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Wolverhampton 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

20 ward races

22 seats

5 elected below the proportional quota

22.7% 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 20 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 22 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
Labour Party	30,419	47.3%	14	63.6%	11	50.0%	+3
Conservative and Unionist Party	27,688	43.0%	8	36.4%	10	45.5%	-2
Green Party	3,966	6.2%	0	0.0%	1	4.5%	-1
Liberal Democrats	1,879	2.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	217	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Workers Party of Britain	146	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	53	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	64,368	100.0%	22	100.0%	22	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.

Heath Town · 2 seats · won at 22.8% · +10.6 pts below quota
Oxley · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
Fallings Park · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Tettenhall Wightwick · 2 seats · won at 33.0% · +0.4 pts below quota
Wednesfield South · 1 seat · won at 52.1% · above quota
Wednesfield North · 1 seat · won at 52.8% · above quota
Park · 1 seat · won at 53.9% · above quota
East Park · 1 seat · won at 54.1% · above quota
Spring Vale · 1 seat · won at 54.2% · above quota
Bilston East · 1 seat · won at 54.5% · above quota
Penn · 1 seat · won at 54.6% · above quota
Merry Hill · 1 seat · won at 56.3% · above quota
Bushbury North · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
Bushbury South & Low Hill · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
Graiseley · 1 seat · won at 59.2% · above quota
Tettenhall Regis · 1 seat · won at 59.6% · above quota
Bilston North · 1 seat · won at 59.8% · above quota
St. Peters · 1 seat · won at 63.2% · above quota
Ettingshall · 1 seat · won at 67.6% · above quota
Blakenhall · 1 seat · won at 71.9% · above quota

Race results

Heath Town · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,082

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jaspal J.K.	Labour Party	1,123	27.5%	Elected
2	Jaspal J.K.	Labour Party	930	22.8%	Elected
3	Sahota S.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	658	16.1%
4	Sibanda F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	594	14.6%
5	Ashby-Filippin R.	Liberal Democrats	218	5.3%
6	Petter S.	Green Party	174	4.3%
7	Russell A.W.	Workers Party of Britain	146	3.6%
8	Young A.L.E.	Green Party	127	3.1%
9	Bamber A.W.	Liberal Democrats	112	2.7%

Electorate 8,943 · Ballots cast 4,082 · EC ward code E05001330 · Back to ward index

Oxley · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,754

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Collinge A.J.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,249	45.4%	Elected
2	Miles L.M.	Labour Party	1,179	42.8%
3	Jenkins A.	Liberal Democrats	143	5.2%
4	Clark M.	Green Party	130	4.7%
5	Allerton J.T.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	53	1.9%

Electorate 8,806 · Ballots cast 2,754 · EC ward code E05001332 · Back to ward index

Fallings Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,519

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Burden C.	Labour Party	1,186	47.1%	Elected
2	Dhillon R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,117	44.3%
3	Nixon P.	Liberal Democrats	111	4.4%
4	Currie H.M.	Green Party	105	4.2%

Electorate 8,836 · Ballots cast 2,519 · EC ward code E05001328 · Back to ward index

Tettenhall Wightwick · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 33.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +0.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,493

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Turrell E.L.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,505	33.4%	Elected
2	Crofts J.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,470	33.0%	Elected
3	Darke W.	Labour Party	895	11.9%
4	Hawker K.D.S.	Labour Party	789	10.5%
5	Cantrill A.L.	Green Party	326	4.4%
6	Brookes C.L.	Green Party	230	3.1%
7	Hollis P.G.	Liberal Democrats	162	2.2%
8	Marsh D.G.	Liberal Democrats	116	1.5%

Electorate 9,027 · Ballots cast 7,493 · EC ward code E05001338 · Back to ward index

Wednesfield South · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.1 pts Valid ballots 2,796

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Randle A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,457	52.1%	Elected
2	Coogan J.	Labour Party	1,199	42.9%
3	Belcher D.J.	Green Party	140	5.0%

Electorate 8,815 · Ballots cast 2,796 · EC ward code E05001340 · Back to ward index

Wednesfield North · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.8 pts Valid ballots 2,537

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bateman P.T.A.	Labour Party	1,339	52.8%	Elected
2	Newell G.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,086	42.8%
3	Harris L.D.	Green Party	112	4.4%

Electorate 8,526 · Ballots cast 2,537 · EC ward code E05001339 · Back to ward index

Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.9 pts Valid ballots 3,041

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Darke C.	Labour Party	1,640	53.9%	Elected
2	Brotherton R.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,049	34.5%
3	Arnold R.E.	Green Party	249	8.2%
4	Lewis B.H.	Liberal Democrats	103	3.4%

Electorate 8,291 · Ballots cast 3,041 · EC ward code E05001333 · Back to ward index

East Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.1 pts Valid ballots 2,229

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Muston A.D.	Labour Party	1,207	54.1%	Elected
2	Hall S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	882	39.6%
3	Cole B.T.	Green Party	140	6.3%

Electorate 9,021 · Ballots cast 2,229 · EC ward code E05001326 · Back to ward index

Spring Vale · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.2 pts Valid ballots 2,587

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Singh M.	Labour Party	1,401	54.2%	Elected
2	Kumar S.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	977	37.8%
3	Nimmo D.B.	Green Party	209	8.1%

Electorate 8,917 · Ballots cast 2,587 · EC ward code E05001336 · Back to ward index

Bilston East · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.5 pts Valid ballots 2,612

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wildman G.A.	Labour Party	1,424	54.5%	Elected
2	Thompson C.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	838	32.1%
3	Fellows T.	Independent	217	8.3%
4	Whitmill H.V.I.	Green Party	133	5.1%

Electorate 10,626 · Ballots cast 2,612 · EC ward code E05001321 · Back to ward index

Penn · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.6 pts Valid ballots 4,510

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Haynes S.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,464	54.6%	Elected
2	Moreton T.	Labour Party	1,775	39.4%
3	Gilbert K.M.	Green Party	271	6.0%

Electorate 9,912 · Ballots cast 4,510 · EC ward code E05001334 · Back to ward index

Merry Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.3 pts Valid ballots 3,552

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dalton W.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,001	56.3%	Elected
2	Bolshaw A.D.	Labour Party	1,324	37.3%
3	Flynn D.C.	Green Party	227	6.4%

Electorate 9,170 · Ballots cast 3,552 · EC ward code E05001331 · Back to ward index

Bushbury North · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.2 pts Valid ballots 2,868

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McNeil A.W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,670	58.2%	Elected
2	Smith J.	Labour Party	982	34.2%
3	Jenkins I.C.	Liberal Democrats	117	4.1%
4	Van Doorn R.M.	Green Party	99	3.5%

Electorate 8,841 · Ballots cast 2,868 · EC ward code E05001324 · Back to ward index

Bushbury South & Low Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.2 pts Valid ballots 2,440

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brookfield I.N.	Labour Party	1,421	58.2%	Elected
2	Powis M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	882	36.1%
3	Wood C.	Green Party	137	5.6%

Electorate 10,857 · Ballots cast 2,440 · EC ward code E05001325 · Back to ward index

Graiseley · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.2 pts Valid ballots 3,025

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Reynolds J.C.	Labour Party	1,792	59.2%	Elected
2	Basra K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	867	28.7%
3	Bertaut A.J.	Green Party	252	8.3%
4	Ball K.A.	Liberal Democrats	114	3.8%

Electorate 8,514 · Ballots cast 3,025 · EC ward code E05001329 · Back to ward index

Tettenhall Regis · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.6 pts Valid ballots 3,764

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Singh U.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,242	59.6%	Elected
2	Hyatt C.L.	Labour Party	1,162	30.9%
3	Wood V.M.	Green Party	210	5.6%
4	Donald J.M.	Liberal Democrats	150	4.0%

Electorate 9,342 · Ballots cast 3,764 · EC ward code E05001337 · Back to ward index

Bilston North · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.8 pts Valid ballots 2,596

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Leach L.	Labour Party	1,553	59.8%	Elected
2	Singh R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	895	34.5%
3	Carter R.I.	Green Party	148	5.7%

Electorate 8,931 · Ballots cast 2,596 · EC ward code E05001322 · Back to ward index

St. Peters · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.2 pts Valid ballots 2,288

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Azeem Q.	Labour Party	1,447	63.2%	Elected
2	Shah Z.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	569	24.9%
3	Hancox T.	Green Party	272	11.9%

Electorate 7,897 · Ballots cast 2,288 · EC ward code E05001335 · Back to ward index

Ettingshall · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.6 pts Valid ballots 3,489

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Russell Z.	Labour Party	2,359	67.6%	Elected
2	Salim S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	674	19.3%
3	Murray D.R.V.	Liberal Democrats	332	9.5%
4	Webster M.C.	Green Party	124	3.6%

Electorate 11,061 · Ballots cast 3,489 · EC ward code E05001327 · Back to ward index

Blakenhall · single-seat

Marginal winner 71.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −21.9 pts Valid ballots 3,186

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Singh T.	Labour Party	2,292	71.9%	Elected
2	Sohaib M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	542	17.0%
3	Bentley P.N.	Liberal Democrats	201	6.3%
4	Gilbert K.A.	Green Party	151	4.7%

Electorate 8,605 · Ballots cast 3,186 · EC ward code E05001323 · Back to ward index