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Knowsley 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

15 ward races
17 seats
7 elected below the proportional quota
41.2% 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 15 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 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 Party17,57755.1%1270.6%1164.7%+1
Green Party7,35923.1%211.8%423.5%-2
Independent3,1209.8%211.8%15.9%+1
Liberal Democrats1,8755.9%15.9%15.9%0
Conservative and Unionist Party1,4094.4%00.0%00.0%0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3791.2%00.0%00.0%0
FBM730.2%00.0%00.0%0
Workers Party of Britain650.2%00.0%00.0%0
Social Democratic Party610.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total31,918100.0%17100.0%17100.0%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

Halewood South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,790

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Finneran E.Labour Party98726.0%Elected
2Harvey J.C.Independent87923.2%Elected
3Hamilton I.S.Labour Party84822.4%
4Berry V.Independent79320.9%
5Tubey G.Conservative and Unionist Party2185.8%
6Stranack C.Workers Party of Britain651.7%

Electorate 8,176 · Ballots cast 3,790 · EC ward code E05010937 · Back to ward index

St Gabriels · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,030

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Walsh K.F.Labour Party80426.5%Elected
2Golding C.F.Green Party79326.2%Elected
3O'Keeffe S.Labour Party79026.1%
4Parker J.A.Green Party58219.2%
5Jameson P.Social Democratic Party612.0%

Electorate 7,422 · Ballots cast 3,030 · EC ward code E05010944 · Back to ward index

Whiston & Cronton · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,155

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Byron T.H.Labour Party96644.8%Elected
2Gaffney S.E.Green Party94543.9%
3McCormick G.B.Conservative and Unionist Party24411.3%

Electorate 7,505 · Ballots cast 2,155 · EC ward code E05010948 · Back to ward index

Roby · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,507

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Harvey M.A.Labour Party1,18847.4%Elected
2Sandringham K.A.Green Party1,02841.0%
3Robertson G.J.Conservative and Unionist Party29111.6%

Electorate 7,731 · Ballots cast 2,507 · EC ward code E05010942 · Back to ward index

Whitefield · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,122

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Smith S.J.Independent1,01147.6%Elected
2Donnelly S.P.Labour Party97545.9%
3Dillon C.J.M.FBM733.4%
4Krelle C.M.Liberal Democrats633.0%

Electorate 8,075 · Ballots cast 2,122 · EC ward code E05010949 · Back to ward index

Halewood North · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 2,082

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Flute A.J.Labour Party1,05850.8%Elected
2Harvey S.C.Independent43721.0%
3Boyd J.F.Conservative and Unionist Party25412.2%
4Large T.G.Green Party23211.1%
5Sommerfield M.E.Liberal Democrats1014.9%

Electorate 8,344 · Ballots cast 2,082 · EC ward code E05010936 · Back to ward index

Page Moss · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.1 pts Valid ballots 1,720

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1McGlashan K.Labour Party1,00058.1%Elected
2Carine J.D.Green Party60935.4%
3Wilson K.J.Conservative and Unionist Party1116.5%

Electorate 8,576 · Ballots cast 1,720 · EC ward code E05010939 · Back to ward index

Swanside · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.1 pts Valid ballots 2,414

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Morgan G.J.Labour Party1,45260.1%Elected
2Woodruff P.Green Party96239.9%

Electorate 7,715 · Ballots cast 2,414 · EC ward code E05010947 · Back to ward index

Prescot North · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.8 pts Valid ballots 2,382

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cashman C.A.Liberal Democrats1,44860.8%Elected
2Ely A.F.Labour Party76332.0%
3Waters A.Conservative and Unionist Party1717.2%

Electorate 8,605 · Ballots cast 2,382 · EC ward code E05010940 · Back to ward index

Prescot South · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.1 pts Valid ballots 1,933

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cook P.H.Green Party1,18261.1%Elected
2Allen D.Labour Party75138.9%

Electorate 7,514 · Ballots cast 1,933 · EC ward code E05010941 · Back to ward index

St Michaels · single-seat

Marginal winner 75.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.8 pts Valid ballots 1,548

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Lilly J.E.Labour Party1,17475.8%Elected
2Wickens G.C.Green Party23315.1%
3Boyle D.Liberal Democrats1419.1%

Electorate 7,232 · Ballots cast 1,548 · EC ward code E05010945 · Back to ward index

Cherryfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 76.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −26.7 pts Valid ballots 1,657

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Harris J.Labour Party1,27176.7%Elected
2Dooley M.M.Green Party38623.3%

Electorate 8,228 · Ballots cast 1,657 · EC ward code E05010935 · Back to ward index

Shevington · single-seat

Marginal winner 76.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −26.7 pts Valid ballots 1,595

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wright A.Labour Party1,22476.7%Elected
2Dunne N.J.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1418.8%
3Ranson J.Conservative and Unionist Party1207.5%
4Golding G.C.Green Party1106.9%

Electorate 8,287 · Ballots cast 1,595 · EC ward code E05010943 · Back to ward index

Stockbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 77.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −27.9 pts Valid ballots 1,345

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1O'Keeffe L.Labour Party1,04877.9%Elected
2Ryan P.W.Green Party29722.1%

Electorate 8,343 · Ballots cast 1,345 · EC ward code E05010946 · Back to ward index

Northwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 78.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −28.0 pts Valid ballots 1,638

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Connor E.Labour Party1,27878.0%Elected
2Connor L.P.Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition23814.5%
3Rigby L.G.Liberal Democrats1227.4%

Electorate 8,942 · Ballots cast 1,638 · EC ward code E05010938 · Back to ward index