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Rochford 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

13 ward races

13 seats

7 elected below the proportional quota

53.8% 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 13 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	8,028	38.4%	5	38.5%	6	46.2%	-1
RES	4,399	21.0%	4	30.8%	3	23.1%	+1
Liberal Democrats	3,702	17.7%	3	23.1%	2	15.4%	+1
Labour Party	3,051	14.6%	0	0.0%	2	15.4%	-2
Green Party	1,013	4.8%	1	7.7%	0	0.0%	+1
Independent	437	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ND	275	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	20,905	100.0%	13	100.0%	13	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.

Hockley & Ashingdon · 1 seat · won at 37.7% · +12.3 pts below quota
Wheatley · 1 seat · won at 39.4% · +10.6 pts below quota
Hawkwell East · 1 seat · won at 41.6% · +8.4 pts below quota
Roche South · 1 seat · won at 43.7% · +6.3 pts below quota
Roche North & Rural · 1 seat · won at 44.6% · +5.4 pts below quota
Lodge · 1 seat · won at 47.4% · +2.6 pts below quota
Hawkwell West · 1 seat · won at 49.6% · +0.4 pts below quota
Sweyne Park & Grange · 1 seat · won at 53.5% · above quota
Hullbridge · 1 seat · won at 54.1% · above quota
Hockley · 1 seat · won at 54.2% · above quota
Trinity · 1 seat · won at 60.6% · above quota
Downhall & Rawreth · 1 seat · won at 66.9% · above quota
Foulness & The Wakerings · 1 seat · won at 73.3% · above quota

Race results

Hockley & Ashingdon · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,670

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Belton D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	629	37.7%	Elected
2	Gardner R.	Liberal Democrats	315	18.9%
3	Mason E.	RES	285	17.1%
4	Weston C.	ND	275	16.5%
5	Griffiths J.	Labour Party	166	9.9%

Electorate 5,204 · Ballots cast 1,670 · EC ward code E05010849 · Back to ward index

Wheatley · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,845

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cross A.	Liberal Democrats	727	39.4%	Elected
2	Linden R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	525	28.5%
3	Burton J.	Independent	437	23.7%
4	Lench D.	Labour Party	156	8.5%

Electorate 5,049 · Ballots cast 1,845 · EC ward code E05010856 · Back to ward index

Hawkwell East · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,432

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Squires-Coleman D.	RES	596	41.6%	Elected
2	Shaw P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	552	38.5%
3	Ridley H.	Labour Party	284	19.8%

Electorate 4,794 · Ballots cast 1,432 · EC ward code E05010846 · Back to ward index

Roche South · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,260

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Steptoe M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	551	43.7%	Elected
2	Miles D.	RES	403	32.0%
3	Williams V.	Labour Party	306	24.3%

Electorate 4,825 · Ballots cast 1,260 · EC ward code E05010853 · Back to ward index

Roche North & Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,397

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shaw L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	623	44.6%	Elected
2	Ioannou G.	Liberal Democrats	463	33.1%
3	Bodimeade D.	Labour Party	311	22.3%

Electorate 5,087 · Ballots cast 1,397 · EC ward code E05010852 · Back to ward index

Lodge · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,712

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lambourne R.	RES	811	47.4%	Elected
2	Smith S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	690	40.3%
3	Ridley L.	Labour Party	211	12.3%

Electorate 5,214 · Ballots cast 1,712 · EC ward code E05010851 · Back to ward index

Hawkwell West · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,686

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gooding J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	837	49.6%	Elected
2	Styles A.	RES	658	39.0%
3	Ryan T.	Labour Party	191	11.3%

Electorate 5,009 · Ballots cast 1,686 · EC ward code E05010847 · Back to ward index

Sweyne Park & Grange · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.5 pts Valid ballots 1,438

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson V.	RES	769	53.5%	Elected
2	Jacobs J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	408	28.4%
3	Archer C.	Labour Party	261	18.2%

Electorate 5,023 · Ballots cast 1,438 · EC ward code E05010854 · Back to ward index

Hullbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.1 pts Valid ballots 1,871

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson S.	Green Party	1,013	54.1%	Elected
2	Peters S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	593	31.7%
3	Agius C.	Labour Party	265	14.2%

Electorate 5,631 · Ballots cast 1,871 · EC ward code E05010850 · Back to ward index

Hockley · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.2 pts Valid ballots 1,619

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mason J.	RES	877	54.2%	Elected
2	Fairbairn R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	529	32.7%
3	Rooke I.	Labour Party	213	13.2%

Electorate 5,127 · Ballots cast 1,619 · EC ward code E05010848 · Back to ward index

Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.6 pts Valid ballots 2,015

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sharp D.	Liberal Democrats	1,222	60.6%	Elected
2	Dray R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	637	31.6%
3	Cooper S.	Labour Party	156	7.7%

Electorate 5,463 · Ballots cast 2,015 · EC ward code E05010855 · Back to ward index

Downhall & Rawreth · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.9 pts Valid ballots 1,457

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stanley C.	Liberal Democrats	975	66.9%	Elected
2	Podd K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	352	24.2%
3	Hedges J.	Labour Party	130	8.9%

Electorate 5,281 · Ballots cast 1,457 · EC ward code E05010844 · Back to ward index

Foulness & The Wakerings · single-seat

Marginal winner 73.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −23.3 pts Valid ballots 1,503

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McPherson J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,102	73.3%	Elected
2	Hannan P.	Labour Party	401	26.7%

Electorate 5,665 · Ballots cast 1,503 · EC ward code E05010845 · Back to ward index