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Pendle 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

17 ward races

39 seats

33 elected below the proportional quota

84.6% 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 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 39 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	50,137	47.6%	22	56.4%	19	48.7%	+3
Labour Party	33,131	31.5%	12	30.8%	13	33.3%	-1
Liberal Democrats	20,107	19.1%	5	12.8%	7	17.9%	-2
Green Party	1,356	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	549	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	105,280	100.0%	39	100.0%	39	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.

Pendle Rural · 2 seats · won at 23.6% · +9.8 pts below quota
Waterside & Horsfield · 3 seats · won at 15.2% · +9.8 pts below quota
Bradley · 3 seats · won at 15.4% · +9.6 pts below quota
Barnoldswick · 3 seats · won at 16.7% · +8.3 pts below quota
Earby & Coates · 3 seats · won at 17.2% · +7.8 pts below quota
Barrowford & Pendleside · 3 seats · won at 17.4% · +7.6 pts below quota
Marsden & Southfield · 3 seats · won at 18.0% · +7.0 pts below quota
Vivary Bridge · 3 seats · won at 18.1% · +6.9 pts below quota
Brierfield East & Clover Hill · 3 seats · won at 18.2% · +6.8 pts below quota
Whitefield & Walverden · 3 seats · won at 20.9% · +4.1 pts below quota
Boulsworth & Foulridge · 3 seats · won at 21.5% · +3.5 pts below quota
Brierfield West & Reedley · 2 seats · won at 32.8% · +0.6 pts below quota
Fence & Higham · 1 seat · won at 51.5% · above quota
Pendle Central · 1 seat · won at 52.9% · above quota
Pendle Hill · 1 seat · won at 55.9% · above quota
Brierfield & Nelson West · 1 seat · won at 56.4% · above quota
Nelson East · 1 seat · won at 57.3% · above quota

Race results

Pendle Rural · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 14,240

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Purcell J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,649	25.6%	Elected
2	Goulthorp M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,354	23.6%	Elected
3	Whipp D.M.B.	Liberal Democrats	3,103	21.8%
4	Whipp T.	Liberal Democrats	2,236	15.7%
5	French R.	Labour Party	1,060	7.4%
6	Wood J.V.B.	Green Party	838	5.9%

Electorate 21,459 · Ballots cast 14,240 · EC ward code E58000800 · Back to ward index

Waterside & Horsfield · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,506

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sutcliffe A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	813	18.0%	Elected
2	Lord D.E.	Liberal Democrats	780	17.3%	Elected
3	Harrison D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	687	15.2%	Elected
4	Nixon J.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	672	14.9%
5	Mann A.R.	Liberal Democrats	661	14.7%
6	Wildman B.	Liberal Democrats	525	11.7%
7	Iqbal M.	Labour Party	319	7.1%
8	McBeth C.I.	Independent	49	1.1%

Electorate 5,653 · Ballots cast 4,506 · EC ward code E05013210 · Back to ward index

Bradley · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,175

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Iqbal M.	Labour Party	1,665	18.1%	Elected
2	Aslam M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,625	17.7%	Elected
3	Sakib M.	Labour Party	1,416	15.4%	Elected
4	Kaleem M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,381	15.1%
5	Mahmood H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,375	15.0%
6	Khan S.	Labour Party	1,307	14.2%
7	Clamp D.R.	Liberal Democrats	205	2.2%
8	Hoyle J.M.	Liberal Democrats	201	2.2%

Electorate 6,330 · Ballots cast 9,175 · EC ward code E05013203 · Back to ward index

Barnoldswick · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,853

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whipp T.	Liberal Democrats	1,138	19.4%	Elected
2	Purcell J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	999	17.1%	Elected
3	Adams M.	Liberal Democrats	980	16.7%	Elected
4	Purcell H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	856	14.6%
5	Mills J.M.	Liberal Democrats	838	14.3%
6	Goulthorp C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	699	11.9%
7	Clouston E.	Labour Party	343	5.9%

Electorate 6,740 · Ballots cast 5,853 · EC ward code E05013200 · Back to ward index

Earby & Coates · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,314

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Carroll R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,166	18.5%	Elected
2	Goulthorp M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,111	17.6%	Elected
3	Whipp D.M.B.	Liberal Democrats	1,085	17.2%	Elected
4	Carter C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,043	16.5%
5	Land S.L.	Liberal Democrats	794	12.6%
6	Hartley K.	Liberal Democrats	764	12.1%
7	French R.	Labour Party	351	5.6%

Electorate 6,611 · Ballots cast 6,314 · EC ward code E05013206 · Back to ward index

Barrowford & Pendleside · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,747

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Crossley L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,668	24.7%	Elected
2	Lionti C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,516	22.5%	Elected
3	Ahmed N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,173	17.4%	Elected
4	Nike S.F.	Labour Party	615	9.1%
5	Turner K.	Independent	500	7.4%
6	Oliver R.A.	Labour Party	462	6.8%
7	Hannah-Wood P.J.	Labour Party	409	6.1%
8	Berry P.A.	Liberal Democrats	178	2.6%
9	Roach J.M.	Liberal Democrats	130	1.9%
10	Vickers K.J.	Liberal Democrats	96	1.4%

Electorate 6,022 · Ballots cast 6,747 · EC ward code E05013201 · Back to ward index

Marsden & Southfield · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +7.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,482

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Adnan M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,257	19.4%	Elected
2	McGowan N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,185	18.3%	Elected
3	Howarth K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,170	18.0%	Elected
4	Ammer M.	Labour Party	885	13.7%
5	Latif M.K.	Labour Party	849	13.1%
6	Tennant Y.M.	Labour Party	785	12.1%
7	Thornton K.I.	Liberal Democrats	120	1.9%
8	Foster D.H.	Liberal Democrats	119	1.8%
9	Church C.	Liberal Democrats	112	1.7%

Electorate 6,150 · Ballots cast 6,482 · EC ward code E05013208 · Back to ward index

Vivary Bridge · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,023

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Albin D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	744	18.5%	Elected
2	Lockwood D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	743	18.5%	Elected
3	McGladdery K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	730	18.1%	Elected
4	Clegg D.	Liberal Democrats	499	12.4%
5	Thomas M.E.	Liberal Democrats	403	10.0%
6	Thomas H.P.	Liberal Democrats	359	8.9%
7	Foat D.K.	Labour Party	276	6.9%
8	Wrigley A.M.	Labour Party	269	6.7%

Electorate 5,480 · Ballots cast 4,023 · EC ward code E05013209 · Back to ward index

Brierfield East & Clover Hill · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +6.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,585

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ashraf N.H.	Labour Party	1,581	20.8%	Elected
2	Ali Z.	Labour Party	1,389	18.3%	Elected
3	Ansar E.	Labour Party	1,381	18.2%	Elected
4	Stone M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,122	14.8%
5	Khan M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,060	14.0%
6	Munir S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	786	10.4%
7	Haigh D.J.	Liberal Democrats	266	3.5%

Electorate 6,399 · Ballots cast 7,585 · EC ward code E05013204 · Back to ward index

Whitefield & Walverden · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +4.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,593

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mahmood A.	Labour Party	1,951	22.7%	Elected
2	Ahmad F.	Labour Party	1,862	21.7%	Elected
3	Anwar T.R.	Labour Party	1,800	20.9%	Elected
4	Ahmed M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	965	11.2%
5	Mehmood A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	929	10.8%
6	Ayub I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	790	9.2%
7	Howarth P.T.	Liberal Democrats	166	1.9%
8	Marti A.I.	Green Party	130	1.5%

Electorate 6,585 · Ballots cast 8,593 · EC ward code E05013211 · Back to ward index

Boulsworth & Foulridge · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +3.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,185

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cockburn-Price S.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,498	24.2%	Elected
2	Cockburn-Price D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,362	22.0%	Elected
3	Butterworth N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,329	21.5%	Elected
4	MacDonald A.J.L.	Liberal Democrats	606	9.8%
5	Cox E.	Liberal Democrats	557	9.0%
6	Roach G.	Liberal Democrats	468	7.6%
7	Wicks S.	Labour Party	365	5.9%

Electorate 6,351 · Ballots cast 6,185 · EC ward code E05013202 · Back to ward index

Brierfield West & Reedley · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +0.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,324

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hanif M.	Labour Party	1,562	36.1%	Elected
2	Iqbal Y.	Labour Party	1,417	32.8%	Elected
3	McCormick P.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	682	15.8%
4	Akbar S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	513	11.9%
5	Land K.T.	Liberal Democrats	150	3.5%

Electorate 4,498 · Ballots cast 4,324 · EC ward code E05013205 · Back to ward index

Fence & Higham · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.5 pts Valid ballots 990

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Newman B.	Liberal Democrats	510	51.5%	Elected
2	Hartley C.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	480	48.5%

Electorate 1,975 · Ballots cast 990 · EC ward code E05013207 · Back to ward index

Pendle Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.9 pts Valid ballots 3,347

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sutcliffe A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,772	52.9%	Elected
2	Lord D.E.	Liberal Democrats	1,005	30.0%
3	Tennant Y.M.	Labour Party	570	17.0%

Electorate 11,028 · Ballots cast 3,347 · EC ward code E58000798 · Back to ward index

Pendle Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.9 pts Valid ballots 5,180

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hartley C.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,896	55.9%	Elected
2	Hannah-Wood P.J.	Labour Party	1,577	30.4%
3	Newman B.	Liberal Democrats	707	13.6%

Electorate 11,437 · Ballots cast 5,180 · EC ward code E58000799 · Back to ward index

Brierfield & Nelson West · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.4 pts Valid ballots 6,936

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Iqbal M.	Labour Party	3,914	56.4%	Elected
2	Aslam M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,638	38.0%
3	Marti A.I.	Green Party	210	3.0%
4	Thomas M.E.	Liberal Democrats	174	2.5%

Electorate 12,612 · Ballots cast 6,936 · EC ward code E58000754 · Back to ward index

Nelson East · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.3 pts Valid ballots 4,800

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ali A.	Labour Party	2,751	57.3%	Elected
2	Mitchell A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,699	35.4%
3	Bell F.	Green Party	178	3.7%
4	Thornton K.I.	Liberal Democrats	172	3.6%

Electorate 12,255 · Ballots cast 4,800 · EC ward code E58000794 · Back to ward index