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Three Rivers 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 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 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 | 7,377 | 31.9% | 3 | 50.0% | 2 | 33.3% | +1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 6,465 | 28.0% | 3 | 50.0% | 2 | 33.3% | +1 |
| Reform UK | 5,050 | 21.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 33.3% | -2 |
| Green Party | 2,118 | 9.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1,592 | 6.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 501 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 23,103 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 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.
- South Oxhey & Eastbury · 1 seat · won at 31.1% · +18.9 pts below quota
- Abbots Langley · 1 seat · won at 34.0% · +16.0 pts below quota
- Rickmansworth West · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · +14.1 pts below quota
- Three Rivers Rural · 1 seat · won at 36.6% · +13.4 pts below quota
- Rickmansworth East & Oxhey Park · 1 seat · won at 37.9% · +12.1 pts below quota
- Croxley · 1 seat · won at 45.1% · +4.9 pts below quota
Race results
South Oxhey & Eastbury · single-seat
Marginal winner 31.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +18.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,249
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Alley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,011 | 31.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Taylor Smith | Reform UK | 975 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | Stephen Michael James King | Labour Party | 839 | 25.8% | |
| 4 | Rhys Southall | Liberal Democrats | 275 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | Chris Lawrence | Green Party | 149 | 4.6% |
Abbots Langley · single-seat
Marginal winner 34.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,091
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Giles-Medhurst | Liberal Democrats | 1,389 | 34.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Vicky Edwards | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,063 | 26.0% | |
| 3 | Gavin Casey | Reform UK | 786 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | Sara Bedford | Independent | 501 | 12.2% | |
| 5 | Jane Powell | Green Party | 178 | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Pierce Culliton | Labour Party | 174 | 4.3% |
Rickmansworth West · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,564
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Hiscocks | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,278 | 35.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Simy Dhyani | Liberal Democrats | 1,165 | 32.7% | |
| 3 | Dane Clarke | Reform UK | 820 | 23.0% | |
| 4 | Malcolm Lee | Green Party | 177 | 5.0% | |
| 5 | Margaret Gallagher | Labour Party | 124 | 3.5% |
Three Rivers Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,956
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Price | Liberal Democrats | 1,448 | 36.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Ciaran Reed | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,275 | 32.2% | |
| 3 | Melvyn Clifford | Reform UK | 875 | 22.1% | |
| 4 | Roger Stafford | Green Party | 205 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Stuart Lines | Labour Party | 153 | 3.9% |
Rickmansworth East & Oxhey Park · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,045
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishal Patel | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,533 | 37.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Raj Khiroya | Liberal Democrats | 1,205 | 29.8% | |
| 3 | Sonja Flynn | Reform UK | 917 | 22.7% | |
| 4 | Deesha Chandra | Green Party | 198 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | Bruce Prochnik | Labour Party | 192 | 4.7% |
Croxley · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,198
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Lloyd | Liberal Democrats | 1,895 | 45.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Chris Mitchell | Green Party | 1,211 | 28.8% | |
| 3 | George Moss | Reform UK | 677 | 16.1% | |
| 4 | Gordon Elvey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 305 | 7.3% | |
| 5 | Jeni Swift Gillett | Labour Party | 110 | 2.6% |