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Three Rivers 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

13 ward races
14 seats
4 elected below the proportional quota
28.6% 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 14 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Liberal Democrats9,94041.9%857.1%642.9%+2
Conservative and Unionist Party7,70132.5%428.6%535.7%-1
Labour Party3,30013.9%17.1%214.3%-1
Green Party2,78911.8%17.1%17.1%0
Total23,730100.0%14100.0%14100.0%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.

Race results

Rickmansworth Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,093

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Raw, D.Conservative and Unionist Party90143.0%Elected
2Harman, P.Liberal Democrats78537.5%
3Cullen, J.Labour Party21510.3%
4Stungo, C.Green Party1929.2%

Electorate 5,560 · Ballots cast 2,093 · Back to ward index

Chorleywood South and Maple Cross · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,861

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Khiroya, R.Liberal Democrats1,12529.1%Elected
2Price, L.Liberal Democrats1,09728.4%Elected
3Al-Damluji, S.Conservative and Unionist Party58715.2%
4Thakar, D.Conservative and Unionist Party51413.3%
5Stafford, R.Green Party2185.6%
6Roden, I.Labour Party1945.0%
7Gray, C.Labour Party1263.3%

Electorate 5,749 · Ballots cast 3,861 · Back to ward index

Penn and Mill End · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,471

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Humphreys, T.Liberal Democrats73049.6%Elected
2Sims, M.Conservative and Unionist Party47432.2%
3Waldron, M.Labour Party15710.7%
4Chandra, D.Green Party1107.5%

Electorate 5,142 · Ballots cast 1,471 · Back to ward index

Gade Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.3 pts Valid ballots 1,345

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Whately-Smith, C.Liberal Democrats70452.3%Elected
2Edwards, V.Conservative and Unionist Party33424.8%
3Prochnik, B.Labour Party23517.5%
4Gallagher, A.Green Party725.4%

Electorate 4,993 · Ballots cast 1,345 · Back to ward index

Oxhey Hall and Hayling · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.1 pts Valid ballots 1,724

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Martin, K.Liberal Democrats91553.1%Elected
2Leahy, C.Labour Party39122.7%
3Ahmad, A.Conservative and Unionist Party34520.0%
4Chabrel, M.Green Party734.2%

Electorate 5,293 · Ballots cast 1,724 · Back to ward index

Leavesden · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.0 pts Valid ballots 1,581

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Tankard, J.Liberal Democrats85354.0%Elected
2Jervis, A.Conservative and Unionist Party39625.0%
3Nolan, M.Labour Party25316.0%
4Perry, B.Green Party795.0%

Electorate 5,805 · Ballots cast 1,581 · Back to ward index

Abbots Langley and Bedmond · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.2 pts Valid ballots 1,638

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Major, D.Liberal Democrats88854.2%Elected
2Pollard, D.Conservative and Unionist Party43826.7%
3Farrington, J.Labour Party21413.1%
4Rayment, M.Green Party986.0%

Electorate 4,955 · Ballots cast 1,638 · Back to ward index

Dickinsons · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.9 pts Valid ballots 2,133

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Sian, N.Green Party1,17154.9%Elected
2Smith, T.Liberal Democrats85239.9%
3Gillett, J.Labour Party1105.2%

Electorate 5,036 · Ballots cast 2,133 · Back to ward index

Durrants · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.7 pts Valid ballots 1,777

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Solomons, J.Liberal Democrats98955.7%Elected
2Glasser, A.Green Party44224.9%
3Elvey, G.Conservative and Unionist Party23213.1%
4Grillo, J.Labour Party1146.4%

Electorate 4,946 · Ballots cast 1,777 · Back to ward index

Chorleywood North and Sarratt · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.8 pts Valid ballots 1,839

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cooper, O.Conservative and Unionist Party1,08158.8%Elected
2Mahon-Daly, F.Liberal Democrats51728.1%
3Loader, P.Green Party1307.1%
4Gallagher, M.Labour Party1116.0%

Electorate 5,681 · Ballots cast 1,839 · Back to ward index

South Oxhey · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.3 pts Valid ballots 1,175

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cox, S.Labour Party69759.3%Elected
2Alley, C.Conservative and Unionist Party32427.6%
3Southall, R.Liberal Democrats877.4%
4Lawrence, C.Green Party675.7%

Electorate 5,335 · Ballots cast 1,175 · Back to ward index

Carpenders Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.8 pts Valid ballots 1,652

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Morris, I.Conservative and Unionist Party1,02161.8%Elected
2Waite, W.Labour Party38123.1%
3Hames, P.Liberal Democrats18811.4%
4Trevett, K.Green Party623.8%

Electorate 5,245 · Ballots cast 1,652 · Back to ward index

Moor Park and Eastbury · single-seat

Marginal winner 73.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −23.1 pts Valid ballots 1,441

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Ranger, R.Conservative and Unionist Party1,05473.1%Elected
2Thompson, L.Liberal Democrats21014.6%
3Khan, M.Labour Party1027.1%
4Martin, S.Green Party755.2%

Electorate 4,496 · Ballots cast 1,441 · Back to ward index