electorate 3,391 · Ballots cast 1,120 · EC ward code E05005215 · Back to ward index

Peel · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.9 pts Valid ballots 736

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Plummer J.Labour Party50768.9%Elected
2Hurn J.Conservative and Unionist Party18425.0%
3Fitzharris S.Reform UK456.1%

Electorate 3,006 · Ballots cast 736 · EC ward code E05005217 · Back to ward index