Uncontested seat
A seat filled without a vote because there were no more candidates than seats.
How it's calculated
Candidates ≤ seats available. Counted separately and never included in share calculations.
Worked example
Heworth has been contested at every election shown: 11 candidates for 3 seats in 2023, 6 for 1 seat in 2026.
Source: Heworth ward, City of York — by-election of 15 January 2026 and May 2023.
Caveats
- Older sources sometimes record uncontested winners with zero or no votes; those are excluded from shares.
Where it's used
- Election Health (coming soon)
Other definitions
Vote shareChange in shareSwing (two-party, Butler)MajoritySwing needed to gainCandidates per seat / per wardContestation rateWinner's shareEffective number of partiesWinner's bonus (seats vs votes)Incumbency and re-election rateWomen candidates and councillorsTurnout (three methods)Council control and No Overall Control (NOC)Majority at riskPsephology National Share EstimateBy-election vote trackerNotional resultIndex of changeSplit-ticket indicatorNational Equivalent Vote