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Plymouth 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

19 ward races

19 seats

6 elected below the proportional quota

31.6% 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 19 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 19 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
Labour Party	26,561	43.6%	11	57.9%	9	47.4%	+2
Conservative and Unionist Party	23,055	37.8%	7	36.8%	8	42.1%	-1
Green Party	4,393	7.2%	1	5.3%	1	5.3%	0
Independent	3,310	5.4%	0	0.0%	1	5.3%	-1
Liberal Democrats	2,545	4.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	626	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
CFP	382	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Heritage Party	92	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	60,964	100.0%	19	100.0%	19	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.

Budshead · 1 seat · won at 35.7% · +14.3 pts below quota
Southway · 1 seat · won at 36.8% · +13.2 pts below quota
Compton · 1 seat · won at 40.6% · +9.4 pts below quota
St. Budeaux · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Drake · 1 seat · won at 48.4% · +1.6 pts below quota
Plymstock Dunstone · 1 seat · won at 49.1% · +0.9 pts below quota
Eggbuckland · 1 seat · won at 50.3% · above quota
Plymstock Radford · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
Moor View · 1 seat · won at 54.0% · above quota
Devonport · 1 seat · won at 55.2% · above quota
Ham · 1 seat · won at 55.2% · above quota
Peverell · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
St. Peter & the Waterfront · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
Sutton & Mount Gould · 1 seat · won at 57.1% · above quota
Honicknowle · 1 seat · won at 57.2% · above quota
Plympton Chaddlewood · 1 seat · won at 57.7% · above quota
Stoke · 1 seat · won at 58.8% · above quota
Efford & Lipson · 1 seat · won at 60.6% · above quota
Plympton St. Mary · 1 seat · won at 63.0% · above quota

Race results

Budshead · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,069

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Finn L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,097	35.7%	Elected
2	Downie D.	Independent	956	31.2%
3	Saxby I.	Labour Party	866	28.2%
4	Mackenzie C.	Liberal Democrats	150	4.9%

Electorate 9,855 · Ballots cast 3,069 · EC ward code E05002078 · Back to ward index

Southway · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,135

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lugger A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,153	36.8%	Elected
2	Marley D.	Labour Party	1,140	36.4%
3	Quick E.	Independent	626	20.0%
4	Smart F.	Green Party	155	4.9%
5	Davy B.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	61	1.9%

Electorate 10,145 · Ballots cast 3,135 · EC ward code E05002095 · Back to ward index

Compton · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,521

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tippetts D.	Labour Party	1,431	40.6%	Elected
2	Leaves M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,327	37.7%
3	Bray R.	Liberal Democrats	308	8.7%
4	Melling Flavell E.	Green Party	273	7.8%
5	Bamping D.	Independent	156	4.4%
6	Buckley N.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	26	0.7%

Electorate 9,433 · Ballots cast 3,521 · EC ward code E05002079 · Back to ward index

St. Budeaux · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,679

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Haydon S.	Labour Party	1,262	47.1%	Elected
2	Duffield A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,065	39.8%
3	Deans T.	Independent	190	7.1%
4	Alderton L.	Green Party	162	6.0%

Electorate 9,540 · Ballots cast 2,679 · EC ward code E05002093 · Back to ward index

Drake · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,972

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Holloway C.	Labour Party	955	48.4%	Elected
2	Ricketts S.	Independent	891	45.2%
3	Farr-Semmens R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	67	3.4%
4	Ball F.	Liberal Democrats	33	1.7%
5	Hey S.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	26	1.3%

Electorate 6,058 · Ballots cast 1,972 · EC ward code E05002081 · Back to ward index

Plymstock Dunstone · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,880

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pengelly V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,907	49.1%	Elected
2	Stephens J.	Labour Party	1,540	39.7%
3	McManus K.	Liberal Democrats	243	6.3%
4	Hartkopf F.	Green Party	190	4.9%

Electorate 10,108 · Ballots cast 3,880 · EC ward code E05002091 · Back to ward index

Eggbuckland · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.3 pts Valid ballots 3,341

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tofan C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,679	50.3%	Elected
2	Rees F.	Labour Party	1,133	33.9%
3	Draper D.	Liberal Democrats	529	15.8%

Electorate 10,190 · Ballots cast 3,341 · EC ward code E05002083 · Back to ward index

Plymstock Radford · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.3 pts Valid ballots 3,929

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,055	52.3%	Elected
2	Davies J.	Labour Party	1,022	26.0%
3	Stoneman N.	Independent	339	8.6%
4	Driver B.	Green Party	294	7.5%
5	Plumley R.	Liberal Democrats	219	5.6%

Electorate 11,226 · Ballots cast 3,929 · EC ward code E05002092 · Back to ward index

Moor View · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.0 pts Valid ballots 3,572

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bridgeman M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,929	54.0%	Elected
2	Noble W.	Labour Party	1,303	36.5%
3	Spencer J.	Liberal Democrats	158	4.4%
4	Ellwood J.	Green Party	143	4.0%
5	Notman E.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	39	1.1%

Electorate 10,300 · Ballots cast 3,572 · EC ward code E05002086 · Back to ward index

Devonport · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.2 pts Valid ballots 2,959

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stevens B.	Labour Party	1,633	55.2%	Elected
2	Lewis K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	828	28.0%
3	Pilkington K.	CFP	193	6.5%
4	Pratt A.	Green Party	152	5.1%
5	Hall J.	Liberal Democrats	108	3.6%
6	Duncan L.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	45	1.5%

Electorate 11,283 · Ballots cast 2,959 · EC ward code E05002080 · Back to ward index

Ham · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.2 pts Valid ballots 3,069

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Tuohy T.	Labour Party	1,695	55.2%	Elected
2	Hosking S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,064	34.7%
3	Bennett C.	Green Party	252	8.2%
4	White A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	58	1.9%

Electorate 10,507 · Ballots cast 3,069 · EC ward code E05002084 · Back to ward index

Peverell · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.0 pts Valid ballots 4,553

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Goslin J.	Labour Party	2,549	56.0%	Elected
2	Lever T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,520	33.4%
3	Casley N.	Green Party	249	5.5%
4	Davarian-Dehsorkhe S.	Liberal Democrats	143	3.1%
5	Toolan B.	Heritage Party	92	2.0%

Electorate 10,232 · Ballots cast 4,553 · EC ward code E05002087 · Back to ward index

St. Peter & the Waterfront · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.1 pts Valid ballots 3,545

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McDonald S.	Labour Party	1,990	56.1%	Elected
2	Hill J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,049	29.6%
3	Janes H.	Liberal Democrats	211	6.0%
4	Bowles D.	CFP	189	5.3%
5	Aldred R.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	106	3.0%

Electorate 12,478 · Ballots cast 3,545 · EC ward code E05002094 · Back to ward index

Sutton & Mount Gould · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.1 pts Valid ballots 3,049

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Aspinall M.	Labour Party	1,740	57.1%	Elected
2	Stickland G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	750	24.6%
3	Kewish M.	Green Party	225	7.4%
4	Sivasothy T.	Independent	152	5.0%
5	Bonar S.	Liberal Democrats	129	4.2%
6	Moore D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	53	1.7%

Electorate 9,901 · Ballots cast 3,049 · EC ward code E05002097 · Back to ward index

Honicknowle · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.2 pts Valid ballots 2,810

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Reilly Z.	Labour Party	1,608	57.2%	Elected
2	Boadella M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,003	35.7%
3	Osborn B.	Green Party	199	7.1%

Electorate 10,404 · Ballots cast 2,810 · EC ward code E05002085 · Back to ward index

Plympton Chaddlewood · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.7 pts Valid ballots 2,206

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Poyser I.	Green Party	1,273	57.7%	Elected
2	Jordan G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	770	34.9%
3	Cuddihee C.	Labour Party	163	7.4%

Electorate 6,183 · Ballots cast 2,206 · EC ward code E05002088 · Back to ward index

Stoke · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.8 pts Valid ballots 3,347

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Briars-Delve T.	Labour Party	1,968	58.8%	Elected
2	Riviere M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	906	27.1%
3	Ireland N.	Green Party	238	7.1%
4	Spencer J.	Liberal Democrats	179	5.3%
5	Brookson n.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	56	1.7%

Electorate 10,057 · Ballots cast 3,347 · EC ward code E05002096 · Back to ward index

Efford & Lipson · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.6 pts Valid ballots 2,921

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hendy N.	Labour Party	1,770	60.6%	Elected
2	Black G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	740	25.3%
3	Bushell P.	Green Party	211	7.2%
4	Primmer A.	Liberal Democrats	135	4.6%
5	Whitear M.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	65	2.2%

Electorate 10,027 · Ballots cast 2,921 · EC ward code E05002082 · Back to ward index

Plympton St. Mary · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.0 pts Valid ballots 3,407

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Darcy I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,146	63.0%	Elected
2	McNamara P.	Labour Party	793	23.3%
3	Mackay L.	Green Party	377	11.1%
4	Frost A.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	91	2.7%

Electorate 10,139 · Ballots cast 3,407 · EC ward code E05002090 · Back to ward index