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Wealden 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

15 ward races

15 seats

5 elected below the proportional quota

33.3% 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 15 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 15 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	22,783	46.9%	11	73.3%	8	53.3%	+3
Liberal Democrats	8,701	17.9%	1	6.7%	3	20.0%	-2
Green Party	7,684	15.8%	1	6.7%	2	13.3%	-1
Independent	5,083	10.5%	2	13.3%	1	6.7%	+1
Labour Party	3,861	8.0%	0	0.0%	1	6.7%	-1
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	203	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	116	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	103	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	48,534	100.0%	15	100.0%	15	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.

Crowborough North & Jarvis Brook · 1 seat · won at 33.7% · +16.3 pts below quota
Hailsham New Town · 1 seat · won at 47.6% · +2.4 pts below quota
Uckfield South With Framfield · 1 seat · won at 47.6% · +2.4 pts below quota
Uckfield North · 1 seat · won at 48.8% · +1.2 pts below quota
Wealden East · 1 seat · won at 49.6% · +0.4 pts below quota
Pevensey & Stone Cross · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
Wealden North East · 1 seat · won at 50.2% · above quota
Polegate & Watermill · 1 seat · won at 54.3% · above quota
Willingdon & South Downs · 1 seat · won at 54.4% · above quota
Crowborough South & St Johns · 1 seat · won at 55.7% · above quota
Arlington East Hoathly & Hellingly · 1 seat · won at 56.1% · above quota
Forest Row & Groombridge · 1 seat · won at 58.1% · above quota
Heathfield & Mayfield · 1 seat · won at 59.2% · above quota
Hailsham Market · 1 seat · won at 60.1% · above quota
Maresfield & Buxted · 1 seat · won at 62.4% · above quota

Race results

Crowborough North & Jarvis Brook · single-seat

Marginal winner 33.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +16.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,357

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Howell J.C.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,131	33.7%	Elected
2	Partridge W.M.J.	Liberal Democrats	1,096	32.6%
3	Bucklitsch P.J.	Independent	551	16.4%
4	Stocks C.G.	Green Party	324	9.7%
5	Warren N.	Labour Party	255	7.6%

Electorate 8,920 · Ballots cast 3,357 · EC ward code E58000364 · Back to ward index

Hailsham New Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,694

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fox G.I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,282	47.6%	Elected
2	Cleaver N.A.	Liberal Democrats	814	30.2%
3	Keeley L.V.	Independent	337	12.5%
4	Morris C.	Labour Party	261	9.7%

Electorate 8,463 · Ballots cast 2,694 · EC ward code E58000369 · Back to ward index

Uckfield South With Framfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,065

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dowling C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,460	47.6%	Elected
2	Cox B.S.	Labour Party	1,092	35.6%
3	Bowers C.	Liberal Democrats	513	16.7%

Electorate 7,496 · Ballots cast 3,065 · EC ward code E58000397 · Back to ward index

Uckfield North · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,652

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dowling C.B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,295	48.8%	Elected
2	Murray T.J.	Liberal Democrats	1,010	38.1%
3	Shelton P.F.P.	Green Party	347	13.1%

Electorate 7,233 · Ballots cast 2,652 · EC ward code E58000396 · Back to ward index

Wealden East · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,061

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bowdler B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,015	49.6%	Elected
2	Usborne C.	Green Party	1,754	43.2%
3	Simons B.A.	Labour Party	292	7.2%

Electorate 9,479 · Ballots cast 4,061 · EC ward code E58000399 · Back to ward index

Pevensey & Stone Cross · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.1 pts Valid ballots 2,417

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Liddiard T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,212	50.1%	Elected
2	Fairweather M.	Liberal Democrats	709	29.3%
3	Slater R.	Independent	293	12.1%
4	Pursglove M.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	203	8.4%

Electorate 7,427 · Ballots cast 2,417 · EC ward code E58000384 · Back to ward index

Wealden North East · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.2 pts Valid ballots 3,241

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Standley B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,628	50.2%	Elected
2	Pop Buck L.E.	Liberal Democrats	714	22.0%
3	Cramond S.P.	Green Party	461	14.2%
4	Walker J.	Labour Party	438	13.5%

Electorate 8,093 · Ballots cast 3,241 · EC ward code E58000400 · Back to ward index

Polegate & Watermill · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.3 pts Valid ballots 3,363

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shing D.D.Y.	Independent	1,825	54.3%	Elected
2	Primett C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	986	29.3%
3	Hunt P.W.	Labour Party	231	6.9%
4	Honeyman O.	Liberal Democrats	167	5.0%
5	Hall A.	Green Party	154	4.6%

Electorate 9,578 · Ballots cast 3,363 · EC ward code E58000385 · Back to ward index

Willingdon & South Downs · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.4 pts Valid ballots 3,816

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shing S.S.H.	Independent	2,077	54.4%	Elected
2	Murray D.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,377	36.1%
3	Parker H.W.	Liberal Democrats	362	9.5%

Electorate 8,211 · Ballots cast 3,816 · EC ward code E58000401 · Back to ward index

Crowborough South & St Johns · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.7 pts Valid ballots 2,959

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lunn P.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,647	55.7%	Elected
2	Owen-Williams G.H.	Liberal Democrats	686	23.2%
3	Tysh P.J.S.	Green Party	347	11.7%
4	Clegg B.	Labour Party	279	9.4%

Electorate 8,264 · Ballots cast 2,959 · EC ward code E58000365 · Back to ward index

Arlington East Hoathly & Hellingly · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.1 pts Valid ballots 3,339

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bennett N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,872	56.1%	Elected
2	Wilson A.J.	Green Party	690	20.7%
3	Johnstone B.A.	Liberal Democrats	345	10.3%
4	Smith A.	Labour Party	316	9.5%
5	Everest M.R.	Reform UK	116	3.5%

Electorate 8,726 · Ballots cast 3,339 · EC ward code E58000352 · Back to ward index

Forest Row & Groombridge · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.1 pts Valid ballots 4,001

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Taylor G.W.	Green Party	2,325	58.1%	Elected
2	Kirby S.G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,676	41.9%

Electorate 8,316 · Ballots cast 4,001 · EC ward code E58000367 · Back to ward index

Heathfield & Mayfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.2 pts Valid ballots 3,303

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Simmons R.A.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,954	59.2%	Elected
2	Howells J.R.A.	Green Party	612	18.5%
3	Scott-Taggart J.	Labour Party	383	11.6%
4	Clark J.	Liberal Democrats	354	10.7%

Electorate 9,069 · Ballots cast 3,303 · EC ward code E58000371 · Back to ward index

Hailsham Market · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.1 pts Valid ballots 2,484

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Murphy S.	Liberal Democrats	1,493	60.1%	Elected
2	Broughton B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	888	35.7%
3	Gander S.R.	Social Democratic Party	103	4.1%

Electorate 8,400 · Ballots cast 2,484 · EC ward code E58000368 · Back to ward index

Maresfield & Buxted · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.4 pts Valid ballots 3,782

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Galley R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,360	62.4%	Elected
2	Tysh I.M.	Green Party	670	17.7%
3	Riminton E.L.	Liberal Democrats	438	11.6%
4	Doggett N.	Labour Party	314	8.3%

Electorate 9,154 · Ballots cast 3,782 · EC ward code E58000375 · Back to ward index