Been thinking about doing this for a while. Anyway, the main system used will be multi-seat constituencies (with three members being the absolute minimum number of seats per ward, and a minimum of four being the usual minimum. If that makes any sense whatsoever) and the seats worked out with d'hondt. In an attempt to semi-fake the effects of STV, a list of "winning" candidates will also be produced, based on raw votes polled by each individual candidate.
Other experiments will also be done at some point.
First thing is the results of the 2005 Shropshire County Council elections in the Shrewsbury town divisions. Might do everywhere at some point, but there are problems with unopposed returns, major parties not running full slates and so on. Something can probably be fiddled at some point though.
I've not bothered adding in the figures for others. * means the candidate was elected via fptp in real life.
Shrewsbury East (6 seats)
Labour 45.2% 3 seats
LDems: 26.3% 2 seats
Tories: 26.0% 1 seat
Members Elected: Joyce Allaway* (Lab), Jon Tandy* (Lab), Shirley Sambrook* (Lab), Miles Kenny* (LDem), Tony Durnell (LDem), Bryan Littlejohns (Con)
Shrewsbury West (5 seats)
Tories: 39.9% 2 seats
LDems: 29.9% 2 seats
Labour: 29.0% 1 seat
Members Elected: Michael Owen* (Con), George Richey* (Con), Anne Chebsey* (LDem), Alison Lucas (LDem), Bill Morris (Lab)
East is made up from the following divisions: Belle Vue, Castlefields & Ditherington, Monkmoor, Sundorne, Sutton & Reabrook, Underdale
West is made up from the following divisions: Bagley, Copthorne, Harlescott, Meole Brace, Porthill
All East divisions were Labour (except for Underdale), all West divisions were Tory (except for Porthill). Harlescott would have probably voted Labour (as it did in the General Election) were it not for the personal vote of the Tory candidate.
Well done.
Have you done the party candidayes on a list system?
I would like to see North Shropshire on this system.
