diff --git a/check_stv/check-stv.py b/check_stv/check-stv.py
index 82432b0d1..4c8bb5c4f 100644
--- a/check_stv/check-stv.py
+++ b/check_stv/check-stv.py
@@ -70,9 +70,31 @@
         item[0] = str(item[0])
     
     if ecounting_results != local_results:
-        print 'Results NOT exactly the same'
+        if len(ecounting_results) != len(local_results):
+            print "Different number of elected candidates!"
+        else:
+            comp = ''.join([str(int(a == b)) for a, b in
+                            zip(local_results, ecounting_results)])
+            print "Round comparison: ", comp
+            for c, a, b in zip(comp, local_results, ecounting_results):
+                if c == '1':
+                    continue
+                if a[0] != b[0]:
+                    print "Different Candidates Elected!"
+                    print a
+                    print b
+                elif a[1] != b[1]:
+                    print "Different Round of Election!"
+                    print a
+                    print b
+                else:
+                    for i, aa, bb in zip(itertools.count(), a[2], b[2]):
+                        if aa == bb:
+                            continue
+                        print i, aa, bb
     else:
-        pass  # print 'Results are exactlu the same'
+        pass  # print 'Results are exactly the same'
+
     same_candidates_elected = True
     same_rounds_of_election = True
     same_votes_on_round = True
diff --git a/stv/stv.py b/stv/stv.py
index 1a25e7228..6ecd25518 100644
--- a/stv/stv.py
+++ b/stv/stv.py
@@ -227,6 +227,17 @@ def count_description(vote_count, candidates):
                          candidates))
 
 
+def update_candidate_counts(full_data, current_round, vote_count, hopefuls):
+    hopeful_set = set(hopefuls)
+    for candidate, candidate_rounds in full_data:
+        if candidate not in hopeful_set:
+            continue
+
+        vote_no_decimal = float(vote_count[candidate]) * 10000
+        vote_rounded = int(round(vote_no_decimal))
+        candidate_rounds.append([current_round, vote_rounded])
+
+
 def count_stv(ballots, seats, droop = True, constituencies = None,
               quota_limit = 0, rnd_gen=None, logger=logger):
     """Performs a STV vote for the given ballots and number of seats.
@@ -300,16 +311,7 @@ def count_stv(ballots, seats, droop = True, constituencies = None,
         description  = count_description(vote_count, hopefuls)
 
         # using this for testing
-        data = description.split(';')
-        for item in data:
-            item = item.split('=')
-            item[0] = item[0].strip()
-            item[1] = item[1].strip()
-            for candidate in full_data:
-                if candidate[0] == item[0]:
-                    vote_no_decimal = float(item[1]) * 10000
-                    vote_rounded = int(round(vote_no_decimal))
-                    candidate[1].append([current_round, vote_rounded])
+        update_candidate_counts(full_data, current_round, vote_count, hopefuls)
 
         logger.info(LOG_MESSAGE.format(action=Action.COUNT,
                                        desc=description))
@@ -379,11 +381,18 @@ def count_stv(ballots, seats, droop = True, constituencies = None,
         logger.info(LOG_MESSAGE.format(action=Action.ZOMBIES,
                                        desc=description))
         best_candidate = eliminated.pop()
-        elect_reject(best_candidate, vote_count, constituencies,
-                     quota_limit, current_round,
-                     elected, rejected, constituencies_elected,
-                     logger=logger)
+        was_elected = elect_reject(best_candidate, vote_count, constituencies,
+                                   quota_limit, current_round,
+                                   elected, rejected, constituencies_elected,
+                                   logger=logger)
+        if was_elected:
+            update_candidate_counts(full_data, current_round, vote_count,
+                                    [best_candidate])
+            redistribute_ballots(best_candidate, 1.0, hopefuls, allocated,
+                                 vote_count, logger=logger)
+
         current_round += 1
+        num_elected = len(elected)
 
     return elected, vote_count, full_data