Nuneaton: New Boundaries 2018 Calculation

Nuneaton: Overview

Projection: CON seat

Implied MP at 2017:Marcus Jones  (CON)
County/Area:Warwickshire (West Midlands)
Electorate:79,053
Turnout:67.5%

PartyImplied 2017 VotesImplied 2017 Share
CON28,60353.6%
LAB21,26239.8%
UKIP1,4682.7%
LIB1,1952.2%
Green8651.6%
CON Majority7,34113.7%

See overview of other seats in West Midlands.



Introduction

This page shows the detail of the calculations performed to estimate the general election result for 2017 had the new boundaries for Nuneaton been in force at that time. The basic idea of the calculation is to look at the district council wards which make up the new seat, and estimate how they voted in 2017. This estimate is based on the recent local election results in those wards, with adjustments made to allow for different turnouts and different voting patterns for local and general elections.

In many cases, wards are divided between several old constituencies or between new constituencies. So the same ward may be shown more than once, but the electorate shown will reflect that ward sub-section.

Election results from a recent local election are given. This is usually the local election closest to 2015 from the period 2012-2015. For multiple-member wards, the votes shown are the sum of the votes cast for all candidates of each party. A negative number indicates candidate(s) elected unopposed.

Calculation method

There are two problems with using the raw (actual) local election results to imply general election results ward-by-ward. Firstly, turnout can be different between local and general elections, which means that the total number of local votes cast does not equal the number of votes cast in each old seat at the general election. To correct for this, we adjust the local votes to match the general election turnout. Each ward's result is scaled, whilst keeping constant the percentage support for each party, so that the total turnout adds up to the old seat's general election turnout. All wards in the old seat are assumed to have the same percentage turnout.

Secondly, even though we now have the correct number of votes in the old seat, the party totals will not match the general election result. Some parties do better at the local election than the general election, and others do vice versa. We call these strong and weak parties respectively. The next step is to transfer votes from strong parties to weak parties. This is done by taking votes proportionally away from strong parties and putting them in a transfer pool. For instance if a party got 12,500 local votes, but only 10,000 general election votes, it will lose 20% over all the wards. These votes in each ward will be put in the ward's transfer pool and allocated to the weak parties. Weak parties will get votes transferred to them in proportion to the votes they need over the old seat. For instance, if two weak parties need 4,000 and 1,000 votes respectively, the first party will get 80% of each ward's transfer pool and the second party will get 20% of each ward's transfer pool. The transfer of votes between parties is done using the Electoral Calculus Transition Model.

More details of the calculation formulas are available.

Nuneaton: Map

Boundary Lines courtesy of Ordnance Survey OpenData © Crown copyright 2015, Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

List of old seats forming part of Nuneaton

The old seat(s) needed are:

Old seat: Nuneaton

The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Nuneaton, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.

Old seat: NuneatonTransfer-adjusted Results
DistrictWardElectorate
2017
New SeatCON
Votes
LAB
Votes
LIB
Votes
UKIP
Votes
Green
Votes
NAT
Votes
MIN
Votes
OTH
Votes
Total
Votes
North WarwickshireArley and Whitacre4,050Warwickshire North1,6259964089540002,804
North WarwickshireHartshill2,837Warwickshire North1,0647042862190001,877
Nuneaton and BedworthAbbey5,583Nuneaton1,7642,3521021431020004,463
Nuneaton and BedworthArbury5,084Nuneaton1,8051,34079123730003,420
Nuneaton and BedworthAttleborough5,385Nuneaton1,9881,60284136870003,897
Nuneaton and BedworthBar Pool5,160Nuneaton1,6401,83472139360003,721
Nuneaton and BedworthCamp Hill5,312Nuneaton1,5321,92855132310003,678
Nuneaton and BedworthGalley Common5,834Nuneaton2,2211,66183155380004,158
Nuneaton and BedworthKingswood4,768Nuneaton1,5661,74158130320003,527
Nuneaton and BedworthSt Nicolas5,427Nuneaton2,35588171124790003,510
Nuneaton and BedworthWeddington5,748Nuneaton2,2551,0711031441000003,673
Nuneaton and BedworthWem Brook5,040Nuneaton1,5112,06279124810003,857
Nuneaton and BedworthWhitestone5,529Nuneaton2,42784460118300003,479
 Total65,757 23,75319,0169141,61976200046,064

The full details of these calculations are given on the Nuneaton seat details page. Click on "Show workings".

Old seat: Rugby

The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Rugby, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.

Old seat: RugbyTransfer-adjusted Results
DistrictWardElectorate
2017
New SeatCON
Votes
LAB
Votes
LIB
Votes
UKIP
Votes
Green
Votes
NAT
Votes
MIN
Votes
OTH
Votes
Total
Votes
Nuneaton and BedworthBulkington4,916Nuneaton1,7691,385930250003,272
RugbyAdmirals and Cawston5,508Rugby and Southam2,2931,3942320700003,989
RugbyBenn4,487Rugby and Southam1,7112,2772350990004,322
RugbyBilton5,000Rugby and Southam2,0899492390600003,337
RugbyClifton, Newton and Churchover1,683Rugby and Southam649317340100001,010
RugbyCoton and Boughton4,789Rugby and Southam1,9951,1631650560003,379
RugbyDunsmore143Rugby and Southam662630200097
RugbyEastlands5,099Rugby and Southam2,0661,65741601010004,240
RugbyHillmorton4,073Rugby and Southam1,5899581540470002,748
RugbyNew Bilton4,476Rugby and Southam1,8392,1851410900004,255
RugbyNewbold and Brownsover4,839Rugby and Southam1,8221,9641430780004,007
RugbyPaddox5,396Rugby and Southam2,0201,2613900830003,754
RugbyRevel and Binley Woods5,170Nuneaton2,3849701010620003,517
RugbyRokeby and Overslade5,559Rugby and Southam2,1931,5623490800004,184
RugbyWolston and the Lawfords5,439Nuneaton2,2631,1731170660003,619
RugbyWolvey and Shilton1,990Nuneaton1,123418380230001,602
 Total68,567 27,87119,6592,850095200051,332

The full details of these calculations are given on the Rugby seat details page. Click on "Show workings".

New seat: Nuneaton

The new seat of Nuneaton is made up of the following wards, with the transfer-adjusted votes shown.

New seat: Nuneaton
DistrictWardElectorate
2017
Old Seat CON
Votes
LAB
Votes
LIB
Votes
UKIP
Votes
Green
Votes
NAT
Votes
MIN
Votes
OTH
Votes
Total
Votes
Nuneaton and BedworthAbbey6,705Nuneaton1,7642,3521021431020004,463
Nuneaton and BedworthArbury5,139Nuneaton1,8051,34079123730003,420
Nuneaton and BedworthAttleborough5,854Nuneaton1,9881,60284136870003,897
Nuneaton and BedworthBar Pool5,589Nuneaton1,6401,83472139360003,721
Nuneaton and BedworthBulkington4,600Rugby1,7691,385930250003,272
Nuneaton and BedworthCamp Hill5,525Nuneaton1,5321,92855132310003,678
Nuneaton and BedworthGalley Common6,247Nuneaton2,2211,66183155380004,158
Nuneaton and BedworthKingswood5,298Nuneaton1,5661,74158130320003,527
Nuneaton and BedworthSt Nicolas5,271Nuneaton2,35588171124790003,510
Nuneaton and BedworthWeddington5,518Nuneaton2,2551,0711031441000003,673
Nuneaton and BedworthWem Brook5,794Nuneaton1,5112,06279124810003,857
Nuneaton and BedworthWhitestone5,226Nuneaton2,42784460118300003,479
RugbyRevel and Binley Woods4,945Rugby2,3849701010620003,517
RugbyWolston and the Lawfords5,089Rugby2,2631,1731170660003,619
RugbyWolvey and Shilton2,253Rugby1,123418380230001,602
 Total79,053 28,60321,2621,1951,46886500053,393

And these are the implied results for 2017 for the new seat of Nuneaton. Please note that the wards used are those of 2015 in order to be consistent with those used by the Boundary Commissions.


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