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South Staffordshire 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
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 8 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 11,805 | 41.9% | 6 | 75.0% | 4 | 50.0% | +2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 9,733 | 34.5% | 2 | 25.0% | 4 | 50.0% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,357 | 8.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 2,124 | 7.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,250 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 582 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 343 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 28,194 | 100.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 8 | 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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Perton · 1 seat · won at 35.2% · +14.8 pts below quota
- Penkridge · 1 seat · won at 37.7% · +12.3 pts below quota
- Codsall · 1 seat · won at 41.0% · +9.0 pts below quota
- Brewood · 1 seat · won at 44.8% · +5.2 pts below quota
- Kinver · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · +4.8 pts below quota
- Wombourne · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
- Great Wyrley & Essington · 1 seat · won at 49.7% · +0.3 pts below quota
- Cheslyn Hay Village, Featherstone & Shareshill · 1 seat · won at 50.7% · above quota
Race results
Perton · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,076
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hodges | Reform UK | 1,084 | 35.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Sion Alexander Charlesworth-Jones | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,031 | 33.5% | |
| 3 | Nigel Peter Caine | Independent | 527 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Adam Freeman | Labour Party | 205 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | Hilde Liesens | Green Party | 131 | 4.3% | |
| 6 | Robert John Lickley | Liberal Democrats | 100 | 3.3% |
Penkridge · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,817
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Humphreyson | Reform UK | 1,438 | 37.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Sam Harper-Wallis | Liberal Democrats | 1,216 | 31.9% | |
| 3 | Wendy Sutton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 859 | 22.5% | |
| 4 | Andrew Charles Lenz | Labour Party | 212 | 5.6% | |
| 5 | Roger Powell | Green Party | 99 | 2.6% |
Codsall · single-seat
Marginal winner 41.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,215
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Val Chapman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,317 | 41.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Matt Ewart | Reform UK | 1,067 | 33.2% | |
| 3 | Ian Leonard Sadler | Green Party | 281 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Stuart Andrew Bailey | Liberal Democrats | 279 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Kian Banks | Labour Party | 250 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | Sam Payne | Independent | 24 | 0.7% |
Brewood · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,610
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Large | Reform UK | 1,618 | 44.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Edward Sutton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,331 | 36.9% | |
| 3 | Jan Jeffries | Labour Party | 374 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Mark Ronald Middleton | Liberal Democrats | 168 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Andrew Neil Ballance | Green Party | 124 | 3.4% |
Kinver · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,993
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Helena Wilson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,804 | 45.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Southall | Reform UK | 1,483 | 37.1% | |
| 3 | Lorraine Holmes | Labour Party | 294 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | Hannah Louise Harper-Wallis | Liberal Democrats | 240 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Andi Mohr | Green Party | 150 | 3.8% | |
| 6 | Gordon Edward Fanthom | Independent | 31 | 0.8% |
Wombourne · single-seat
Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,730
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Shortland | Reform UK | 1,751 | 46.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Davies | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,303 | 34.9% | |
| 3 | Adrian Noel Hamlyn | Labour and Co-operative Party | 343 | 9.2% | |
| 4 | Claire McIlvenna | Green Party | 213 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Valerie Mona Davis | Liberal Democrats | 132 | 3.5% |
Great Wyrley & Essington · single-seat
Marginal winner 49.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,379
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Woods | Reform UK | 1,679 | 49.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Peter Kruskonjic | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,068 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | Barbara Ann Sigley | Labour Party | 380 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | Danni Braine | Green Party | 138 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Andrew Calloway | Liberal Democrats | 118 | 3.5% |