Of the local authorities which were contested in 2011, 55 ended up with no party having an overall majority. (politics.co.uk)
Rather than knocking out the candidate that came last, if no - one has an overall majority the eliminated candidate is the one who is most often ranked last. (politics.co.uk)
We would've probably had an overall majority at that point, not a huge overall majority, with a clear mandate to do things that needed to be done. (totalpolitics.com)