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Tamworth 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

16 ward races

16 seats

3 elected below the proportional quota

18.8% 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 16 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 16 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	20,900	57.0%	16	100.0%	11	68.8%	+5
Labour Party	10,755	29.4%	0	0.0%	5	31.3%	-5
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	1,791	4.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ND	1,775	4.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	710	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	704	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	36,635	100.0%	16	100.0%	16	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.

Mercian · 1 seat · won at 39.1% · +10.9 pts below quota
Perrycrofts · 1 seat · won at 45.3% · +4.7 pts below quota
Glascote · 1 seat · won at 48.8% · +1.2 pts below quota
Spital · 1 seat · won at 55.3% · above quota
Stonydelph · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
Wilnecote · 1 seat · won at 56.4% · above quota
Castle · 1 seat · won at 57.1% · above quota
Amington · 1 seat · won at 58.0% · above quota
Bolehall · 1 seat · won at 58.8% · above quota
Bolebridge · 1 seat · won at 59.1% · above quota
Watling North · 1 seat · won at 59.9% · above quota
Stonydelph · 1 seat · won at 60.2% · above quota
Amington · 1 seat · won at 60.4% · above quota
Belgrave · 1 seat · won at 60.9% · above quota
Watling South · 1 seat · won at 66.6% · above quota
Trinity · 1 seat · won at 70.8% · above quota

Race results

Mercian · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,953

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cooper A.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	764	39.1%	Elected
2	Kingstone R.J.S.	ND	760	38.9%
3	Moore G.R.	Labour Party	386	19.8%
4	Martin G.W.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	43	2.2%

Electorate 5,476 · Ballots cast 1,953 · EC ward code E05007071 · Back to ward index

Perrycrofts · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,637

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pritchard R.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,647	45.3%	Elected
2	Kingstone R.J.S.	ND	1,015	27.9%
3	Moore G.R.	Labour Party	874	24.0%
4	Morris L.J.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	101	2.8%

Electorate 10,284 · Ballots cast 3,637 · EC ward code E58001380 · Back to ward index

Glascote · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,368

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wade J.W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	667	48.8%	Elected
2	Daniels S.C.	Labour Party	344	25.1%
3	Cooke C.	Independent	172	12.6%
4	Platt J.	Green Party	99	7.2%
5	Hopkins M.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	86	6.3%

Electorate 5,478 · Ballots cast 1,368 · EC ward code E05007070 · Back to ward index

Spital · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.3 pts Valid ballots 2,243

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pritchard R.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,241	55.3%	Elected
2	Foster D.G.	Labour Party	564	25.1%
3	Loxton H.G.	Independent	391	17.4%
4	Morris L.J.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	47	2.1%

Electorate 6,097 · Ballots cast 2,243 · EC ward code E05007072 · Back to ward index

Stonydelph · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.1 pts Valid ballots 2,419

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones J.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,357	56.1%	Elected
2	Bain C.	Labour Party	651	26.9%
3	Bilcliff R.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	226	9.3%
4	Jones E.	Green Party	185	7.6%

Electorate 9,611 · Ballots cast 2,419 · EC ward code E58001389 · Back to ward index

Wilnecote · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.4 pts Valid ballots 2,095

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Maycock D.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,181	56.4%	Elected
2	Standen P.	Labour Party	699	33.4%
3	Roberts G.D.	Independent	141	6.7%
4	Bilcliff G.E.A.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	74	3.5%

Electorate 6,959 · Ballots cast 2,095 · EC ward code E05007075 · Back to ward index

Castle · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.1 pts Valid ballots 1,933

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thurgood P.T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,104	57.1%	Elected
2	Wood L.D.	Labour Party	577	29.8%
3	Jones K.	Green Party	166	8.6%
4	Clayton P.J.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	86	4.4%

Electorate 5,952 · Ballots cast 1,933 · EC ward code E05007069 · Back to ward index

Amington · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.0 pts Valid ballots 3,019

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jay T.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,751	58.0%	Elected
2	Peaple S.D.	Labour Party	967	32.0%
3	Tilley A.	Green Party	160	5.3%
4	Hughes W.A.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	141	4.7%

Electorate 9,937 · Ballots cast 3,019 · EC ward code E58001337 · Back to ward index

Bolehall · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.8 pts Valid ballots 1,729

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Harper J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,016	58.8%	Elected
2	Wadrup J.	Labour Party	623	36.0%
3	Williams T.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	90	5.2%

Electorate 5,638 · Ballots cast 1,729 · EC ward code E05007068 · Back to ward index

Bolebridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.1 pts Valid ballots 3,063

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Oates J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,811	59.1%	Elected
2	Peaple S.P.	Labour Party	1,063	34.7%
3	Martin G.W.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	189	6.2%

Electorate 9,751 · Ballots cast 3,063 · EC ward code E58001341 · Back to ward index

Watling North · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.9 pts Valid ballots 2,875

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clements T.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,721	59.9%	Elected
2	Bayley B.	Labour Party	990	34.4%
3	Hopkins M.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	164	5.7%

Electorate 9,880 · Ballots cast 2,875 · EC ward code E58001393 · Back to ward index

Stonydelph · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.2 pts Valid ballots 1,527

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jones J.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	919	60.2%	Elected
2	Clarke B.	Labour Party	475	31.1%
3	Bilcliff R.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	133	8.7%

Electorate 5,676 · Ballots cast 1,527 · EC ward code E05007073 · Back to ward index

Amington · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.4 pts Valid ballots 1,923

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Summers M.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,161	60.4%	Elected
2	Smith L.A.	Labour Party	582	30.3%
3	Tilley A.	Green Party	100	5.2%
4	Hughes W.A.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	80	4.2%

Electorate 6,385 · Ballots cast 1,923 · EC ward code E05007066 · Back to ward index

Belgrave · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.9 pts Valid ballots 1,520

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ford R.J.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	925	60.9%	Elected
2	Bayley B.	Labour Party	504	33.2%
3	Turner E.L.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	91	6.0%

Electorate 5,793 · Ballots cast 1,520 · EC ward code E05007067 · Back to ward index

Watling South · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.6 pts Valid ballots 3,278

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ford R.J.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,182	66.6%	Elected
2	Andrews S.I.	Labour Party	942	28.7%
3	Bilcliff G.E.A.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	154	4.7%

Electorate 9,756 · Ballots cast 3,278 · EC ward code E58001394 · Back to ward index

Trinity · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.8 pts Valid ballots 2,053

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cook D.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,453	70.8%	Elected
2	Bayley D.	Labour Party	514	25.0%
3	Young P.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	86	4.2%

Electorate 5,745 · Ballots cast 2,053 · EC ward code E05007074 · Back to ward index