Voting figures
In last year’s local election, when one third of our councillors were elected, the voting figures across Sheffield were:
Lab 41 per cent
UKIP 17 per cent
Lib Dem 16 per cent
Con 13 per cent
Green 12 per cent
TUSC 1 per cent
Seats won did not reflect those percentages, due to our voting system. Results were: 21 Labour, 1 UKIP, 5 Lib Dem and 1 Green, with 28 seats all told. Percentage-wise this is:
Lab 75 per cent
UKIP 4 per cent
Lib Dem 17 per cent
Con 0 per cent
Green 4 per cent
TUSC 0 per cent
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Hide AdDo the voices in the chamber reflect the votes cast? No wonder voters are alienated from politics, and politicians, when their votes are not proportionately represented in seats won.
Overall, the 84 council seats now break down as:
Lab 70 per cent
UKIP 5 per cent
Lib dem 20 per cent
Con 0 per cent
Green 5 per cent
TU 0 per cent
And whilst we are playing with numbers, what about the General Election last year? Over the six Sheffield-based seats in Parliament, the votes were:
Lab 48 per cent
UKIP 16 per cent
Lib Dem 14 per cent
Con 16 per cent
Green 6 per cent
Other 1 per cent
But the seats turned out as 5 Labour (83 per cent) and 1 Lib Dem (17 per cent). Nuff said?
Vicky Seddon
Westbourne Road, S10