stv.vote // Inverclyde, Scotland Inverclyde North

The Inverclyde, Scotland May 2022 was held on May 5, 2022. 4 seats were filled using Single Transferable Vote from 9 candidates over 6 rounds.

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (1,009 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. Francesca Brennan
  2. Elizabeth Robertson
  3. Graeme Brooks
  4. Jenn Scott-McClafferty

Votes needed to win: 1,009 votes 5,0414+1+1\left\lfloor \frac{5,041}{4 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 1,009Francesca BrennanElected in round 1Elizabeth RobertsonElected in round 1Graeme BrooksElected in round 7Jenn Scott-McClaffertyElected in round 7 (final)Jim ClochertyEliminated in round 6Gillian MaxwellEliminated in round 5Jacci StoyleEliminated in round 4John DavidsonEliminated in round 3Philomena DonnachieEliminated 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 6Francesca BrennanElizabeth RobertsonGraeme BrooksJenn Scott-McClaffertyJim ClochertyJacci StoyleGillian MaxwellJohn DavidsonPhilomena DonnachieExhausted25.5%22.3%15.1%12%10.4%6.2%20%20%15.3%14.2%13.5%6.4%5.8%20%20%15.3%14.7%13.7%6.5%6%20%20%15.5%14.8%13.8%6.7%6.8%20%20%17.2%15.3%15.1%8.3%20%20%19.4%16.5%16.3%7.8%Francesca BrennanElizabeth RobertsonGraeme BrooksJenn Scott-McClaffertyJim ClochertyExhausted

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.

BrennanBrooksClochertyDavidsonDonnachieMaxwellRobertsonScott-McClaffertyStoyleLegendElectedNot 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
Francesca Brennan
Graeme Brooks
Elizabeth Robertson
Jenn Scott-McClafferty
Jim Clocherty
Gillian Maxwell
Jacci Stoyle
John Davidson
Philomena Donnachie
Francesca Brennan0%71.6%55.3%57.7%67.5%72.7%73.1%83.2%87.1%
Graeme Brooks28.4%0%39%41.2%34.8%52.6%50.3%63.6%70.7%
Elizabeth Robertson44.7%61%0%67.7%48.8%64.9%63.4%74.4%90%
Jenn Scott-McClafferty42.3%58.8%32.3%0%46.7%62.2%60.8%72.3%88.3%
Jim Clocherty32.5%65.2%51.2%53.3%0%68.1%68%81%85.3%
Gillian Maxwell27.3%47.4%35.1%37.8%31.9%0%48.9%65.6%74.2%
Jacci Stoyle26.9%49.7%36.6%39.2%32%51.1%0%66.7%75.2%
John Davidson16.8%36.4%25.6%27.7%19%34.4%33.3%0%65.6%
Philomena Donnachie12.9%29.3%10%11.7%14.7%25.8%24.8%34.4%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
Francesca Brennan
Graeme Brooks
Elizabeth Robertson
Jenn Scott-McClafferty
Jim Clocherty
Gillian Maxwell
Jacci Stoyle
John Davidson
Philomena Donnachie
Exhausted
Francesca Brennan0%9.7%4.1%2.3%68%3.8%3.7%1.1%0.5%6.9%
Graeme Brooks20.4%0%1.1%0.3%11.7%14.2%19.7%9.5%0.5%22.7%
Elizabeth Robertson4.2%0.8%0%84.9%1.4%2.4%1.4%0.3%1.5%3%
Jenn Scott-McClafferty3%1.2%84.8%0%3%0.8%1.2%0.8%0.8%4.5%
Jim Clocherty74.5%4.4%4.8%1.1%0%1.5%1.9%2.3%0.2%9.3%
Gillian Maxwell15.8%16.5%15.1%5.3%4.6%0%20.7%10.2%1.1%10.9%
Jacci Stoyle23.1%21.8%7.1%3.2%7.1%16.7%0%5.1%1.9%14.1%
John Davidson10.7%9.3%5.3%1.3%2.7%41.3%5.3%0%5.3%18.7%
Philomena Donnachie8.6%2.9%32.9%12.9%5.7%11.4%2.9%10%0%12.9%

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