STV MODELLING OF ELECTION RESULTS FOR SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL ============================================================ Extrapolation from May 1999 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 66.2% 3 24.9% 8.7% Birley 51.8% 2 43.7% 1 4.3% Brightside 37.0% 1 55.6% 2 4.6% Broomhill 54.3% 2 31.1% 1 11.6% 2.8% Burngreave 14.9% 50.0% 2 6.5% 3.0% 22.4% 1 Castle 21.0% 67.5% 3 5.0% 3.3% Chapel Green 63.3% 3 31.9% 4.7% Darnall 49.2% 2 45.5% 1 5.1% Dore 59.1% 2 13.3% 27.5% 1 Ecclesall 59.6% 2 15.1% 25.2% 1 Firth Park 36.5% 1 56.8% 2 6.5% Hallam 55.7% 2 14.6% 29.5% 1 Handsworth 31.0% 62.3% 3 6.6% Heeley 58.2% 2 34.3% 1 2.6% 2.4% Hillsborough 60.7% 3 31.8% 5.0% 2.3% Intake 52.0% 2 42.8% 1 5.1% Manor 27.5% 64.6% 3 4.6% Mosborough 37.6% 1 50.9% 2 10.4% Nether Edge 54.2% 2 35.7% 1 4.8% 5.1% Nether Shire 35.6% 1 58.9% 2 4.2% Netherthorpe 51.0% 2 39.2% 1 2.7% 5.2% Norton 57.0% 2 37.0% 1 5.9% Owlerton 43.8% 1 49.4% 2 3.5% Park 51.4% 2 43.0% 1 1.7% 0.8% Sharrow 27.1% 1 59.7% 2 6.7% 4.9% 1.4% South Wortley 64.6% 3 27.0% 8.3% Southey Green 26.6% 70.1% 3 3.2% Stocksbridge 75.6% 2 20.1% 1 4.2% Walkley 54.6% 2 37.2% 1 3.0% 5.1% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 50.6% 46 37.8% 37 9.2% 3 1.1% 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.