STV MODELLING OF ELECTION RESULTS FOR SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL ============================================================ Extrapolation from May 1995 Local Election Results These are some calculations based on giving each ward a number of members from each party that stood as a direct proportion of that party's total vote share in that ward. LibDem Labour Conservative Green Other Share Seats Share Seats Share Seats Share Seats Share Seats Beauchief 60.1% 3 28.6% 11.3% Birley 25.8% 63.6% 3 10.6% Brightside 42.3% 1 54.6% 2 3.2% Broomhill 30.3% 1 44.8% 2 20.7% 4.1% Burngreave 22.0% 41.3% 2 6.5% 30.1% 1 IndLab Castle 13.0% 75.3% 3 6.5% 3.6% 1.5% Chapel Green 58.6% 2 38.0% 1 3.5% Darnall 38.5% 1 48.1% 2 8.0% 5.4% Dore 40.7% 2 21.0% 38.3% 1 Ecclesall 46.4% 2 24.5% 29.1% 1 Firth Park 26.3% 67.9% 3 5.8% Hallam 43.3% 2 23.7% 30.3% 1 2.8% Handsworth 26.4% 66.3% 3 7.3% Heeley 46.5% 1 48.9% 2 4.6% Hillsborough 48.5% 2 44.0% 1 7.5% Intake 44.2% 1 50.3% 2 5.5% Manor 19.7% 65.9% 3 6.3% 8.2% Mosborough 21.8% 62.5% 3 14.1% 1.7% Nether Edge 44.7% 1 45.0% 2 10.3% Nether Shire 26.2% 67.4% 3 6.4% Netherthorpe 36.7% 1 52.7% 2 4.4% 6.2% Norton 42.8% 1 48.0% 2 9.2% Owlerton 24.5% 67.4% 3 8.2% Park 16.3% 56.7% 2 5.5% 21.5% 1 MilLab Sharrow 35.6% 1 57.7% 2 6.7% South Wortley 56.7% 2 35.4% 1 8.0% Southey Green 16.3% 78.7% 3 5.0% Stocksbridge 53.7% 2 41.1% 1 5.2% Walkley 46.4% 1 47.0% 2 3.5% 3.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 38.6% 27 47.9% 55 11.2% 3 0.8% 0 1.4% 2 Notes: In this model, seats allocated as follows: Votes cast are put in bands of: 0-19.9% : 0 seats 20-39.9% : 1 seat 40-59.9% : 2 seats 60-79.9% : 3 seats The largest vote share is allocated seats according to the above bands. The next largest vote share is allocated any remaining seats up to the maximum allowed by their vote share. Each next largest vote share is allocated until no more vote share is left. Any remaining seat is allocated to the remaining largest vote share.