On 20 Sep, 11:06, rosenst...@cix.co.uk (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
> You are right. It appears the count only went to the 8th stage.

Actually, it *did* go to the 9th round (the exclusion of the Labour
candidate and the transfer of votes to SNP or non-transferable) but I
didn't include that round in my summary because it would be so
inherently ridiculous to do so.

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john.loony@tiscali.co.uk (JohnLoony) wrote:

> On 20 Sep, 11:06, rosenst...@cix.co.uk (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
> > You are right. It appears the count only went to the 8th stage.
> 
> Actually, it *did* go to the 9th round (the exclusion of the Labour
> candidate and the transfer of votes to SNP or non-transferable) but I
> didn't include that round in my summary because it would be so
> inherently ridiculous to do so.

Oh yes, the most fatuous bit of WIG, pointless last c=stages that can't
change who is elected but do obfuscate critical counts where the votes
might be close enough to need a recount. There was a good example in
Edinburgh in May 2007.

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Cllr. Colin Rosenstiel
Cambridge                    http://www.rosenstiel.co.uk/
Cambridge Liberal Democrats: http://www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/

I gather that a Labour councillor in the same ward has just died, so
another likely by-election by the SNP is likely.