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North Kesteven 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

11 ward races

11 seats

1 elected below the proportional quota

9.1% 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	17,653	61.1%	10	90.9%	7	63.6%	+3
Labour Party	4,650	16.1%	0	0.0%	2	18.2%	-2
LINCS IND	4,589	15.9%	1	9.1%	2	18.2%	-1
Independent	1,050	3.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Liberal Democrats	710	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	195	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
The Liberal Party	50	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	28,897	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.

Sleaford · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · +4.4 pts below quota
Potterhanworth & Coleby · 1 seat · won at 50.4% · above quota
Bassingham & Welbourn · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
Sleaford Rural · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
Metheringham Rural · 1 seat · won at 62.7% · above quota
Eagle & Hykeham West · 1 seat · won at 63.8% · above quota
Waddington And Hykeham East · 1 seat · won at 63.9% · above quota
Washingborough · 1 seat · won at 65.5% · above quota
Hykeham Forum · 1 seat · won at 72.6% · above quota
Ruskington · 1 seat · won at 79.7% · above quota
Heckington · 1 seat · won at 81.5% · above quota

Race results

Sleaford · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,330

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Allan M.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,062	45.6%	Elected
2	Edwards-Shea P.A.	Labour Party	475	20.4%
3	Oates R.A.	LINCS IND	402	17.3%
4	Lorimer H.K.	Independent	190	8.2%
5	Hislop S.E.	Liberal Democrats	105	4.5%
6	Hunt E.	Independent	58	2.5%
7	Greetham R.C.	Independent	38	1.6%

Electorate 8,850 · Ballots cast 2,330 · EC ward code E58000939 · Back to ward index

Potterhanworth & Coleby · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.4 pts Valid ballots 2,991

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Carrington I.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,508	50.4%	Elected
2	Lundgren P.C.	LINCS IND	926	31.0%
3	Edwards-Shea L.	Labour Party	431	14.4%
4	Chapman S.J.	Liberal Democrats	126	4.2%

Electorate 8,423 · Ballots cast 2,991 · EC ward code E58000932 · Back to ward index

Bassingham & Welbourn · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.4 pts Valid ballots 3,299

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Overton M.J.	LINCS IND	1,828	55.4%	Elected
2	Eckert R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,152	34.9%
3	Townsend V.	Labour Party	319	9.7%

Electorate 9,421 · Ballots cast 3,299 · EC ward code E58000888 · Back to ward index

Sleaford Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.4 pts Valid ballots 2,512

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hagues A.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,392	55.4%	Elected
2	Suiter D.	LINCS IND	382	15.2%
3	Mason S.	Independent	356	14.2%
4	White K.R.	Labour Party	268	10.7%
5	Smith I.B.	Liberal Democrats	114	4.5%

Electorate 7,911 · Ballots cast 2,512 · EC ward code E58000940 · Back to ward index

Metheringham Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.7 pts Valid ballots 2,447

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kendrick R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,534	62.7%	Elected
2	Byatt N.	LINCS IND	573	23.4%
3	Bissitt C.	Labour Party	340	13.9%

Electorate 7,545 · Ballots cast 2,447 · EC ward code E58000928 · Back to ward index

Eagle & Hykeham West · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.8 pts Valid ballots 2,508

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thompson M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,600	63.8%	Elected
2	Dillon N.	Independent	408	16.3%
3	Watt C.J.	Labour Party	362	14.4%
4	Broadley I.	Liberal Democrats	138	5.5%

Electorate 8,534 · Ballots cast 2,508 · EC ward code E58000904 · Back to ward index

Waddington And Hykeham East · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.9 pts Valid ballots 2,235

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dyer T.J.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,428	63.9%	Elected
2	Parker S.	Labour Party	393	17.6%
3	Lord J.A.	LINCS IND	273	12.2%
4	Byron C.N.A.	Liberal Democrats	141	6.3%

Electorate 7,969 · Ballots cast 2,235 · EC ward code E58000951 · Back to ward index

Washingborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.5 pts Valid ballots 2,490

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cawrey L.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,632	65.5%	Elected
2	Hewson G.T.	Labour Party	322	12.9%
3	Lundgren G.P.	LINCS IND	205	8.2%
4	Crawshaw T.	Green Party	195	7.8%
5	Catton D.E.	Liberal Democrats	86	3.5%
6	Blackmore J.A.	The Liberal Party	50	2.0%

Electorate 7,863 · Ballots cast 2,490 · EC ward code E58000953 · Back to ward index

Hykeham Forum · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.6 pts Valid ballots 2,196

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Roe S.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,595	72.6%	Elected
2	Rodgerson C.J.	Labour Party	601	27.4%

Electorate 7,755 · Ballots cast 2,196 · EC ward code E58000921 · Back to ward index

Ruskington · single-seat

Marginal winner 79.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −29.7 pts Valid ballots 2,765

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wright R.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,203	79.7%	Elected
2	Lowndes L.M.	Labour Party	562	20.3%

Electorate 8,339 · Ballots cast 2,765 · EC ward code E58000933 · Back to ward index

Heckington · single-seat

Marginal winner 81.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −31.5 pts Valid ballots 3,124

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Key A.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,547	81.5%	Elected
2	Peacock J.H.	Labour Party	577	18.5%

Electorate 9,429 · Ballots cast 3,124 · EC ward code E58000916 · Back to ward index