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Rochford 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

18 ward races

20 seats

15 elected below the proportional quota

75.0% 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 18 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 20 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	21,598	44.3%	12	60.0%	9	45.0%	+3
Liberal Democrats	7,438	15.3%	2	10.0%	3	15.0%	-1
RES	7,271	14.9%	4	20.0%	3	15.0%	+1
Labour Party	5,667	11.6%	0	0.0%	2	10.0%	-2
RDR	4,447	9.1%	1	5.0%	2	10.0%	-1
Independent	2,222	4.6%	1	5.0%	1	5.0%	0
Green Party	109	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	48,752	100.0%	20	100.0%	20	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.

Wheatley · 1 seat · won at 33.2% · +16.8 pts below quota
Hullbridge · 2 seats · won at 21.6% · +11.7 pts below quota
Rochford North · 1 seat · won at 40.0% · +10.0 pts below quota
Hockley & Ashington · 2 seats · won at 26.0% · +7.3 pts below quota
Lodge · 1 seat · won at 44.4% · +5.6 pts below quota
Trinity · 1 seat · won at 45.1% · +4.9 pts below quota
Rayleigh North · 1 seat · won at 45.1% · +4.9 pts below quota
Roche North & Rural · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · +4.5 pts below quota
Hawkwell East · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · +4.4 pts below quota
Hockley · 1 seat · won at 45.8% · +4.2 pts below quota
Sweyne Park & Grange · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · +3.4 pts below quota
Roche South · 1 seat · won at 47.2% · +2.8 pts below quota
Rayleigh South · 1 seat · won at 48.4% · +1.6 pts below quota
Hawkwell West · 1 seat · won at 49.9% · +0.1 pts below quota
Rochford West · 1 seat · won at 53.6% · above quota
Downhall & Rawreth · 1 seat · won at 61.9% · above quota
Rochford South · 1 seat · won at 63.5% · above quota
Foulness & The Wakerings · 1 seat · won at 67.5% · above quota

Race results

Wheatley · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,946

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lawmon J.L.	Independent	647	33.2%	Elected
2	Linden R.C.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	626	32.2%
3	Tellis S.R.	Liberal Democrats	517	26.6%
4	Archer C.M.	Labour Party	156	8.0%

Electorate 5,094 · Ballots cast 1,946 · EC ward code E05010856 · Back to ward index

Hullbridge · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,647

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hoy M.	RES	1,448	39.7%	Elected
2	Knight T.D.	RES	788	21.6%	Elected
3	Marriott A.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	566	15.5%
4	Marsden-Carleton B.J.T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	510	14.0%
5	Agius C.J.	Labour Party	225	6.2%
6	Bodimeade D.D.	Labour Party	110	3.0%

Electorate 5,532 · Ballots cast 3,647 · EC ward code E05010850 · Back to ward index

Rochford North · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,642

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shaw L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,858	40.0%	Elected
2	Eves A.H.	RDR	1,683	36.3%
3	Ioannou G.J.	Independent	645	13.9%
4	Flack D.F.L.	Labour Party	456	9.8%

Electorate 13,574 · Ballots cast 4,642 · EC ward code E58000451 · Back to ward index

Hockley & Ashington · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,144

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Constable R.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	826	26.3%	Elected
2	Weston C.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	819	26.0%	Elected
3	Mason E.O.K.	RES	616	19.6%
4	Catchpole D.H.	Independent	456	14.5%
5	Lench D.J.M.	Labour Party	169	5.4%
6	Gardner R.J.	Liberal Democrats	131	4.2%
7	Williams V.	Labour Party	127	4.0%

Electorate 5,245 · Ballots cast 3,144 · EC ward code E05010849 · Back to ward index

Lodge · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,859

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Milne R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	826	44.4%	Elected
2	Lambourne R.	RES	805	43.3%
3	Corbett I.K.	Labour Party	228	12.3%

Electorate 5,282 · Ballots cast 1,859 · EC ward code E05010851 · Back to ward index

Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,200

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sperring D.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	992	45.1%	Elected
2	Quintana Santana M.A.	Liberal Democrats	967	44.0%
3	Cooper S.	Labour Party	241	11.0%

Electorate 5,486 · Ballots cast 2,200 · EC ward code E05010855 · Back to ward index

Rayleigh North · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,893

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cannell C.C.	Liberal Democrats	2,209	45.1%	Elected
2	Smith S.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,151	44.0%
3	Cooper S.	Labour Party	533	10.9%

Electorate 13,190 · Ballots cast 4,893 · EC ward code E58000449 · Back to ward index

Roche North & Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,489

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Foster I.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	677	45.5%	Elected
2	Ioannou G.J.	Independent	474	31.8%
3	Flack D.F.L.	Labour Party	241	16.2%
4	Irlam D.	Liberal Democrats	97	6.5%

Electorate 5,112 · Ballots cast 1,489 · EC ward code E05010852 · Back to ward index

Hawkwell East · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,609

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Butcher L.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	734	45.6%	Elected
2	Hinde S.W.	RES	697	43.3%
3	Rowton D.M.	Labour Party	178	11.1%

Electorate 4,810 · Ballots cast 1,609 · EC ward code E05010846 · Back to ward index

Hockley · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,865

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gadsdon E.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	854	45.8%	Elected
2	Mason J.R.F.	RES	828	44.4%
3	Rooke I.J.	Labour Party	183	9.8%

Electorate 5,172 · Ballots cast 1,865 · EC ward code E05010848 · Back to ward index

Sweyne Park & Grange · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,653

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Newport L.J.	RES	771	46.6%	Elected
2	Belton D.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	696	42.1%
3	Hedges J.R.	Labour Party	186	11.3%

Electorate 5,061 · Ballots cast 1,653 · EC ward code E05010854 · Back to ward index

Roche South · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,356

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gooding J.N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	640	47.2%	Elected
2	Capon P.	RES	420	31.0%
3	Khan N.R.	Labour Party	221	16.3%
4	Brown D.H.	Liberal Democrats	75	5.5%

Electorate 4,764 · Ballots cast 1,356 · EC ward code E05010853 · Back to ward index

Rayleigh South · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,462

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lumley J.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,160	48.4%	Elected
2	Newport J.E.	Liberal Democrats	1,741	39.0%
3	Agius C.	Labour Party	561	12.6%

Electorate 12,880 · Ballots cast 4,462 · EC ward code E58000450 · Back to ward index

Hawkwell West · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,798

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mason C.M.	RES	898	49.9%	Elected
2	Hall J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	765	42.5%
3	Lewis J.	Labour Party	135	7.5%

Electorate 5,113 · Ballots cast 1,798 · EC ward code E05010847 · Back to ward index

Rochford West · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.6 pts Valid ballots 5,152

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hoy M.	RDR	2,764	53.6%	Elected
2	Weston C.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,955	37.9%
3	Rooke I.J.	Labour Party	433	8.4%

Electorate 14,247 · Ballots cast 5,152 · EC ward code E58000453 · Back to ward index

Downhall & Rawreth · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.9 pts Valid ballots 1,718

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cannell C.C.	Liberal Democrats	1,064	61.9%	Elected
2	Weaver P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	504	29.3%
3	Cain S.	Labour Party	150	8.7%

Electorate 5,147 · Ballots cast 1,718 · EC ward code E05010844 · Back to ward index

Rochford South · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.5 pts Valid ballots 3,755

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Steptoe M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,384	63.5%	Elected
2	Richards P.	Labour Party	814	21.7%
3	Taylor D.K.	Liberal Democrats	557	14.8%

Electorate 13,504 · Ballots cast 3,755 · EC ward code E58000452 · Back to ward index

Foulness & The Wakerings · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.5 pts Valid ballots 1,564

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Myers G.W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,055	67.5%	Elected
2	Winiberg J.	Labour Party	320	20.5%
3	Shorney C.	Green Party	109	7.0%
4	Allen J.J.	Liberal Democrats	80	5.1%

Electorate 5,577 · Ballots cast 1,564 · EC ward code E05010845 · Back to ward index