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Data has been harvested from a variety of sources, principally Andrew Teale’s Local Authority Election Archive Project, Wikipedia, and local council websites. Please note that, in cases where there have been multiple vacancies in wards, the statistics have had to be consolidated to obtain a fair reflection of party strengths in the wards in question.
Most entries are accompanied by an X rating:
X denotes a percentage disparity of 10% and over between seats taken and votes won by the dominant party on the council;
XX denotes a percentage disparity of 20% and over;
XXX denotes a percentage disparity of 30% and over;
XXXX denotes a percentage disparity of 40% and over.
Of the Councils listed, 3% are XXXX , 14% are XXX, 28% are XX, and 35% are X. The symbol ! denotes an additional notable defect in the result for that council.
ADUR: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 50% of the seats with 39% of the vote.
AMBER VALLEY: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 60% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
ARUN: ! In 2019, while the Conservatives took 39% of the seats with 35% of the vote, the LibDems won fewer votes (29%) but won more seats than the Conservatives.
ASHFIELD: XX In 2019, Ashfield Independents took 86% of the seats with 67% of the vote.
ASHFORD: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 55% of the seats with 38% of the vote.
BABERGH: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 47% of the seats with 31% of the vote.
BARKING AND DAGENHAM: XXX! In 2022, Labour took 100% of the seats with 69% of the vote. The Conservatives have no councillors to show for their 26% of the vote and there is no opposition of any description on this Council to hold Labour to account.
BARNET: XX In 2022, Labour took 65% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
BARNSLEY: XXX In 2022, Labour took 80% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
BASILDON: XX In 2022, the Conservatives took 71% of the seats with 49% of the vote.
BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE: In 2022, the Conservatives took 39% of the seats with 36% of the vote.
BASSETLAW: XXX In 2019, Labour took 77% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET: XX In 2019, the LibDems took 63% of the seats with 39% of the vote.
BEDFORD: ! In 2019, the LibDems took 37% of the seats with 28% of the vote, while the Conservatives took 27% of the seats with 33% of the vote.
BEXLEY: XX In 2022, the Conservatives took 73% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
BIRMINGHAM: X In 2022, Labour took 64% of the seats with 49% of the vote.
BLABY: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 64% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
BLACKBURN: X In 2022, Labour took 65% of the seats with 55% of the votes.
BLACKPOOL: X! In 2019, Labour took 55% of the seats with 41% of the vote. The Conservatives polled more votes than Labour but won just 36% of the seats.
BOLSOVER: X In 2019, Labour took 49% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
BOLTON: X! In 2022, the Conservatives took 45% of the seats with 34% of the vote. Labour polled more votes than the Conservatives but took fewer seats.
BOSTON: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 53% of the seats with 35% of the vote.
BOURNEMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 47% of the seats with 28% of the vote.
BRACKNELL FOREST: XXXX In 2019, the Conservatives took 90% of the seats with 48% of the vote.
BRADFORD: XX In 2022, Labour took 63% of the seats with 43% of the votes.
BRAINTREE: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 69% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
BRECKLAND: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 75% of the seats with 48% of the vote.
BRENT: XXX In 2022, Labour took 86% of the seats with 53% of the vote.
BRENTWOOD: In 2022, the Conservatives took 46% of the seats with 40% of the vote
BRIGHTON AND HOVE: In 2019, Labour took 37% of the seats with 32% of the vote.
BRISTOL: In 2021, the Green Party took 34% of the seats with 32% of the vote
BROADLAND: XX In 2019, The Conservatives took 70% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
BROMLEY: XX In 2022, the Conservatives took 62% of the seats with 36% of the vote.
BROMSGROVE: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 55% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
BROXBOURNE: XXX In 2022, the Conservatives took 91% of the seats with 56% of the vote.
BROXTOWE: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 45% of the seats with 32% of the vote. Labour polled a few hundred more votes than the Conservatives but won 6 fewer seats.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: XXX! In 2021, the Conservatives took 77% of the seats with 40% of the vote on this recently-created unitary authority. Labour, LibDems and Greens polled more votes between them than the Conservatives, but ended up with just 20 out of the 147 seats, while the Conservatives took 113.
BURNLEY: In 2022, Labour took 47% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
BURY: X In 2022, Labour took 57% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
CALDERDALE: X In 2022, Labour took 61% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
CAMBRIDGE CITY: XXX In 2022, Labour took 75% of the seats with 45% of the votes. LibDems and Greens between them polled as many votes as Labour but won only 25% of the seats.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE: In 2021, the Conservatives took 46% of the seats with 38% of the vote.
CAMDEN: XXX In 2022, Labour took 85% of the seats with 51% of the vote.
CANNOCK CHASE: In 2022, the Conservatives took 46% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
CANTERBURY: XX In 2019, Conservatives won 59% of the seats with 33% of the vote.
CASTLE POINT: X! In 2022, the Canvey Island Independence Party took 36% of the seats with 20% of the vote, while the Conservatives had only 21% of the seats to show for their 37% of the vote.
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE: XXX In 2019, the Conservatives took 69% of the seats with 36% of the vote.
CHARNWOOD: XXX In 2019, Conservatives took 71% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
CHELMSFORD: X! In 2019, the Liberal Democrats took 54% of the seats with 37% of the vote. The Conservatives were a mere 30 votes behind the LibDems but won 10 fewer seats.
CHELTENHAM: XXX! In 2022, the Liberal Democrats took 86% of the seats with 55% of the vote. The Conservatives had only one seat to show for a vote total half that of the LibDems.
CHERWELL: In 2022, the Conservatives took 38% of the seats with 35% of the vote.
CHESHIRE EAST: In 2019, the Conservatives took 41% of the seats with 34% of the vote.
CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER: X! In 2019, Labour took 50% of the seats with 34% of the vote. The Conservatives polled slightly more (35%) of the vote but won only 40% of the seats.
CHESTERFIELD: X In 2019, Labour took 58% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
CHICHESTER: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 50% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
CHORLEY: XXX In 2022, Labour took 93% of the seats with 56% of the vote.
COLCHESTER: In 2022, the Conservatives took 33% of the seats with 34% of the vote.
CORNWALL: X
In 2021, the Conservatives took 54% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
COTSWOLD: In 2019, the Liberal Democrats took 53% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
COVENTRY: XX In 2022, Labour took 72% of the seats with 48% of the vote.
CRAWLEY: X In 2022, Labour took 50% of the seats for 37% of the vote.
CROYDON: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 47% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
CUMBERLAND: XX In 2022, Labour took 65% of the seats with 39% of the vote.
DACORUM: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 61% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
DARLINGTON: In 2019, the Conservatives took 44% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
DARTFORD: XX in 2019, Conservatives took 69% of the seats with 49% of the vote.
DERBY CITY: In 2022, Labour took 41% of the seats with 36% of the vote.
DERBYSHIRE: XX In 2021, Conservatives took 70% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
DERBYSHIRE DALES: X In 2019, Conservatives took 51% of the seats for 41% of the vote.
DEVON COUNTY: XX In 2021, Conservatives took 65% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
DONCASTER: XXX In 2021, Labour took 73% of the seats with 38% of the vote.
DORSET: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 52% of the seats with 36% of the vote.
DOVER: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 59% of the seats with 38% of the vote.
DUDLEY: In 2022, the Conservatives took 52% of the seats with 49% of the vote.
DURHAM: In 2021, Labour took 42% of the seats with 33% of the vote.
EALING: XXX In 2022, Labour took 84% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
EAST CAMBS: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 53% of the seats with 39% of the vote.
EAST DEVON: In 2019, the Conservatives took 33% of the vote with 30% of the vote.
EAST HAMPSHIRE: XX
In 2019, the Conservatives took 74% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
EAST HERTFORDSHIRE: XXX In 2019, the Conservatives took 80% of the seats with 41% of the vote.
EAST LINDSEY: In 2019, the Conservatives took 53% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE: XXX In 2019, the Conservatives took 73% of the seats with 38% of the vote.
EAST STAFFS: X In 2019, Conservatives took 64 % of the seats with 45% of the vote.
EAST SUFFOLK: XXX! In 2019, Conservatives took 71% of the seats with 34% of the vote. The Greens came second, polling 22% of the vote, but won only 4 out of the 55 seats.
EAST SUSSEX COUNTY: X In 2021, the Conservatives took 54% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
EASTBOURNE: XX In 2019, the LibDems took 67% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
EASTLEIGH: XXXX In 2022, the LibDems took 93% of the seats with 51% of the vote.
ELMBRIDGE: In 2022, the Conservatives took 35% of the seats with 36% of the vote.
ENFIELD: XX In 2022, Labour took 60% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
EPPING FOREST: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 50% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
EPSOM AND EWELL: X! In 2019, Epsom & Ewell Residents Association took 55% of the seats with 37% of the vote. Between them, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour polled more votes but won only 6 out of the 38 seats available (16%).
EREWASH: In 2019, the Conservatives took 57% of the seats with 48% of the vote
ESSEX COUNTY: XX In 2021, the Conservatives took 69% of the seats with 48% of the vote. Labour polled more votes than the LibDems but won fewer seats.
EXETER: XX In 2022, Labour took 74% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
FAREHAM: XXX In 2022, the Conservatives took 75% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
FENLAND: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 67% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 43% of the seats with 30% of the vote.
FOREST OF DEAN: X In 2019, Independents took 39% of the seats with 26% of the vote.
FYLDE: XX
In 2019, the Conservatives took 61% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
GATESHEAD: XX
In 2022, Labour took 77% of the seats with 50% of the vote.
GEDLING: XX In 2019, Labour took 71% of the seats with 46% of the vote
GLOUCESTER: XX In 2021, the Conservatives took 67% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY: In 2021, the Conservatives took 53% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
GOSPORT: X In 2022, the LibDems took 57% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
GRAVESHAM: X In 2019, Labour took 54% of the seats with 33% of the vote, while the Conservatives took 41% of the seats with 35% of the vote.
GREAT YARMOUTH: In 2019, the Conservatives took 51% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
GREENWICH: XXXX In 2022, Labour took 94% of the seats with 53% of the vote.
GUILDFORD: In 2019, Guildford and Villages Residents took 31% of the seats with 26% of the vote.
HACKNEY: XXX
In 2022, Labour took 88% of the seats with 53% of the vote.
HALTON: XX
In 2022, Labour took 89% of the seats with 64% of the votes.
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM: XX In 2022, Labour took 80% of the seats with 54% of the vote.
HAMPSHIRE: XX In 2021, the Conservatives took 72% of the seats with 51% of the vote.
HARBOROUGH: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 65% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
HARLOW: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 58% of the seats with 48% of the vote.
HARINGEY: XXX In 2022, Labour took 88% of the seats with 52% of the vote.
HARROW: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 56% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
HART: ! in 2022, while the LibDems took 36% of the seats with 31% of the vote, the Conservatives had only 27% of the seats to show for their 40% of the vote.
HARTLEPOOL: X In 2022, Labour took 54% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
HASTINGS: X In 2022, Labour took 56% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
HAVANT: XXX In 2022, the Conservatives took 86% of the seats with 48% of the vote.
HAVERING: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 42% of the seats with 30% of the vote.
HEREFORDSHIRE: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 24% of the seats for 34% of the vote.
HERTFORDSHIRE: X In 2021, the Conservatives took 59% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
HERTSMERE: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 74% of the seats with 52% of the vote.
HIGH PEAK: X In 2019, Labour took 51% of the seats with 34% of the vote.
HILLINGDON: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 57% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH: XX In 2019, the LibDems took 62% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
HORSHAM: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 67% of the seats with 41% of the vote.
HOUNSLOW: XXX
In 2022, Labour took 84% of the seats with 48% of the vote,
HUNTINGDONSHIRE: In 2022, the Conservatives took 42% of the seats with 34% of the vote.
HYNDBURN: In 2022, Labour took 50% of the seats with 46% of the votes.
IPSWICH: XXX In 2022, Labour took 82% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
ISLE OF WIGHT: In 2021, the Conservatives took 46% of the seats with 39% of the vote.
ISLINGTON: XXXX In 2022, Labour took 94% of the seats with 52% of the vote.
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA: XX
In 2022, the Conservatives took 70% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
KENT COUNTY: XX
In 2021, the Conservatives took 76% of the seats with 49% of the vote.
KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 51% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
KINGSTON UPON HULL: In 2022, the LibDems took 53% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
KINGSTON UPON THAMES: XXXX In 2022, the LibDems took 92% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
KIRKLEES: XX In 2022, Labour took 61% of the seats with 41% of the votes.
KNOWSLEY: In 2022, Labour took 67% of the seats with 59% of the vote.
LANCASHIRE: X In 2021, the Conservatives took 57% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
LAMBETH: XXXX In 2022, Labour took 92% of the seats with 51% of the vote.
LANCASTER: in 2019, Labour took 35% of the seats with 32% of the vote.
LEEDS: XX In 2022, Labour took 63% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
LEICESTER: XXXX In 2019, Labour took 98% of the seats with 57% of the vote.
LEICESTERSHIRE: XX! In 2021, the Conservatives took 76% of the seats with 51% of the vote. While Labour took only 4 seats with 21% of the vote, the LibDems polled fewer votes than Labour but took 9 seats.
LEWES: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 46% of the seats with 26% of the vote.
LEWISHAM: XXXX!
In 2022, Labour took 100% of the seats with 52% of the vote.
The second largest party in terms of votes, the Green Party, had no councillors to show for their 22% of the vote and there is no opposition of any description on this Council to hold Labour to account.
LICHFIELD CITY: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 72% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
LINCOLN: X In 2022, Labour took 45% of the seats with 28% of the votes.
LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY: XX In 2021, the Conservatives took 77% of the seats with 55% of the vote.
LIVERPOOL: XX In 2021, Labour took 74% of the seats with 50% of the vote.
LUTON: X In 2019, Labour took 67% of the seats with 49% of the vote.
MAIDSTONE: In 2022, the Conservatives took 39% of the seats with 39% of the vote!
MALDON: X! In 2019, the Conservatives took 55% of the seats with 43% of the vote. Independent candidates won fewer seats (45%), even though they polled more votes (47%).
MALVERN HILLS: In 2019, the Conservatives won 34% of the seats with 30% of the vote.
MANCHESTER: XX In 2022, Labour took 94% of the seats with 66% of the vote.
MANSFIELD: In 2019, Labour took 42% of the seats with 34% of the vote.
MEDWAY: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 60% of the seats with 34% of the vote.
MELTON: XXX! In 2019, the Conservatives took 78% of the seats with 46% of the vote. The Green Party came second in terms of votes with 20% of the poll but won only one seat.
MERTON: X In 2022, Labour took 54% of the seats with 39% of the vote.
MID DEVON: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 43% of the seats with 33% of the vote.
MID SUFFOLK: In 2019, the Conservatives took 47% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
MID SUSSEX: XXX In 2019, the Conservatives took 63% of the seats with 32% of the vote.
MIDDLESBOROUGH: In 2019, Independents took 50% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
MILTON KEYNES: X In 2022. Labour took 47% of the seats with 36% of the vote.
MOLE VALLEY: X In 2022, the LibDems took 57% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
NEW FOREST: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 77% of the seats with 53% of the vote.
NEWARK AND SHERWOOD: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 69% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 57% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE: XX In 2022, Labour took 70% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
NEWHAM: XXXX
In 2022, Labour took 97% of the seats with 56% of the vote.
NORFOLK COUNTY: XX In 2021, the Conservatives took 69% of the seats with 48% of the vote.
NORTH DEVON: X In 2019, the LibDems took 50% of the seats with 31% of the vote.
NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 57% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE: In 2022, the Conservatives took 56% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE: X! In 2022, Labour took 50% of the seats with 31% of the vote, while the Conservatives had only 22% of the seats for their 33% vote share.
NORTH KESTEVEN: X! In 2019, the Conservatives took 48% of the seats with 38% of the vote. The Lincolnshire Independent Party polled more votes (40%) but won fewer seats (38%).
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 63% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
NORTH NORFOLK: XX In 2019, the LibDems took 75% of the seats with 49% of the vote.
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE: XXX In 2021, the Conservatives took 77% of the seats with 41% of the vote.
NORTH SOMERSET: In2019, the Conservatives took 26% of the seats with 28% of the vote.
NORTH TYNESIDE: XXX In 2022, Labour took 90% of the seats with 55% of the vote.
NORTH WARWICKSHIRE: In 2019, the Conservatives took 60% of the seats with 53% of the vote.
NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE: In 2019, the Conservatives took 53% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
NORTH YORKSHIRE: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 52% of the seats with 41% of the vote.
NORTHUMBERLAND: In 2021, the Conservatives took 51% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
NORWICH: X In 2022, Labour took 61% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
NOTTINGHAM CITY: XXX In 2019, Labour took 91% of the seats with 54% of the vote.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE: X In 2021, the Conservatives took 56% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH: XX In 2022, the Conservatives took 71% of the seats with 50% of the votes.
OADBY AND WIGSTON: XXX! In 2019, the LibDems took 92% of the seats with 60% of the vote. The Conservatives came second with just under half the votes the LibDems polled but won only 2 seats out of the 28.
OLDHAM: In 2022, Labour took 43% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
OXFORD: X In 2022, Labour took 62% of the seats with 44% of the votes.
OXFORDSHIRE: ! In 2021, the Conservatives took 33% of the seats for 36% of the vote, while the LibDems took the same number of seats with only 26% of the vote.
PENDLE: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 58% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
PETERBOROUGH: In 2022, the Conservatives took 37% of the seats with 36% of the vote.
PLYMOUTH: X In 2022, Labour took 58% of the seats with 44% of the votes.
PORTSMOUTH: In 2022, Labour took 36% of the seats with 31% of the vote.
PRESTON: X In 2022, Labour took 65% of the seats with 48% of the vote.
READING: XX In 2022, Labour took 67% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
REDBRIDGE: XXX in 2022, Labour took 92% of the seats with 55% of the vote.
REDCAR AND CLEVELAND: In 2019, Labour took 25% of the seats with 24% of the vote.
REDDITCH: XX! In 2022, Labour took 64% of the seats with 43% of the vote, while the Conservatives had only 36% of the seats to show for their 44% of the vote.
REIGATE AND BANSTEAD: XXX In 2019, the Conservatives took 64% of the seats with 33% of the vote.
RIBBLE VALLEY: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 70% of the seats with 55% of the vote.
RICHMOND UPON THAMES: XXX! In 2022, the LibDems took 89% of the seats with 51% of the vote. The Conservatives were the second largest party in terms of votes but won only 1 seat, while the Greens won 5 seats with far fewer votes than the Conservatives.
RICHMONDSHIRE: In 2019, the Conservatives took 42% of the seats with 38% of the vote.
ROCHDALE: XX In 2022, Labour took 70% of the seats with 50% of the vote.
ROCHFORD: In 2022, the Conservatives took 39% of the seats with 38% of the vote.
ROSSENDALE: XX In 2022, Labour took 63% of the seats with 41% of the vote.
ROTHER: In 2019, the Conservatives took 37% of the seats with 31% of the vote.
ROTHERHAM: XX In 2021, Labour took 54% of the seats with 30% of the vote.
RUGBY: In 2022, the Conservatives took 43% of the seats with 38% of the vote.
RUNNYMEDE: In 2022, the Conservatives took 43% of the seats with 38% of the vote.
RUSHCLIFFE: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 66% of the seats with 41% of the vote.
RUSHMOOR: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 61% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
RUTLAND: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 55% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
SALFORD: XX In 2022, Labour took 75% of the seats with 54% of the votes.
SANDWELL: XXX In 2022, Labour took 87% of the seats with 57% of the vote.
SEFTON: XX In 2022, Labour took 77% of the seats with 49% of the votes.
SEVENOAKS: XXX In 2019, the Conservatives took 85% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
SHEFFIELD: X In 2022, Labour took 53% of the seats with 41% of the vote.
SHROPSHIRE: X In 2021, the Conservatives took 58% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
SLOUGH: XX In 2022, Labour took 86% of the seats with 58% of the vote.
SOLIHULL: X In 2022, the Conservatives took 65% of the seats with 55% of the votes.
SOMERSET: X In 2022, the LibDems took 55% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 61% of the seats with 49% of the vote.
SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE: XXX In 2022, the LibDems took 82% of the seats with 48% of the vote.
SOUTHEND ON SEA: X In 2021, the Conservatives took 58% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 54% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
SOUTH HAMS: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 52% of the seats with 36% of the vote.
SOUTH HOLLAND: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 65% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
SOUTH KESTEVEN: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 71% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
SOUTH NORFOLK: XXX In 2019, Conservatives took 76% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE: ! In 2019, the Liberal Democrats took 33% of the seats with 28% of the vote. The Conservatives took fewer seats (28%) even though they polled more votes (29%).
SOUTH RIBBLE: In 2019, the Conservatives took 46% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 75% of the seats with 49% of the vote.
SOUTH TYNESIDE: XX In 2022, Labour took 74% of the seats with 49% of the vote.
SOUTHAMPTON: XXX In 2022, Labour took 76% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
SOUTHWARK: XXX In 2022, Labour took 82% of the seats with 52% of the vote.
SPELTHORNE: XX! In 2019, the Conservatives took 59% of the seats with 33% of the vote. Labour came second but won only 4 seats(10%) even though they polled 18% of the vote and received more votes than the Liberal Democrats who nevertheless won twice as many seats as Labour.
ST. ALBANS: XXXX! In 2022, the LibDems took 89% of the seats with 48% of the vote. While the Conservatives polled half as many votes as the LibDems, they ended up with only 4 seats, 7% of the total.
ST. HELENS: XX In 2022, Labour took 60% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
STAFFORD: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 55% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
STAFFORDSHIRE: XXX! In 2021, the Conservatives took 92% of the seats with 57% of the vote. The Labour Party took only 4 out of 62 seats with 26% of the vote.
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 45% of the seats with 34% of the vote.
STEVENAGE: XX In 2022, Labour took 69% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
STOCKPORT: X In 2022, the LibDems took 48% of the seats with 35% of the vote.
STOCKTON ON TEES: X In 2019, Labour took 43% of the seats with 33% of the vote.
STOKE ON TRENT: In 2019, Labour took 36% of the seats with 34% of the vote.
STRATFORD ON AVON: In 2019, the Conservatives took 55% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
STROUD: In 2020, the Conservatives took 39% of the seats with 34% of the vote.
SUFFOLK COUNTY: XX
In 2021, the Conservatives took 73% of the seats with 48% of the vote.
SUNDERLAND: X In 2022, Labour took 62% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
SURREY COUNTY: X In 2021, Conservatives took 58% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
SURREY HEATH: In 2019, the Conservatives took 51% of the seats with 45% of the vote.
SUTTON: X In 2022, the LibDems took 53% of the seats with 36% of the vote.
SWALE: In 2019, the Conservatives took 34% of the seats with 28% of the vote.
SWINDON: X In 2022, Labour took 63% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
TAMESIDE: XX In 2022, Labour took 79% of the seats with 55% of the vote.
TAMWORTH: XX In 2022, the Conservatives took 70% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
TANDRIDGE: X In 2022, the LibDems took 36% of the seats with 21% of the vote.
TEIGNBRIDGE: X In 2019, the LibDems took 55% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
TELFORD AND WREKIN: XX In 2019, Labour took 67% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
TENDRING: In 2019, the Conservatives took 33% of the seats with 32% of the vote.
TEST VALLEY: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 56% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
TEWKESBURY: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 60% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
THANET: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 45% of the seats with 29% of the vote.
THREE RIVERS: X In 2022, the LibDems took 57% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
THURROCK: XX In 2021, the Conservatives took 76% of the seats with 53% of the vote.
TONBRIDGE AND MALLING: XXX In 2019, the Conservatives took 72% of the seats with 41% of the vote.
TORBAY:
X In 2019, the Conservatives took 42% of the seats with 29% of the vote.
TORRIDGE: XX In 2019, Independents took 50% of the seats with 30% of the vote.
TOWER HAMLETS: X In 2022, The Aspire Party took 53% of the seats with 35% of the vote.
TRAFFORD: XX In 2022, Labour took 68% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS: X In 2022, the LibDems took 37% of the seats for 22% of the vote.
UTTLESFORD: XXX In 2019, Residents for Uttlesford took 67% of the seats with 35% of the vote.
VALE OF WHITE HORSE: XX In 2019, the Liberal Democrats took 81% of the seats with 55% of the vote.
WAKEFIELD: XX In 2022, Labour took 81% of the seats with 52% of the vote.
WALSALL: X In 2022, Labour took 62% of the seats with 44% of the vote.
WALTHAM FOREST: XX In 2022, Labour took 78% of the seats with 50% of the vote.
WANDSWORTH: X In 2022, Labour took 60% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
WARRINGTON: XX In 2021, Labour took 62% of the seats with 33% of the vote.
WARWICK: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 43% of the seats with 28% of the vote.
WARWICKSHIRE: XX! In 2021, the Conservatives took 74% of the seats with 49% of the vote. Between them, Labour, LibDems and Greens won more votes than the Conservatives but took only 25% of the seats.
WATFORD: XXX In 2022, the LibDems took 83% of the seats with 51% of the vote.
WAVERLEY: In 2019, the Conservatives took 40% of the seats with 33% of the vote.
WEALDEN: XXX In 2019, the Conservatives took 75% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
WELWYN AND HATFIELD: X! In 2022, the LibDems took 41% of the seats with 30% of the vote, while the Conservatives had only 23% of the seats to show for their 37% of the vote.
WEST BERKSHIRE: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 56% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
WEST DEVON: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 52% of the seats with 33% of the vote.
WEST LANCASHIRE: In 2022, Labour took 55% of the seats with 51% of the votes.
WEST LINDSEY: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 53% of the seats with 43% of the vote.
WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE: XXX In 2021, the Conservatives took 71% of the seats with 41% of the vote.
WEST OXFORDSHIRE: X! In 2022, the LibDems took 50% of the seats with 36% of the vote, while the Conservatives won just 25% of the seats for their 37% of the vote.
WEST SUFFOLK: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 56% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY: XX In 2021, the Conservatives took 68% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
WESTMINSTER: X In 2022, Labour took 57% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
WESTMORELAND AND FURNESS: X In 2022, the LibDems took 55% of the seats with 40% of the vote.
WIGAN: XXX In 2022, Labour took 85% of the seats with 53% of the vote.
WILTSHIRE: X In 2021, the Conservatives took 62% of the seats with 47% of the vote.
WINCHESTER: X In 2022, the LibDems took 60% of the seats with 46% of the vote.
WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 56% of the seats with 37% of the vote.
WIRRAL: In 2022, Labour took 39% of the seats with 42% of the vote.
WOKING: XX In 2022, the LibDems took 70% of the seats for 47% of the vote.
WOKINGHAM: In 2022, the LibDems took 50% of the seats withg 41% of the vote.
WOLVERHAMPTON: XX In 2022, Labour took 85% of the seats with 57% of the vote.
WORCESTER: X! In 2022, Labour took 46% of the seats with 32% of the vote, leaving the Conservatives with 31% of the seats to show for 31% of the vote.
WORCESTERSHIRE: XX In 2021, the Conservatives took 79% of the seats with 50% of the vote.
WORTHING: XX In 2022, Labour took 69% of the seats with 48% of the vote.
WYCHAVON: XX In 2019, the Conservatives took 80% of the seats with 51% of the vote.
WYRE: XX In 2019, the Conservative took 74% of the seats with 52% of the vote.
WYRE FOREST: X In 2019, the Conservatives took 42% of the seats with 23% of the vote.
YORK CITY: X In 2019, the LibDems took 45% of the seats with 32% of the vote.