stv.vote // North Lanarkshire, Scotland Airdrie North

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

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (1,114 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. Sophia Coyle
  2. Alan Beveridge
  3. Henry Emerson Dunbar
  4. Richard Alan Sullivan

Votes needed to win: 1,114 votes 5,5654+1+1\left\lfloor \frac{5,565}{4 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 1,114Alan BeveridgeElected in round 1Sophia CoyleElected in round 1Henry Emerson DunbarElected in round 1Richard Alan SullivanElected in round 6 (final)Graeme McGinnigleEliminated in round 5Peter Gerard KellyEliminated in round 4Robert Stewart McGeorgeEliminated in round 3Daryl GardnerEliminated 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 5Sophia CoyleAlan BeveridgeHenry Emerson DunbarGraeme McGinniglePeter Gerard KellyRichard Alan SullivanRobert Stewart McGeorgeDaryl GardnerExhausted31.3%22%21%10.8%8.3%20%20%20%11.3%10.6%13.6%20%20%20%11.5%10.7%13.6%20%20%20%11.8%11.3%13.8%20%20%20%13.7%15.8%10.4%Sophia CoyleAlan BeveridgeHenry Emerson DunbarGraeme McGinnigleRichard Alan SullivanExhausted

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.

BeveridgeCoyleDunbarGardnerKellyMcGeorgeMcGinnigleSullivanLegendElectedNot 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
Sophia Coyle
Alan Beveridge
Henry Emerson Dunbar
Richard Alan Sullivan
Graeme McGinnigle
Peter Gerard Kelly
Robert Stewart McGeorge
Daryl Gardner
Sophia Coyle0%52%50.8%81.7%66.2%54.7%75.8%85.2%
Alan Beveridge48%0%48.8%52.7%69%53%78%89.8%
Henry Emerson Dunbar49.2%51.2%0%54.4%74%68.7%81.3%91.5%
Richard Alan Sullivan18.3%47.3%45.6%0%62.8%49.7%72.4%83.1%
Graeme McGinnigle33.8%31%26%37.2%0%31.3%55.8%79%
Peter Gerard Kelly45.3%47%31.3%50.3%68.7%0%78.5%89.8%
Robert Stewart McGeorge24.2%22%18.7%27.6%44.2%21.5%0%75.8%
Daryl Gardner14.8%10.2%8.5%16.9%21%10.2%24.2%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
Sophia Coyle
Alan Beveridge
Henry Emerson Dunbar
Richard Alan Sullivan
Graeme McGinnigle
Peter Gerard Kelly
Robert Stewart McGeorge
Daryl Gardner
Exhausted
Sophia Coyle0%5.3%5.7%79.9%0.2%2.5%0.6%0.2%5.6%
Alan Beveridge21.6%0%24%6.5%12%8.2%4.8%2.5%20.3%
Henry Emerson Dunbar4.6%8.5%0%0.4%8.6%66.8%1.4%0.9%8.8%
Richard Alan Sullivan75.5%7.8%3%0%0.7%4.8%2.6%0.7%4.8%
Graeme McGinnigle1.3%23.2%26.7%0.5%0%12.9%9.5%5.8%20.1%
Peter Gerard Kelly6%6.7%68.7%1.5%2.6%0%3.5%1.3%9.7%
Robert Stewart McGeorge5.6%14.1%21.1%7%15.5%14.1%0%0%22.5%
Daryl Gardner4%12%28%0%20%0%16%0%20%

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