The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7435 p91
20 January 2007

English Pharmacy Board elections

I have received the following report from Electoral Reform Services of votes cast in the recent elections of members of the English Pharmacy Board.

Pharmacists
Number of ballot papers distributed 36,102
Number of ballot papers returned 5,202
Number of ballot papers found to be
invalid (blank/spoilt) in respect of all contests 21
Thus, total number of valid ballot papers to be counted 5,181

Pharmacists in unreserved places
Number of ballot papers found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) in respect of this contest 49
Thus, total number of valid ballot papers to be counted 5,132

Result (six to elect)
BENNETT, Paul 1,566 Elected
CARR, John Hopkinson 1,165
CURWAIN, Brian Peter 1,461 Elected
DAJANI, Sultan ‘Sid’ Isam Abdul Muhsen Taher See below
DANISZEWSKI, Richard John 1,439 Elected
DRURY, Dorothy 1,300
EUSTACE, Davan Mary 917
EVANS, (George) Andrew 1,292
FEATHERSTONE, Kathryn Anne 861
GILPIN, Lindsey Kathryn 1,375 Elected
HILL, Simon Alan 812
KHELA, Jagjiwan Singh 958
LEASK, Cathryn Jane 1,239
MORRIS, Christopher 1,412 Elected
PATEL, Umakant Ambalal 1,254
TAYLOR, Beth Hope See below
THOMAS, Gail 1,468 Elected

Pharmacist place reserved for the community sector
Number of ballot papers found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) in respect of this contest 644
Thus, total number of valid ballot papers to be counted 4,537

Result (one to elect):
BENNETT, Paul 870
DAJANI, Sultan ‘Sid’ Isam Abdul Muhsen Taher 1,190 Elected
DANISZEWSKI, Richard John 484
KHELA, Jagjiwan Singh 224
LEASK, Cathryn Jane 680
MORRIS, Christopher 572
PATEL, Umakant Ambalal 517

Pharmacist place reserved for the primary care/public health sector
Number of ballot papers found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) in respect of this contest 757
Thus, total number of valid ballot papers to be counted 4,424

Result (one to elect):
ACOTT, Karen Ang Seok Chin 543
EVANS, (George) Andrew 538
FEATHERSTONE, Kathryn Anne 435
JABBAR, Nazma Kossir 735
RUTHERFORD, Alaster James 558
TAYLOR, Beth Hope 998 Elected
THOMAS, Gail 617

Pharmacy technician
Number of ballot papers distributed 3,723
Number of ballot papers returned 1,019
Number of papers found to be invalid (blank/spoilt): 1
Thus, total number of valid ballot papers to be counted 1,018

Result (one to elect)
ACRES, Stephen Patrick 445
LEMON, Rachael Briony 573 Elected

I therefore declare that Paul Bennett, Brian Curwain, Sid Dajani, Richard Daniszewski, Lindsey Gilpin, Christopher Morris, Beth Taylor, Gail Thomas and Rachael Lemon have been elected to the English Pharmacy Board.

David Pruce
Returning Officer for the English Pharmacy Board


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