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Rother 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

21 ward races

38 seats

27 elected below the proportional quota

71.1% 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 21 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 38 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	16,852	37.4%	10	26.3%	15	39.5%	-5
Liberal Democrats	7,038	15.6%	7	18.4%	6	15.8%	+1
Labour Party	6,400	14.2%	8	21.1%	6	15.8%	+2
RAIC	5,968	13.2%	7	18.4%	5	13.2%	+2
Independent	4,309	9.6%	3	7.9%	4	10.5%	-1
Green Party	3,064	6.8%	3	7.9%	2	5.3%	+1
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	1,047	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent Network	406	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	45,084	100.0%	38	100.0%	38	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.

Bexhill St Marks · 2 seats · won at 16.9% · +16.5 pts below quota
Bexhill Pebsham & St. Michaels · 2 seats · won at 20.3% · +13.0 pts below quota
Bexhill Old Town & Worsham · 2 seats · won at 21.0% · +12.4 pts below quota
Rye & Winchelsea · 2 seats · won at 21.2% · +12.2 pts below quota
Bexhill Kewhurst · 2 seats · won at 22.1% · +11.3 pts below quota
Southern Rother · 2 seats · won at 22.4% · +10.9 pts below quota
Eastern Rother · 2 seats · won at 23.0% · +10.3 pts below quota
Bexhill Sidley · 2 seats · won at 23.6% · +9.7 pts below quota
Hurst Green & Ticehurst · 2 seats · won at 24.5% · +8.8 pts below quota
Bexhill St Stephens · 2 seats · won at 25.7% · +7.7 pts below quota
Bexhill Sackville · 2 seats · won at 26.3% · +7.0 pts below quota
Bexhill Central · 2 seats · won at 26.7% · +6.6 pts below quota
Burwash & the Weald · 2 seats · won at 27.5% · +5.9 pts below quota
Bexhill Collington · 2 seats · won at 31.6% · +1.7 pts below quota
Catsfield & Crowhurst · 1 seat · won at 48.4% · +1.6 pts below quota
Sedlescombe & Westfield · 2 seats · won at 32.4% · +0.9 pts below quota
Northern Rother · 2 seats · won at 33.7% · above quota
North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington · 2 seats · won at 35.2% · above quota
Brede & Udimore · 1 seat · won at 58.3% · above quota
South Battle & Telham · 1 seat · won at 64.8% · above quota
Robertsbridge · 1 seat · won at 73.1% · above quota

Race results

Bexhill St Marks · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +16.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,122

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Winter, C.	Independent	630	20.2%	Elected
2	Stanger, J.	RAIC	527	16.9%	Elected
3	Foster, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	474	15.2%
4	Jacklin, N.	Independent Network	406	13.0%
5	Lake, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	315	10.1%
6	Dash, W.	Liberal Democrats	241	7.7%
7	Hillier-Palmer, P.	Labour Party	239	7.7%
8	Pierce, J.	Labour Party	191	6.1%
9	Zipser, C.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	99	3.2%

Electorate 4,091 · Ballots cast 3,122 · Back to ward index

Bexhill Pebsham & St. Michaels · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +13.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,112

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clark, C.	Independent	754	35.7%	Elected
2	Delany, G.	Labour Party	429	20.3%	Elected
3	Brewerton, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	391	18.5%
4	Rustem, C.	Independent	268	12.7%
5	Robertson, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	180	8.5%
6	Dicker, J.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	90	4.3%

Electorate 3,956 · Ballots cast 2,112 · Back to ward index

Bexhill Old Town & Worsham · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,783

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gray, P.	Green Party	535	30.0%	Elected
2	Legg, M.	Labour Party	374	21.0%	Elected
3	Madeley, C.	RAIC	323	18.1%
4	Clark, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	282	15.8%
5	Fisher, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	190	10.7%
6	Phillips, M.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	79	4.4%

Electorate 3,248 · Ballots cast 1,783 · Back to ward index

Rye & Winchelsea · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,861

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Creaser, C.	Labour Party	608	21.3%	Elected
2	McGurk, S.	Labour Party	606	21.2%	Elected
3	Harris, G.	Liberal Democrats	506	17.7%
4	Stevens, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	435	15.2%
5	Stevens, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	371	13.0%
6	Hoggart, C.	RAIC	335	11.7%

Electorate 3,930 · Ballots cast 2,861 · Back to ward index

Bexhill Kewhurst · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,885

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Drayson, B.	RAIC	671	23.3%	Elected
2	Hayward, A.	RAIC	637	22.1%	Elected
3	Johnson, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	528	18.3%
4	Kenward, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	469	16.3%
5	Goddard, B.	Liberal Democrats	440	15.3%
6	Phillips, A.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	140	4.9%

Electorate 3,394 · Ballots cast 2,885 · Back to ward index

Southern Rother · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,875

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mier, A.	Liberal Democrats	770	26.8%	Elected
2	Grohne, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	645	22.4%	Elected
3	Bradley, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	569	19.8%
4	Warren, N.	Labour Party	489	17.0%
5	Learoyd-Smith, S.	Labour Party	402	14.0%

Electorate 3,566 · Ballots cast 2,875 · Back to ward index

Eastern Rother · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,512

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hacking, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	605	24.1%	Elected
2	Osborne, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	578	23.0%	Elected
3	Manning, D.	Green Party	563	22.4%
4	Glover, C.	Green Party	466	18.6%
5	Whymark, L.	Labour Party	300	11.9%

Electorate 3,804 · Ballots cast 2,512 · Back to ward index

Bexhill Sidley · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,777

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coleman, S.	Labour Party	507	28.5%	Elected
2	Chowdhury, F.	Labour Party	420	23.6%	Elected
3	Carroll, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	377	21.2%
4	Blagrove, S.	Independent	209	11.8%
5	McLean, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	203	11.4%
6	Zipser, J.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	61	3.4%

Electorate 4,249 · Ballots cast 1,777 · Back to ward index

Hurst Green & Ticehurst · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,589

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Killeen, T.	Liberal Democrats	740	28.6%	Elected
2	Barnes, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	635	24.5%	Elected
3	Hardy, S.	Liberal Democrats	611	23.6%
4	Browne, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	603	23.3%

Electorate 4,137 · Ballots cast 2,589 · Back to ward index

Bexhill St Stephens · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 25.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,135

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ariel, A.	Green Party	561	26.3%	Elected
2	Thomas, R.	Liberal Democrats	548	25.7%	Elected
3	Azad, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	462	21.6%
4	Carroll, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	425	19.9%
5	Ammoun, G.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	139	6.5%

Electorate 3,961 · Ballots cast 2,135 · Back to ward index

Bexhill Sackville · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,392

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Timpe, H.	RAIC	643	26.9%	Elected
2	Byrne, T.	RAIC	629	26.3%	Elected
3	Thomas, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	392	16.4%
4	Basham, B.	Labour Party	313	13.1%
5	Mogg, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	293	12.2%
6	Allen-Rodgers, S.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	122	5.1%

Electorate 4,064 · Ballots cast 2,392 · Back to ward index

Bexhill Central · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 26.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +6.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,167

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bayliss, C.	Labour Party	732	33.8%	Elected
2	McCourt, R.	Labour Party	579	26.7%	Elected
3	Amin, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	250	11.5%
4	Webb, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	224	10.3%
5	Crotty, A.	Independent	208	9.6%
6	Voyce, A.	Independent	98	4.5%
7	Sullivan, C.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	76	3.5%

Electorate 4,162 · Ballots cast 2,167 · Back to ward index

Burwash & the Weald · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 27.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,204

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barnes, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	610	27.7%	Elected
2	Green, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	605	27.5%	Elected
3	Varrall, M.	Liberal Democrats	541	24.5%
4	Love, H.	Independent	448	20.3%

Electorate 3,583 · Ballots cast 2,204 · Back to ward index

Bexhill Collington · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 31.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +1.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,336

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Oliver, D.	RAIC	1,148	34.4%	Elected
2	Jeeawon, A.	RAIC	1,055	31.6%	Elected
3	Hollingsworth, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	560	16.8%
4	Khaira, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	397	11.9%
5	Davies, J.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	176	5.3%

Electorate 3,928 · Ballots cast 3,336 · Back to ward index

Catsfield & Crowhurst · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 832

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pearce, C.	Liberal Democrats	403	48.4%	Elected
2	Curtis, G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	275	33.1%
3	MacPherson, T.	Labour Party	154	18.5%

Electorate 1,928 · Ballots cast 832 · Back to ward index

Sedlescombe & Westfield · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 32.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +0.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,204

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coupar, B.	Independent	843	38.2%	Elected
2	Maynard, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	714	32.4%	Elected
3	Ludden, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	647	29.4%

Electorate 4,257 · Ballots cast 2,204 · Back to ward index

Northern Rother · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −0.4 pts Valid ballots 2,612

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ganly, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	881	33.7%	Elected
2	Biggs, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	880	33.7%	Elected
3	Vine-Hall, P.	Independent	851	32.6%

Electorate 4,086 · Ballots cast 2,612 · Back to ward index

North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 35.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −1.9 pts Valid ballots 2,667

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Field, K.	Liberal Democrats	1,092	40.9%	Elected
2	Burton, S.	Green Party	939	35.2%	Elected
3	Beaumont, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	305	11.4%
4	Curtis, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	266	10.0%
5	Mabon, B.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	65	2.4%

Electorate 3,848 · Ballots cast 2,667 · Back to ward index

Brede & Udimore · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.3 pts Valid ballots 710

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gordon, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	414	58.3%	Elected
2	Griffiths, M.	Liberal Democrats	239	33.7%
3	Sandra, M.	Labour Party	57	8.0%

Electorate 1,809 · Ballots cast 710 · Back to ward index

South Battle & Telham · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.8 pts Valid ballots 599

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cook, V.	Liberal Democrats	388	64.8%	Elected
2	Brown, B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	211	35.2%

Electorate 1,736 · Ballots cast 599 · Back to ward index

Robertsbridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 73.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −23.1 pts Valid ballots 710

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Prochak, S.	Liberal Democrats	519	73.1%	Elected
2	Redstone, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	191	26.9%

Electorate 2,019 · Ballots cast 710 · Back to ward index