Data Review

Expected council size: 12 (post-1877). Showing elections where the computed size differs. "Over" means unresolved departures; "under" means unfilled seats.

128 linked, 27 parsed but unlinked, 18 unknown, 25 unfilled seats (no nomination at previous election).

Unknown — who did they replace?

Parsed but not linked to person record

497 candidacies across 355 names with no linked person record.

Party names parsed as candidates (8 — Westminster parsing bug)

External link candidates (63 — have Bayanne links, no person page)

People without person pages (282)

11 people not linked to any election (pre-1707 politicians, MPs without election data in wiki).

May indicate incorrect person linkage (different people with the same name).

Elected candidate received fewer votes than a non-elected. Most are expected in multi-seat elections (e.g. 11 seats, candidate #11 got fewer votes than #12 who lost). Single-seat cases are typically council decisions by petition rather than public votes. Specific notes:

• 1871 LTC: Peter Garriock (50 votes) rejected office; Laurence Stove was approved by councillors in his place. All others were validly elected.
• 1874 LTC: Transitional election under new Burgh Police Act — 22 elected. Lower-ranked winners had fewer votes than some losers. Normal for large multi-seat.
• Burra 1898: Decided by council petition, not public vote. Henderson appointed despite Lennie having more petitioners.
• Whiteness 1914: Council appointed Henderson (22 local petition, 10 council votes) over Sinclair (67 petition, 7 council votes).
• 1919 ZCC: Multi-constituency general election — different wards, different results. Not comparable across wards.
• SIC 2007/2012: STV multi-seat wards. Winners determined by preference transfers, not first-preference totals.

Most likely source of mislinked candidacies.