STV MODELLING OF ELECTION RESULTS FOR SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL ============================================================ Extrapolation from May 1998 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 65.3% 3 22.9% 11.7% Birley 34.5% 1 52.7% 2 12.7% Brightside 33.3% 1 55.5% 2 7.4% Broomhill 50.4% 2 28.6% 1 17.5% 3.3% Burngreave 18.0% 1 36.4% 1 8.9% 4.2% 28.4% 1 Castle 23.1% 1 56.3% 2 7.8% 6.0% Chapel Green 65.2% 3 30.0% 4.7% Darnall 38.5% 1 53.9% 2 7.5% Dore 59.1% 2 9.4% 31.4% 1 Ecclesall 59.4% 2 12.5% 27.9% 1 Firth Park 25.4% 63.1% 3 11.4% Hallam 61.4% 3 12.8% 25.7% Handsworth 34.1% 1 54.7% 2 11.1% Heeley 57.0% 2 38.9% 1 3.9% Hillsborough 58.6% 2 35.9% 1 5.4% Intake 55.2% 2 37.4% 1 7.3% Manor 30.7% 1 57.7% 2 6.9% Mosborough 29.4% 1 51.8% 2 16.5% Nether Edge 52.3% 2 34.6% 1 6.9% 6.1% Nether Shire 39.7% 1 53.3% 2 6.9% Netherthorpe 58.1% 2 32.7% 1 2.2% 5.0% Norton 56.1% 2 36.9% 1 6.8% Owlerton 47.1% 2 46.3% 1 6.6% Park 28.6% 1 50.9% 2 6.4% Sharrow 30.0% 1 53.0% 2 9.8% 7.1% South Wortley 62.8% 3 25.6% 8.7% 2.8% Southey Green 34.8% 61.5% 3 3.6% Stocksbridge 64.5% 3 29.5% 5.8% Walkley 58.8% 2 33.6% 1 2.7% 4.7% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 50.1% 48 35.5% 36 11.7% 2 1.2% 0.5% 1 Notes: 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.