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Winchester 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

15 ward races
15 seats
2 elected below the proportional quota
13.3% 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.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Liberal Democrats18,71345.8%960.0%853.3%+1
Conservative and Unionist Party15,55938.0%533.3%640.0%-1
Green Party4,25210.4%16.7%16.7%0
Labour Party2,0995.1%00.0%00.0%0
Independent2690.7%00.0%00.0%0
Total40,892100.0%15100.0%15100.0%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

Bishop's Waltham · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,661

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Miller S.Conservative and Unionist Party1,24846.9%Elected
2Williams J.Liberal Democrats94735.6%
3Cannon R.Green Party29911.2%
4Haines S.Labour Party1676.3%

Electorate 6,459 · Ballots cast 2,661 · EC ward code E05010997 · Back to ward index

Southwick & Wickham · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,908

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cutler N.Liberal Democrats90247.3%Elected
2Phillips-Lee S.Conservative and Unionist Party53828.2%
3Madgwick G.Independent26914.1%
4Stolle J.Green Party1146.0%
5Sony P.Labour Party854.5%

Electorate 5,091 · Ballots cast 1,908 · EC ward code E05011006 · Back to ward index

Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 3,501

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Laming B.Liberal Democrats1,78050.8%Elected
2Killeen D.Conservative and Unionist Party1,45141.4%
3Priesemann M.Green Party1835.2%
4Field A.Labour Party872.5%

Electorate 6,359 · Ballots cast 3,501 · EC ward code E05010996 · Back to ward index

St Michael · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.4 pts Valid ballots 3,051

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Reach M.Liberal Democrats1,56751.4%Elected
2Mather F.Conservative and Unionist Party1,00032.8%
3Needham K.Green Party2749.0%
4Marsh P.Labour Party2106.9%

Electorate 6,244 · Ballots cast 3,051 · EC ward code E05011004 · Back to ward index

Denmead · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 2,226

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Brook C.Conservative and Unionist Party1,15451.8%Elected
2Murray D.Liberal Democrats70931.9%
3Dixon J.Green Party2079.3%
4Picton-Jones D.Labour Party1567.0%

Electorate 6,681 · Ballots cast 2,226 · EC ward code E05011000 · Back to ward index

Wonston & Micheldever · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 2,739

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cunningham P.Conservative and Unionist Party1,43752.5%Elected
2Adams A.Liberal Democrats97035.4%
3Parker R.Green Party1826.6%
4Jordan S.Labour Party1505.5%

Electorate 5,843 · Ballots cast 2,739 · EC ward code E05011010 · Back to ward index

Colden Common & Twyford · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.3 pts Valid ballots 1,968

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Cook S.Conservative and Unionist Party1,06954.3%Elected
2Morris J.Liberal Democrats71836.5%
3Brown P.Labour Party1819.2%

Electorate 4,555 · Ballots cast 1,968 · EC ward code E05010999 · Back to ward index

St Barnabas · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.7 pts Valid ballots 3,712

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Batho J.Liberal Democrats2,02954.7%Elected
2Lai A.Conservative and Unionist Party1,32135.6%
3Sims L.Labour Party1814.9%
4Chadwick R.Green Party1814.9%

Electorate 6,702 · Ballots cast 3,712 · EC ward code E05011001 · Back to ward index

Central Meon Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.5 pts Valid ballots 3,523

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Wallace M.Green Party1,95555.5%Elected
2Gemmell L.Conservative and Unionist Party1,20334.1%
3Gregory T.Liberal Democrats2948.3%
4Harvey S.Labour Party712.0%

Electorate 7,555 · Ballots cast 3,523 · EC ward code E05010998 · Back to ward index

St Bartholomew · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.2 pts Valid ballots 2,626

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Becker K.Liberal Democrats1,47756.2%Elected
2Feltham S.Conservative and Unionist Party64324.5%
3Harley C.Green Party2549.7%
4Davies P.Labour Party2529.6%

Electorate 6,266 · Ballots cast 2,626 · EC ward code E05011002 · Back to ward index

Upper Meon Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.5 pts Valid ballots 1,998

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Bolton N.Conservative and Unionist Party1,12856.5%Elected
2Riley Y.Liberal Democrats65432.7%
3Needham R.Green Party1577.9%
4Turner S.Labour Party593.0%

Electorate 4,505 · Ballots cast 1,998 · EC ward code E05011008 · Back to ward index

The Worthys · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.5 pts Valid ballots 2,485

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Porter J.Liberal Democrats1,42857.5%Elected
2Biddle S.Conservative and Unionist Party92537.2%
3Field H.Labour Party1325.3%

Electorate 4,980 · Ballots cast 2,485 · EC ward code E05011007 · Back to ward index

Whiteley & Shedfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.0 pts Valid ballots 2,025

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Small A.Liberal Democrats1,17558.0%Elected
2Lu R.Conservative and Unionist Party72635.9%
3Reid D.Labour Party1246.1%

Electorate 5,426 · Ballots cast 2,025 · EC ward code E05011009 · Back to ward index

St Paul · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.4 pts Valid ballots 2,820

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Thompson L.Liberal Democrats1,75962.4%Elected
2Keay L.Conservative and Unionist Party58320.7%
3Gooding G.Green Party28910.2%
4Rees P.Labour Party1896.7%

Electorate 6,050 · Ballots cast 2,820 · EC ward code E05011005 · Back to ward index

Alresford & Itchen Valley · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.1 pts Valid ballots 3,649

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Power M.Liberal Democrats2,30463.1%Elected
2Bailey L.Conservative and Unionist Party1,13331.0%
3Graham L.Green Party1574.3%
4Valentine T.Labour Party551.5%

Electorate 6,907 · Ballots cast 3,649 · EC ward code E05010995 · Back to ward index