stv.vote // South Lanarkshire, Scotland Clydesdale West

The South Lanarkshire, Scotland May 2022 was held on May 5, 2022. 4 seats were filled using Single Transferable Vote from 7 candidates over 2 rounds.

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (1,479 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. Eileen Logan
  2. Poppy Corbett
  3. David Shearer
  4. Lynsey Hamilton

Votes needed to win: 1,479 votes 7,3934+1+1\left\lfloor \frac{7,393}{4 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 1,479Poppy CorbettElected in round 1Eileen LoganElected in round 1David ShearerElected in round 1Lynsey HamiltonElected in round 2Andrew WilsonEliminated in final roundNeil BartonEliminated in final roundPeter Charles MeehanEliminated in final round

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 2Eileen LoganPoppy CorbettDavid ShearerLynsey HamiltonAndrew WilsonNeil BartonPeter Charles MeehanExhausted23.6%23.6%22.7%14.6%10%20%20%20%20.9%12.6%Eileen LoganPoppy CorbettDavid ShearerLynsey HamiltonAndrew WilsonNeil BartonPeter Charles MeehanExhausted

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.

BartonCorbettHamiltonLoganMeehanShearerWilsonLegendElectedNot 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
Poppy Corbett
Eileen Logan
David Shearer
Lynsey Hamilton
Andrew Wilson
Neil Barton
Peter Charles Meehan
Poppy Corbett0%34.6%45.6%39.7%47.6%58.1%62.9%
Eileen Logan65.4%0%59%60%61%75.6%81.8%
David Shearer54.4%41%0%46%73.5%76.2%64.7%
Lynsey Hamilton60.3%40%54%0%56.1%70.8%75.7%
Andrew Wilson52.4%39%26.5%43.9%0%74%62.5%
Neil Barton41.9%24.4%23.8%29.2%26%0%49.4%
Peter Charles Meehan37.1%18.2%35.3%24.3%37.5%50.6%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
Poppy Corbett
Eileen Logan
David Shearer
Lynsey Hamilton
Andrew Wilson
Neil Barton
Peter Charles Meehan
Exhausted
Poppy Corbett0%25.1%2.5%23.5%0.6%2.2%15.8%30.3%
Eileen Logan9%0%6.9%63.3%1.7%1.8%5.2%12%
David Shearer0.9%4.6%0%2%87.8%2.3%0.7%1.7%
Lynsey Hamilton7.6%78.9%4.5%0%1.1%1.4%1.9%4.5%
Andrew Wilson0.5%3.9%88.5%1.4%0%3.1%0.5%2%
Neil Barton3.9%13.5%33%9.1%14.8%0%13%12.6%
Peter Charles Meehan19.9%28.2%6.1%14.9%0.6%16.6%0%13.8%

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