Electoral systems - 2022 council elections and implications for govt Flashcards
what were the 2022 May 5th elections for?
LOCAL elections - this included elections for all London borough councils, and for all local authorities in Wales and Scotland.
brief overview
HEAVY Conservative losses and good performances by the Liberal Dems and Greens.
SNP dominates in Scotland and Plaid Cymru gain seats in their heartlands.
how many councils did the Conservatives lose control of?
lost 12
35 total
how many councils did the Lib Dems gain control of?
gained 5
16 total
how many councils did the Greens gain control of?
gained 0
0 total
how many councils did Labour gain control of?
gained 6
74 total
what were Crawley’s results?
18 Lab (+2)
17 Cons (-1)
STV NI election 2022
what happened to Sinn Fein?
they became the largest party in the Stormont assembly - the DUP lost its leading place.
the last election was in 2017 was won by DUP and so the first minister was Arlene Foster.
Michelle O’Neill became deputy FM following the resignation of Martin McGuinness over his disapproval of DUP’s handling of the energy scheme in 2017
STV NI election 2022
results
of the 90 seats, Sinn Fein won 27 with the DUP winning 25 - for the first time - its unprecendented for a nationalist to become first minister.
Unionist parties have always had the most seats at Stormont since NI was formed in 1921.
STV NI election 2022
proportionality of STV in its Assembly results
Sinn Fein won 29% of the vote in the 1st preference vote but won 30% of the seats.
DUP won 21% of the vote and won 28% of the seats.
STV NI election 2022
who will be the deputy FM - if the coalition is approved
Jeffrey Donaldson of the DUP
