stv.vote // South Lanarkshire, Scotland Rutherglen Central and North

The South Lanarkshire, Scotland May 2022 was held on May 5, 2022. 3 seats were filled using Single Transferable Vote from 7 candidates over 6 rounds.

In STV, candidates who reach the quota (1,270 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. Martin Patrick Lennon
  2. Janine Calikes
  3. Andrea Cowan

Votes needed to win: 1,270 votes 5,0763+1+1\left\lfloor \frac{5,076}{3 + 1} \right\rfloor + 1

Votes needed to win: 1,270Martin Patrick LennonElected in round 2Janine CalikesElected in round 4Andrea CowanElected in round 7 (final)Libby FoxEliminated in round 6Jack David McGintyEliminated in round 5Gloria AdeboEliminated in round 3Alex McRaeEliminated in round 1

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 6Martin Patrick LennonJanine CalikesAndrea CowanLibby FoxJack David McGintyGloria AdeboAlex McRaeExhausted24.5%23.4%14.3%12%10.5%10.2%5.1%25%24.9%15.7%12.1%11.2%10.7%25%24.9%15.7%12.1%11.2%10.7%25%26.4%16.5%14.4%14.1%25%25%17.7%14.4%14.2%25%25%20.3%17.4%12.3%Martin Patrick LennonJanine CalikesAndrea CowanLibby FoxExhausted

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.

AdeboCalikesCowanFoxLennonMcGintyMcRaeLegendElectedNot 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
Janine Calikes
Martin Patrick Lennon
Andrea Cowan
Libby Fox
Jack David McGinty
Gloria Adebo
Alex McRae
Janine Calikes0%48.2%61%68.6%50.1%61.2%72.4%
Martin Patrick Lennon51.8%0%53%76.8%69%69.6%68%
Andrea Cowan39%47%0%67.9%49.1%60.1%71.6%
Libby Fox31.4%23.2%32.1%0%25.2%35.2%39.7%
Jack David McGinty49.9%31%50.9%74.8%0%66.6%65.9%
Gloria Adebo38.8%30.4%39.9%64.8%33.4%0%51.8%
Alex McRae27.6%32%28.4%60.3%34.1%48.2%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
Janine Calikes
Martin Patrick Lennon
Andrea Cowan
Libby Fox
Jack David McGinty
Gloria Adebo
Alex McRae
Exhausted
Janine Calikes0%4.1%84.4%0.1%1.3%1.3%4%4.8%
Martin Patrick Lennon2.7%0%2.1%2.5%80.2%4.6%1.2%6.7%
Andrea Cowan86.5%3.4%0%0.4%1.1%1.5%4.7%2.3%
Libby Fox0.5%24.1%0.7%0%11.7%30.5%2%30.5%
Jack David McGinty2.1%79.1%2.6%3.2%0%4%2.1%7%
Gloria Adebo9.3%21.9%5.4%20.1%9.9%0%13.2%20.3%
Alex McRae29.5%9.6%27.2%1.1%13.8%10.3%0%8.4%

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