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Wolverhampton 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

20 ward races

20 seats

1 elected below the proportional quota

5.0% 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 20 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	28,685	57.3%	17	85.0%	12	60.0%	+5
Conservative and Unionist Party	17,406	34.8%	3	15.0%	7	35.0%	-4
Liberal Democrats	2,609	5.2%	0	0.0%	1	5.0%	-1
Green Party	1,231	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	156	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	50,087	100.0%	20	100.0%	20	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.

Merry Hill · 1 seat · won at 47.0% · +3.0 pts below quota
Bushbury North · 1 seat · won at 50.3% · above quota
Penn · 1 seat · won at 50.6% · above quota
Tettenhall Regis · 1 seat · won at 50.9% · above quota
Oxley · 1 seat · won at 51.2% · above quota
Spring Vale · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
Park · 1 seat · won at 59.0% · above quota
Tettenhall Wightwick · 1 seat · won at 60.2% · above quota
Wednesfield North · 1 seat · won at 60.8% · above quota
Heath Town · 1 seat · won at 61.0% · above quota
Fallings Park · 1 seat · won at 62.6% · above quota
Wednesfield South · 1 seat · won at 63.3% · above quota
Bushbury South & Low Hill · 1 seat · won at 64.2% · above quota
Graiseley · 1 seat · won at 64.2% · above quota
Bilston North · 1 seat · won at 64.9% · above quota
Bilston East · 1 seat · won at 68.5% · above quota
East Park · 1 seat · won at 69.2% · above quota
Ettingshall · 1 seat · won at 73.7% · above quota
St. Peters · 1 seat · won at 78.8% · above quota
Blakenhall · 1 seat · won at 79.2% · above quota

Race results

Merry Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,101

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hyatt C.	Labour Party	1,456	47.0%	Elected
2	Montero J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,450	46.8%
3	Marsh D.	Liberal Democrats	195	6.3%

Electorate 9,202 · Ballots cast 3,101 · EC ward code E05001331 · Back to ward index

Bushbury North · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.3 pts Valid ballots 2,493

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bennett S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,253	50.3%	Elected
2	Butt A.	Labour Party	1,096	44.0%
3	Marston H.	Liberal Democrats	144	5.8%

Electorate 8,805 · Ballots cast 2,493 · EC ward code E05001324 · Back to ward index

Penn · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.6 pts Valid ballots 3,851

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hibbert C.	Labour Party	1,948	50.6%	Elected
2	Dhillon R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,658	43.1%
3	Hopkins M.	Liberal Democrats	245	6.4%

Electorate 9,915 · Ballots cast 3,851 · EC ward code E05001334 · Back to ward index

Tettenhall Regis · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 3,169

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,614	50.9%	Elected
2	Hawker K.	Labour Party	1,107	34.9%
3	Donald J.	Liberal Democrats	241	7.6%
4	Brookes C.	Green Party	207	6.5%

Electorate 9,316 · Ballots cast 3,169 · EC ward code E05001337 · Back to ward index

Oxley · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.2 pts Valid ballots 2,375

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Roberts S.	Labour Party	1,216	51.2%	Elected
2	Powis M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	878	37.0%
3	Jenkins A.	Liberal Democrats	149	6.3%
4	Darke P.	Green Party	94	4.0%
5	Allerton J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	38	1.6%

Electorate 8,856 · Ballots cast 2,375 · EC ward code E05001332 · Back to ward index

Spring Vale · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.6 pts Valid ballots 2,354

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McGarrity B.	Labour Party	1,380	58.6%	Elected
2	Khunkhun S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	974	41.4%

Electorate 8,893 · Ballots cast 2,354 · EC ward code E05001336 · Back to ward index

Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 2,584

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Collingswood C.	Labour Party	1,524	59.0%	Elected
2	Brotherton R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	705	27.3%
3	Hibell J.	Green Party	237	9.2%
4	Lewis B.	Liberal Democrats	118	4.6%

Electorate 8,313 · Ballots cast 2,584 · EC ward code E05001333 · Back to ward index

Tettenhall Wightwick · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.2 pts Valid ballots 3,600

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Crofts J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,166	60.2%	Elected
2	Gwinnett D.	Labour Party	1,008	28.0%
3	Cantrill A.	Green Party	284	7.9%
4	Khan A.	Liberal Democrats	142	3.9%

Electorate 9,039 · Ballots cast 3,600 · EC ward code E05001338 · Back to ward index

Wednesfield North · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.8 pts Valid ballots 2,233

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bateman M.	Labour Party	1,358	60.8%	Elected
2	Gething T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	875	39.2%

Electorate 8,461 · Ballots cast 2,233 · EC ward code E05001339 · Back to ward index

Heath Town · single-seat

Marginal winner 61.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −11.0 pts Valid ballots 1,943

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jaspal J.	Labour Party	1,185	61.0%	Elected
2	Sibanda F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	433	22.3%
3	Bamber A.	Liberal Democrats	166	8.5%
4	Tano-Yeboah K.	Green Party	159	8.2%

Electorate 8,903 · Ballots cast 1,943 · EC ward code E05001330 · Back to ward index

Fallings Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.6 pts Valid ballots 2,145

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Evans S.	Labour Party	1,343	62.6%	Elected
2	Shah Z.	Conservative and Unionist Party	591	27.6%
3	Nixon P.	Liberal Democrats	211	9.8%

Electorate 8,845 · Ballots cast 2,145 · EC ward code E05001328 · Back to ward index

Wednesfield South · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.3 pts Valid ballots 2,504

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Brackenridge G.	Labour Party	1,586	63.3%	Elected
2	Sahota S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	918	36.7%

Electorate 8,523 · Ballots cast 2,504 · EC ward code E05001340 · Back to ward index

Bushbury South & Low Hill · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.2 pts Valid ballots 2,056

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Sweet P.	Labour Party	1,319	64.2%	Elected
2	Wastell L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	478	23.2%
3	Jenkins I.	Liberal Democrats	259	12.6%

Electorate 10,961 · Ballots cast 2,056 · EC ward code E05001325 · Back to ward index

Graiseley · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.2 pts Valid ballots 2,559

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mattu A.	Labour Party	1,643	64.2%	Elected
2	Salim S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	525	20.5%
3	Bertaut A.	Green Party	250	9.8%
4	Hollis P.	Liberal Democrats	141	5.5%

Electorate 8,644 · Ballots cast 2,559 · EC ward code E05001329 · Back to ward index

Bilston North · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.9 pts Valid ballots 2,121

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Page P.	Labour Party	1,376	64.9%	Elected
2	Perry-Preston D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	593	28.0%
3	Birch E.	Liberal Democrats	152	7.2%

Electorate 8,923 · Ballots cast 2,121 · EC ward code E05001322 · Back to ward index

Bilston East · single-seat

Marginal winner 68.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −18.5 pts Valid ballots 2,131

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Simkins S.	Labour Party	1,459	68.5%	Elected
2	Thompson C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	554	26.0%
3	Davis H.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	118	5.5%

Electorate 10,835 · Ballots cast 2,131 · EC ward code E05001321 · Back to ward index

East Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.2 pts Valid ballots 1,725

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Miles L.	Labour Party	1,194	69.2%	Elected
2	Hall A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	531	30.8%

Electorate 9,128 · Ballots cast 1,725 · EC ward code E05001326 · Back to ward index

Ettingshall · single-seat

Marginal winner 73.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −23.7 pts Valid ballots 2,943

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Momenabadi B.	Labour Party	2,168	73.7%	Elected
2	Kumar S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	476	16.2%
3	Murray D.	Liberal Democrats	299	10.2%

Electorate 11,395 · Ballots cast 2,943 · EC ward code E05001327 · Back to ward index

St. Peters · single-seat

Marginal winner 78.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −28.8 pts Valid ballots 1,761

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed O.	Labour Party	1,388	78.8%	Elected
2	Mumford J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	373	21.2%

Electorate 8,080 · Ballots cast 1,761 · EC ward code E05001335 · Back to ward index

Blakenhall · single-seat

Marginal winner 79.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −29.2 pts Valid ballots 2,439

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dehar J.	Labour Party	1,931	79.2%	Elected
2	Williams N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	361	14.8%
3	Bentley P.	Liberal Democrats	147	6.0%

Electorate 8,597 · Ballots cast 2,439 · EC ward code E05001323 · Back to ward index