stv.vote // Glasgow, Scotland Pollokshields

The Glasgow, Scotland May 2022 was held on May 5, 2022. 4 seats were filled using Single Transferable Vote from 10 candidates over 8 rounds.

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (2,073 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. Jon Molyneux
  2. Hanif M Raja
  3. Zen Ghani
  4. Norman Macleod

Votes needed to win: 2,073 votes ⌊10,3624+1⌋+1\left\lfloor \frac{10,362}{4 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 2,073Jon MolyneuxElected in round 1Zen GhaniElected in round 7Hanif M RajaElected in round 7Norman MacleodElected in round 9 (final)David MeikleEliminated in round 8Fariha ThomasEliminated in round 6Ewan HoyleEliminated in round 5Muhammad ShoaibEliminated in round 4Carole Louise FordEliminated in round 3Tom RuddellEliminated 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 6Round 7Round 8Jon MolyneuxZen GhaniHanif M RajaNorman MacleodDavid MeikleFariha ThomasEwan HoyleMuhammad ShoaibCarole Louise FordTom RuddellExhausted22.1%16.9%16.5%13.6%12.5%6.9%20%17.7%16.6%14%12.5%7.1%20%17.9%16.7%14.1%12.6%7.3%20%18.1%17.3%14.3%13.1%7.7%20%18.9%18%14.7%13.2%8%20%19.9%18.7%15.5%13.8%8.8%20%20.4%24.4%16%14.4%20%20%20%17.9%15%7%Jon MolyneuxZen GhaniHanif M RajaNorman MacleodDavid MeikleExhausted

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.

FordGhaniHoyleMacleodMeikleMolyneuxRajaRuddellShoaibThomasLegendElectedNot 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
Hanif M Raja
Jon Molyneux
Zen Ghani
Norman Macleod
David Meikle
Fariha Thomas
Ewan Hoyle
Muhammad Shoaib
Carole Louise Ford
Tom Ruddell
Hanif M Raja0%43.1%43.5%44.2%72.5%64%71.5%82%72.4%83.9%
Jon Molyneux56.9%0%51.2%51.3%71.7%59.7%81.8%83.7%73.4%91.9%
Zen Ghani56.5%48.8%0%58.1%72.6%59%76.9%86.9%71.4%87%
Norman Macleod55.8%48.7%41.9%0%72.2%58.3%76.2%85.8%71.3%86.5%
David Meikle27.5%28.3%27.4%27.8%0%29.3%46.8%56.3%43.2%58.6%
Fariha Thomas36%40.3%41%41.7%70.7%0%69.3%78.3%70%82.2%
Ewan Hoyle28.5%18.2%23.1%23.8%53.2%30.7%0%62.4%43.9%66.9%
Muhammad Shoaib18%16.3%13.1%14.2%43.7%21.7%37.6%0%32%48.9%
Carole Louise Ford27.6%26.6%28.6%28.7%56.8%30%56.1%68%0%70.6%
Tom Ruddell16.1%8.1%13%13.5%41.4%17.8%33.1%51.1%29.4%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
Hanif M Raja
Jon Molyneux
Zen Ghani
Norman Macleod
David Meikle
Fariha Thomas
Ewan Hoyle
Muhammad Shoaib
Carole Louise Ford
Tom Ruddell
Exhausted
Hanif M Raja0%3.2%4.9%2.3%3.5%65.8%1.6%5.3%3.2%0.8%9.4%
Jon Molyneux9.5%0%32%18.2%1%6.4%13.8%0.6%5.2%5.8%7.8%
Zen Ghani4%11.7%0%76.1%0.6%1.9%0.9%1.7%0.5%0.2%2.5%
Norman Macleod2.3%13%72.1%0%2.1%1.6%1.1%1.2%1.5%0.2%4.9%
David Meikle20.3%3.5%0.8%3.5%0%11.5%3.7%0.7%23.8%0.6%31.6%
Fariha Thomas63.5%5.2%3.2%5.1%5.3%0%1.5%1.5%4.6%2%8%
Ewan Hoyle7.8%46.3%6.2%5.7%6.4%6.4%0%3.3%9.7%1.4%6.7%
Muhammad Shoaib17.2%2.7%20.2%9.8%1.6%6.3%3%0%1.9%2.2%35.1%
Carole Louise Ford15.9%13.6%4.9%5.2%18.8%14.2%12.9%0%0%0.6%13.9%
Tom Ruddell3.4%38.6%8%5.7%1.1%13.6%6.8%8%2.3%0%12.5%

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