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Redditch 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

13 ward races
17 seats
10 elected below the proportional quota
58.8% 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 13 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
Conservative and Unionist Party29,37854.3%17100.0%1058.8%+7
Labour Party16,56230.6%00.0%529.4%-5
Green Party3,5986.7%00.0%15.9%-1
Liberal Democrats3,2596.0%00.0%15.9%-1
Independent1,3042.4%00.0%00.0%0
Total54,101100.0%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

Arrow Valley East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,064

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dormer M.V.Conservative and Unionist Party2,54525.3%Elected
2Monk J.Conservative and Unionist Party2,34823.3%Elected
3Baker J.T.G.Labour Party1,51115.0%
4King W.Labour Party1,24812.4%
5Brunner J.A.Independent8208.1%
6Tomes M.A.W.Liberal Democrats4604.6%
7Armstrong I.M.Independent3283.3%
8Thompson A.D.M.Liberal Democrats3133.1%
9Lees V.J.Green Party2852.8%
10Venable S.E.J.Green Party2062.0%

Electorate 16,611 · Ballots cast 10,064 · EC ward code E58001670 · Back to ward index

Arrow Valley West · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,116

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Evans A.O.Conservative and Unionist Party2,19327.0%Elected
2Marshall E.D.Conservative and Unionist Party1,96324.2%Elected
3Fry A.Labour Party1,63320.1%
4Harvey S.E.Labour Party1,30916.1%
5Hemming G.Green Party3093.8%
6Thomas D.E.Liberal Democrats2493.1%
7Sergent S.Green Party2372.9%
8Gee D.H.Liberal Democrats2232.7%

Electorate 15,608 · Ballots cast 8,116 · EC ward code E58001671 · Back to ward index

Redditch North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,503

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Akbar S.Conservative and Unionist Party2,62527.6%Elected
2Clayton B.F.Conservative and Unionist Party2,38825.1%Elected
3Chance D.J.Labour Party1,78918.8%
4Lunn R.C.Labour Party1,51515.9%
5Theobald G.C.Green Party3713.9%
6Waugh A.D.Green Party3283.5%
7Pitt A.Liberal Democrats2602.7%
8Webster I.D.Liberal Democrats2272.4%

Electorate 15,838 · Ballots cast 9,503 · EC ward code E58001704 · Back to ward index

Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,549

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Altaf I.Conservative and Unionist Party70245.3%Elected
2Chance G.P.Labour Party65742.4%
3Lees V.J.Green Party1097.0%
4Gee D.H.Liberal Democrats815.2%

Electorate 4,494 · Ballots cast 1,549 · EC ward code E05007871 · Back to ward index

Redditch South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +3.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,303

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rouse M.T.Conservative and Unionist Party3,22031.3%Elected
2Warhurst C.Conservative and Unionist Party3,04229.5%Elected
3Berry P.S.Labour Party1,32512.9%
4Fry M.M.Labour Party1,20611.7%
5Davies C.M.Green Party5535.4%
6Room L.J.Green Party3433.3%
7Gee P.A.Liberal Democrats3213.1%
8Marsh J.M.Liberal Democrats2932.8%

Electorate 15,779 · Ballots cast 10,303 · EC ward code E58001705 · Back to ward index

Church Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,889

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ashley K.A.Conservative and Unionist Party90748.0%Elected
2Hartnett W.P.A.Labour Party56529.9%
3Tomes M.A.W.Liberal Democrats33417.7%
4Sergent S.A.R.Green Party834.4%

Electorate 5,887 · Ballots cast 1,889 · EC ward code E05007872 · Back to ward index

Lodge Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.3 pts Valid ballots 1,176

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Pearman T.Conservative and Unionist Party59150.3%Elected
2Kane J.C.Labour Party48741.4%
3Hudson C.J.Green Party655.5%
4Webster I.D.Liberal Democrats332.8%

Electorate 3,811 · Ballots cast 1,176 · EC ward code E05007876 · Back to ward index

Matchborough · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.8 pts Valid ballots 1,540

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Fogg A.P.Conservative and Unionist Party81352.8%Elected
2Bevan A.Labour Party53534.7%
3Nicoll C.S.Green Party1097.1%
4Thompson A.D.M.Liberal Democrats835.4%

Electorate 4,533 · Ballots cast 1,540 · EC ward code E05007877 · Back to ward index

Greenlands · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.1 pts Valid ballots 1,767

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Marshall E.D.Conservative and Unionist Party95654.1%Elected
2Baker J.T.G.Labour Party64936.7%
3Pitt A.Liberal Democrats824.6%
4White R.E.Green Party804.5%

Electorate 6,810 · Ballots cast 1,767 · EC ward code E05007874 · Back to ward index

Batchley & Brockhill · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.4 pts Valid ballots 1,974

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Harrison L.R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,15258.4%Elected
2Berry P.Labour Party68234.5%
3Room L.J.Green Party1407.1%

Electorate 6,471 · Ballots cast 1,974 · EC ward code E05007870 · Back to ward index

Winyates · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 2,086

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Court L.R.J.Conservative and Unionist Party1,23059.0%Elected
2Harvey S.E.Labour Party51624.7%
3Armstrong I.M.Independent1567.5%
4Hemming G.L.Green Party1055.0%
5Gee P.A.Liberal Democrats793.8%

Electorate 6,191 · Ballots cast 2,086 · EC ward code E05007879 · Back to ward index

Headless Cross & Oakenshaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.9 pts Valid ballots 2,282

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Evans A.O.Conservative and Unionist Party1,43662.9%Elected
2King L.M.Labour Party55324.2%
3Waugh A.D.Green Party1637.1%
4Marsh J.M.Liberal Democrats1305.7%

Electorate 6,539 · Ballots cast 2,282 · EC ward code E05007875 · Back to ward index

West · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.4 pts Valid ballots 1,852

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Dormer M.V.Conservative and Unionist Party1,26768.4%Elected
2Fry M.M.Labour Party38220.6%
3Venables S.E.J.Green Party1126.0%
4Thomas D.E.Liberal Democrats914.9%

Electorate 4,873 · Ballots cast 1,852 · EC ward code E05007878 · Back to ward index