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Tewkesbury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 10,041 | 36.6% | 7 | 87.5% | 4 | 50.0% | +3 |
| Reform UK | 7,930 | 28.9% | 1 | 12.5% | 3 | 37.5% | -2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 4,719 | 17.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 12.5% | -1 |
| Green Party | 2,461 | 9.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 870 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Tewkesbury and Twyning Independents | 785 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 638 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 27,444 | 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.
- Tewkesbury West · 1 seat · won at 31.6% · +18.4 pts below quota
- Highnam · 1 seat · won at 32.5% · +17.5 pts below quota
- Tewkesbury East · 1 seat · won at 32.6% · +17.4 pts below quota
- Winchcombe & Woodmancote · 1 seat · won at 35.5% · +14.5 pts below quota
- Brockworth · 1 seat · won at 36.0% · +14.0 pts below quota
- Severn Vale · 1 seat · won at 44.5% · +5.5 pts below quota
- Churchdown · 1 seat · won at 47.7% · +2.3 pts below quota
- Bishop's Cleeve · 1 seat · won at 56.6% · above quota
Race results
Tewkesbury West · single-seat
Marginal winner 31.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,878
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernon Dennis Smith | Reform UK | 1,225 | 31.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Matt Dimond-Brown | Green Party | 1,025 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | Mike Sztymiak | Tewkesbury and Twyning Independents | 785 | 20.2% | |
| 4 | Ola Kareem | Liberal Democrats | 448 | 11.6% | |
| 5 | John William Murphy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 288 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Joe Jones | Labour Party | 110 | 2.8% |
Highnam · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,308
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Hands | Liberal Democrats | 1,074 | 32.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Graham John Bocking | Reform UK | 1,063 | 32.1% | |
| 3 | Paul Dermot McLain | Conservative and Unionist Party | 876 | 26.5% | |
| 4 | Jonathan Richard Bristow | Green Party | 157 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Annie Lapington | Labour Party | 145 | 4.4% |
Tewkesbury East · single-seat
Marginal winner 32.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +17.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,596
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Usmar | Liberal Democrats | 846 | 32.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Steve Curwen | Reform UK | 837 | 32.2% | |
| 3 | Ian Stewart Thomson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 425 | 16.4% | |
| 4 | Hilarie Jane Bowman | Green Party | 366 | 14.1% | |
| 5 | Emma Ash | Labour Party | 126 | 4.9% |
Winchcombe & Woodmancote · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,469
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorraine Cheryl Agg | Liberal Democrats | 1,586 | 35.5% | Elected |
| 2 | David William Gray | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,322 | 29.6% | |
| 3 | Darren James Tarling | Reform UK | 1,145 | 25.6% | |
| 4 | Stuart Martin Galey | Green Party | 329 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Stephen Leslie Lydon | Labour Party | 93 | 2.1% |
Brockworth · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,966
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Evans | Liberal Democrats | 1,067 | 36.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Haydn Pearl | Reform UK | 769 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | Craig Lee John Carter | Independent | 591 | 19.9% | |
| 4 | Phil Surman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 321 | 10.8% | |
| 5 | Helen Joyce Dendulk | Green Party | 123 | 4.1% | |
| 6 | David Denham | Labour Party | 100 | 3.4% |
Severn Vale · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,779
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard John Stanley | Liberal Democrats | 1,680 | 44.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Mark John Riches | Reform UK | 1,019 | 27.0% | |
| 3 | Robert John Edward Vines | Conservative and Unionist Party | 737 | 19.5% | |
| 4 | Rachael Louise Bartlett | Green Party | 214 | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Eileen Greaves | Labour Party | 88 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Charlotte Emily Mills | Independent | 47 | 1.2% |
Churchdown · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,191
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Richard Dove | Liberal Democrats | 1,523 | 47.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Julie Evans | Reform UK | 972 | 30.5% | |
| 3 | Gill Blackwell | Conservative and Unionist Party | 451 | 14.1% | |
| 4 | Lindsay Jane Martin | Green Party | 135 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | Veronica Davies | Labour Party | 115 | 3.6% |
Bishop's Cleeve · single-seat
Marginal winner 56.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.6 pts Valid ballots 3,213
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Hegenbarth | Liberal Democrats | 1,817 | 56.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Robert Anthony Bird | Reform UK | 900 | 28.0% | |
| 3 | Charles Simon Calder | Conservative and Unionist Party | 299 | 9.3% | |
| 4 | Nicky Williams | Green Party | 112 | 3.5% | |
| 5 | Antony John Davies | Labour Party | 93 | 2.9% |