← Kings Lynn & West Norfolk (all cycles) · 6 May 2021 cohort

Kings Lynn & West Norfolk 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

14 ward races

14 seats

3 elected below the proportional quota

21.4% 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 14 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 14 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	19,527	56.5%	12	85.7%	9	64.3%	+3
Independent	6,026	17.4%	2	14.3%	3	21.4%	-1
Labour Party	5,390	15.6%	0	0.0%	2	14.3%	-2
Liberal Democrats	1,997	5.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	1,418	4.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	160	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	56	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	34,574	100.0%	14	100.0%	14	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.

Kings Lynn North & Central · 1 seat · won at 37.7% · +12.3 pts below quota
Gaywood South · 1 seat · won at 48.3% · +1.7 pts below quota
Gayton & Nar Valley · 1 seat · won at 48.5% · +1.5 pts below quota
Downham Market · 1 seat · won at 51.9% · above quota
Gaywood North & Central · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
Docking · 1 seat · won at 56.5% · above quota
Clenchwarton & Kings Lynn South · 1 seat · won at 57.9% · above quota
Marshland North · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
Fincham · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
Marshland South · 1 seat · won at 62.8% · above quota
North Coast · 1 seat · won at 64.1% · above quota
Freebridge Lynn · 1 seat · won at 64.7% · above quota
Feltwell · 1 seat · won at 65.2% · above quota
Dersingham · 1 seat · won at 73.1% · above quota

Race results

Kings Lynn North & Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,380

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bambridge L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	520	37.7%	Elected
2	Lambert W.C.	Labour Party	482	34.9%
3	Archer R.	Green Party	256	18.6%
4	Coward R.J.	Liberal Democrats	66	4.8%
5	Bramham G.A.	Reform UK	56	4.1%

Electorate 7,996 · Ballots cast 1,380 · EC ward code E58000997 · Back to ward index

Gaywood South · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,031

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith T.E.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	980	48.3%	Elected
2	Bartrum M.R.	Labour Party	724	35.6%
3	Colwell R.	Liberal Democrats	228	11.2%
4	Stone M.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	99	4.9%

Electorate 9,640 · Ballots cast 2,031 · EC ward code E58000987 · Back to ward index

Gayton & Nar Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,824

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Moriarty J.	Independent	1,370	48.5%	Elected
2	Morris O.V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,156	40.9%
3	Collis D.	Labour Party	298	10.6%

Electorate 8,020 · Ballots cast 2,824 · EC ward code E58000985 · Back to ward index

Downham Market · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.9 pts Valid ballots 2,688

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	White T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,395	51.9%	Elected
2	Ratcliffe J.	Liberal Democrats	641	23.8%
3	McCusker E.	Labour Party	372	13.8%
4	Westrop J.	Independent	280	10.4%

Electorate 8,612 · Ballots cast 2,688 · EC ward code E58000974 · Back to ward index

Gaywood North & Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.1 pts Valid ballots 1,839

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Middleton G.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,031	56.1%	Elected
2	Dalgliesh H.P.	Labour Party	616	33.5%
3	Mills D.R.	Liberal Democrats	131	7.1%
4	Perkins J.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	61	3.3%

Electorate 7,603 · Ballots cast 1,839 · EC ward code E58000986 · Back to ward index

Docking · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.5 pts Valid ballots 2,653

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Chenery of Horsbrugh M.J.B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,499	56.5%	Elected
2	Morley C.	Independent	706	26.6%
3	Carter M.L.	Labour Party	448	16.9%

Electorate 7,608 · Ballots cast 2,653 · EC ward code E58000973 · Back to ward index

Clenchwarton & Kings Lynn South · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.9 pts Valid ballots 2,210

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kemp A.E.	Independent	1,280	57.9%	Elected
2	Hind L.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	743	33.6%
3	Giles A.	Labour Party	187	8.5%

Electorate 7,889 · Ballots cast 2,210 · EC ward code E58000965 · Back to ward index

Marshland North · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.2 pts Valid ballots 2,103

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kirk J.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,224	58.2%	Elected
2	Squire S.J.	Independent	574	27.3%
3	Hannay M.	Labour Party	305	14.5%

Electorate 8,160 · Ballots cast 2,103 · EC ward code E58001004 · Back to ward index

Fincham · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 2,535

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Long B.W.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,510	59.6%	Elected
2	Holmes A.T.	Independent	629	24.8%
3	Smith J.	Labour Party	396	15.6%

Electorate 8,651 · Ballots cast 2,535 · EC ward code E58000982 · Back to ward index

Marshland South · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.8 pts Valid ballots 2,674

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dawson C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,679	62.8%	Elected
2	Rose C.	Independent	546	20.4%
3	Hodgkinson D.	Labour Party	253	9.5%
4	Kent A.J.	Green Party	196	7.3%

Electorate 10,370 · Ballots cast 2,674 · EC ward code E58001005 · Back to ward index

North Coast · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.1 pts Valid ballots 2,881

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jamieson A.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,847	64.1%	Elected
2	Crofts J.P.	Liberal Democrats	782	27.1%
3	Simmons J.	Labour Party	252	8.7%

Electorate 7,144 · Ballots cast 2,881 · EC ward code E58001011 · Back to ward index

Freebridge Lynn · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.7 pts Valid ballots 2,583

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Daubney N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,670	64.7%	Elected
2	De Whalley A.M.	Green Party	510	19.7%
3	Bone F.L.	Labour Party	403	15.6%

Electorate 7,482 · Ballots cast 2,583 · EC ward code E58000984 · Back to ward index

Feltwell · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.2 pts Valid ballots 3,040

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Storey M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,983	65.2%	Elected
2	Ryves T.	Independent	456	15.0%
3	Harvey C.	Labour Party	416	13.7%
4	Aldridge N.	Independent	185	6.1%

Electorate 9,875 · Ballots cast 3,040 · EC ward code E58000981 · Back to ward index

Dersingham · single-seat

Marginal winner 73.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −23.1 pts Valid ballots 3,133

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dark S.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,290	73.1%	Elected
2	Stokes J.	Green Party	456	14.6%
3	Lankester G.	Labour Party	238	7.6%
4	Coward E.I.	Liberal Democrats	149	4.8%

Electorate 8,794 · Ballots cast 3,133 · EC ward code E58000971 · Back to ward index