STV MODELLING OF ELECTION RESULTS FOR SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL ============================================================ Extrapolation from May 2000 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 59.9% 2 26.2% 1 13.9% Birley 43.9% 1 48.6% 2 7.4% Brightside 21.9% 63.7% 3 10.8% Broomhill 57.3% 2 21.1% 1 14.3% 7.2% Burngreave 23.8% 1 37.4% 1 8.3% 3.2% 25.0% 1 Castle 18.1% 65.3% 3 8.6% 5.4% Chapel Green 55.2% 2 35.9% 1 8.8% Darnall 33.7% 1 58.1% 2 8.0% Dore 41.2% 1 12.1% 46.5% 2 Ecclesall 57.2% 2 11.2% 27.3% 1 Firth Park 21.6% 66.4% 3 11.9% Hallam 55.9% 2 14.2% 29.8% 1 Handsworth 19.6% 1 55.1% 2 9.9% Heeley 48.3% 2 38.0% 1 5.9% 7.7% Hillsborough 50.4% 2 35.9% 1 9.6% 3.8% Intake 50.3% 2 42.0% 1 7.6% Manor 16.6% 66.2% 3 9.8% Mosborough 32.5% 1 50.8% 2 16.6% Nether Edge 59.6% 2 24.7% 1 8.0% 7.5% Nether Shire 23.9% 63.6% 3 10.6% Netherthorpe 56.5% 2 28.9% 1 4.1% 10.3% Norton 52.6% 2 37.1% 1 10.1% Owlerton 35.8% 1 55.8% 2 8.2% Park 54.9% 2 41.1% 1 2.6% Sharrow 25.1% 1 57.9% 2 8.3% 8.5% South Wortley 57.9% 2 28.2% 1 13.8% Southey Green 18.9% 70.4% 3 10.6% Stocksbridge 64.7% 3 24.1% 11.0% Walkley 50.3% 2 34.3% 1 5.0% 4.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 44.9% 39 37.3% 43 14.1% 4 2.2% 0 1.1% 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.