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The Glasgow, Scotland May 2022 was held on May 5, 2022. 4 seats were filled using Single Transferable Vote from 8 candidates over 6 rounds.

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (1,726 votes) are elected. Surplus votes above the quota are transferred to voters' next preferences. When no candidate reaches the quota, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their votes are transferred.

Elected candidates:

  1. Bill Butler
  2. Chris Cunningham
  3. Malcolm Mitchell
  4. Eva Clark Murray

Votes needed to win: 1,726 votes 8,6294+1+1\left\lfloor \frac{8,629}{4 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 1,726Bill ButlerElected in round 1Chris CunninghamElected in round 1Malcolm MitchellElected in round 5Eva Clark MurrayElected in round 6Steven MorrisonEliminated in final roundJohn HamelinkEliminated in round 4Rosemary UgbahEliminated in round 3Hugh Grenville WaterfieldEliminated in round 2

STV Rounds

This Sankey diagram shows the votes of each remaining candidate at each round, as well as the breakdown of votes transferred when each candidate was elected (surplus transfers) or eliminated.

Note that the tabulation (but not the winner) may differ from the official count. You can read more about why this is.

Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Bill ButlerChris CunninghamEva Clark MurraySteven MorrisonRosemary UgbahJohn HamelinkMalcolm MitchellHugh Grenville WaterfieldExhausted27.8%26.8%10.9%10.3%8.6%8.3%20%20%16%10.3%8.7%8.3%12.3%20%20%16.7%10.7%8.8%8.8%12.4%20%20%17.1%10.7%9.8%19.3%20%20%19.8%11%23.9%20%20%20.9%11.1%20%8%Bill ButlerChris CunninghamEva Clark MurraySteven MorrisonMalcolm MitchellExhausted

Candidate Clustering

This visualization shows candidates positioned based on second-choice transfers. Candidates whose voters frequently rank each other appear closer together, forming natural "clusters" or voting blocs.

Distance is based on the First Alternate table below — if voters who rank candidate A first often rank candidate B second (and vice versa), they'll appear close together. In STV, proportional representation means winners should be distributed across different clusters, representing diverse voter preferences.

Circle size indicates first-round vote share. Green circles are elected candidates. Hover over candidates to see their top second-choice transfers.

ButlerCunninghamHamelinkMitchellMorrisonMurrayUgbahWaterfieldLegendElectedNot elected

Pairwise Preferences

For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who preferred one to the other. A preference means that either a voter ranks a candidate ahead of the other, or ranks one candidate but does not list the other. Ballots which rank neither candidate are not counted towards the percent counts.

Note: In multi-seat STV elections, pairwise preferences show overall voter sentiment but don't directly determine outcomes, since votes transfer through multiple elimination and surplus rounds.

Less-preferred Candidate
Preferred Candidate
Bill Butler
Chris Cunningham
Malcolm Mitchell
Eva Clark Murray
Steven Morrison
John Hamelink
Rosemary Ugbah
Hugh Grenville Waterfield
Bill Butler0%50.7%54.3%65.3%81.6%66.4%55%85.2%
Chris Cunningham49.3%0%73.5%52.9%72.5%70%71%73.5%
Malcolm Mitchell45.7%26.5%0%49.2%70%62.9%62.7%70.6%
Eva Clark Murray34.7%47.1%50.8%0%77.7%62.5%52.3%82.5%
Steven Morrison18.4%27.5%30%22.3%0%36.2%31.2%45.7%
John Hamelink33.6%30%37.1%37.5%63.8%0%38.1%64.9%
Rosemary Ugbah45%29%37.3%47.7%68.8%61.9%0%70.2%
Hugh Grenville Waterfield14.8%26.5%29.4%17.5%54.3%35.1%29.8%0%

First Alternate

For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who ranked one candidate first ranked the other candidate second.

Second Choice
First Choice
Bill Butler
Chris Cunningham
Malcolm Mitchell
Eva Clark Murray
Steven Morrison
John Hamelink
Rosemary Ugbah
Hugh Grenville Waterfield
Exhausted
Bill Butler0%6.8%0.9%71.6%6.7%3.6%0.7%1.9%7.8%
Chris Cunningham5.4%0%68%1.5%0.5%8.5%11.6%0.4%4.1%
Malcolm Mitchell2.8%47%0%2.2%0.2%5%36.7%0.4%5.7%
Eva Clark Murray79.4%2%1.5%0%2.7%3.8%2.3%2.6%5.7%
Steven Morrison32.1%1.9%0.5%12.5%0%3.4%0.5%16.1%33.1%
John Hamelink9.8%25.7%7%13.3%1.1%0%26.7%8.4%7.9%
Rosemary Ugbah1.6%26.3%56.5%3.1%0.1%8.3%0%0.3%3.8%
Hugh Grenville Waterfield12.7%6.4%2.3%22%16.2%20.8%3.5%0%16.2%

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