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Rochford 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

13 ward races

13 seats

5 elected below the proportional quota

38.5% 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	6,393	31.9%	5	38.5%	5	38.5%	0
Liberal Democrats	5,002	25.0%	4	30.8%	3	23.1%	+1
Labour Party	2,891	14.4%	0	0.0%	2	15.4%	-2
RES	2,767	13.8%	3	23.1%	2	15.4%	+1
Independent	1,621	8.1%	1	7.7%	1	7.7%	0
Green Party	889	4.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Britain First	214	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	187	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	47	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	20,011	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 29.0% · +21.0 pts below quota
Roche North & Rural · 1 seat · won at 31.4% · +18.6 pts below quota
Hawkwell East · 1 seat · won at 36.1% · +13.9 pts below quota
Roche South · 1 seat · won at 40.9% · +9.1 pts below quota
Lodge · 1 seat · won at 42.3% · +7.7 pts below quota
Wheatley · 1 seat · won at 54.1% · above quota
Hawkwell West · 1 seat · won at 54.3% · above quota
Foulness & The Wakerings · 1 seat · won at 55.4% · above quota
Trinity · 1 seat · won at 58.1% · above quota
Hullbridge · 1 seat · won at 58.7% · above quota
Hockley · 1 seat · won at 60.0% · above quota
Downhall & Rawreth · 1 seat · won at 68.0% · above quota
Sweyne Park & Grange · 1 seat · won at 72.9% · above quota

Race results

Hockley & Ashingdon · single-seat

Marginal winner 29.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +21.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,630

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Carter, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	472	29.0%	Elected
2	Capon, P.	RES	455	27.9%
3	Harding, P.	Britain First	214	13.1%
4	Ridley, H.	Labour Party	190	11.7%
5	Gardner, R.	Liberal Democrats	173	10.6%
6	Dalby, L.	Green Party	126	7.7%

Electorate 5,161 · Ballots cast 1,630 · Back to ward index

Roche North & Rural · single-seat

Marginal winner 31.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,304

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wootton, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	409	31.4%	Elected
2	Weir, M.	Labour Party	358	27.5%
3	Irlam, D.	Liberal Democrats	281	21.5%
4	Waldron, J.	Green Party	256	19.6%

Electorate 5,061 · Ballots cast 1,304 · Back to ward index

Hawkwell East · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,422

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mason, E.	RES	513	36.1%	Elected
2	Webb, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	436	30.7%
3	Williams, V.	Labour Party	213	15.0%
4	White, R.	Green Party	213	15.0%
5	Vallance, M.	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	47	3.3%

Electorate 4,713 · Ballots cast 1,422 · Back to ward index

Roche South · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,198

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Williams, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	490	40.9%	Elected
2	Hyde-Williams, S.	Labour Party	348	29.0%
3	Brown, D.	Liberal Democrats	200	16.7%
4	Spiteri, S.	Green Party	160	13.4%

Electorate 4,832 · Ballots cast 1,198 · Back to ward index

Lodge · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,626

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ward, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	687	42.3%	Elected
2	Wilson, I.	Independent	639	39.3%
3	Norrington, P.	Labour Party	300	18.5%

Electorate 5,182 · Ballots cast 1,626 · Back to ward index

Wheatley · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.1 pts Valid ballots 1,741

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Linden, R.	Liberal Democrats	942	54.1%	Elected
2	Beatwell, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	500	28.7%
3	Ridley, L.	Labour Party	183	10.5%
4	Short, A.	Reform UK	116	6.7%

Electorate 5,039 · Ballots cast 1,741 · Back to ward index

Hawkwell West · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.3 pts Valid ballots 1,602

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Booth, N.	RES	870	54.3%	Elected
2	Carter, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	432	27.0%
3	Montgomery, K.	Labour Party	166	10.4%
4	White, A.	Green Party	134	8.4%

Electorate 4,995 · Ballots cast 1,602 · Back to ward index

Foulness & The Wakerings · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.4 pts Valid ballots 1,320

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Efde, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	731	55.4%	Elected
2	Hannan, P.	Labour Party	421	31.9%
3	Taylor, D.	Liberal Democrats	168	12.7%

Electorate 5,753 · Ballots cast 1,320 · Back to ward index

Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.1 pts Valid ballots 1,977

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Page, S.	Liberal Democrats	1,149	58.1%	Elected
2	Roe, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	698	35.3%
3	Ridley, B.	Labour Party	130	6.6%

Electorate 5,478 · Ballots cast 1,977 · Back to ward index

Hullbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.7 pts Valid ballots 1,674

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Knight, T.	Independent	982	58.7%	Elected
2	Moody, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	469	28.0%
3	Lench, D.	Labour Party	223	13.3%

Electorate 5,725 · Ballots cast 1,674 · Back to ward index

Hockley · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.0 pts Valid ballots 1,548

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Eves, A.	RES	929	60.0%	Elected
2	Hall, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	386	24.9%
3	Rooke, I.	Labour Party	233	15.1%

Electorate 5,076 · Ballots cast 1,548 · Back to ward index

Downhall & Rawreth · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.0 pts Valid ballots 1,543

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Newport, J.	Liberal Democrats	1,050	68.0%	Elected
2	Belton, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	296	19.2%
3	Hedges, J.	Labour Party	126	8.2%
4	Randall, G.	Reform UK	71	4.6%

Electorate 5,552 · Ballots cast 1,543 · Back to ward index

Sweyne Park & Grange · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.9 pts Valid ballots 1,426

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brewer, E.	Liberal Democrats	1,039	72.9%	Elected
2	Peters, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	387	27.1%

Electorate 4,980 · Ballots cast 1,426 · Back to ward index