STV MODELLING OF ELECTION RESULTS FOR SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
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              Extrapolation from May 1996 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      Socialist
                Share Seats  Share Seats  Share Seats  Share Seats  Share Seats
Beauchief       57.3%   2    28.3%   1    14.3%
Birley          25.7%        61.8%   3    12.4%
Brightside      38.5%   1    56.4%   2     5.0%
Broomhill       32.1%   1    45.0%   2    22.8%         0.0%
Burngreave      12.5%        55.2%   2     6.7%         0.0%        25.4%   1
Castle          15.8%        65.0%   3     7.5%         3.3%
Chapel Green    59.1%   2    36.1%   1     4.6%
Darnall         30.9%   1    59.0%   2     9.9%
Dore            39.3%   1    15.6%        45.0%   2
Ecclesall       48.3%   2    19.5%        32.0%   1
Firth Park      24.5%   1    59.7%   2     8.9%
Hallam          52.3%   2    19.0%        28.5%   1
Handsworth      24.1%        65.1%   3    10.6%
Heeley          49.8%   2    45.5%   1     4.5%
Hillsborough    54.9%   2    39.8%   1     5.1%
Intake          32.2%   1    55.9%   2    11.8%
Manor           18.3%        65.8%   3     7.1%
Mosborough      22.6%   1    59.7%   2    15.2%
Nether Edge     49.2%   2    37.3%   1     8.4%         4.9%
Nether Shire    33.0%        60.7%   3     6.3%
Netherthorpe    50.7%   2    40.5%   1     2.9%         5.7%
Norton          52.5%   2    40.5%   1     6.9%
Owlerton        30.5%        60.0%   3     9.4%
Park            17.2%        60.8%   3     6.9%
Sharrow         27.9%        64.1%   3     7.8%         0.0%
South Wortley   58.9%   2    29.5%   1    11.4%         0.0%
Southey Green   19.6%        73.9%   3     6.3%
Stocksbridge    56.0%   2    37.4%   1     6.5%
Walkley         53.2%   2    43.0%   1     3.6%         0.0%
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TOTAL           40.8%  31    44.2%  51    13.2%   4     0.4%         0.5%   1

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.