Council elections 2008
I have received the following report from Electoral Reform Services of votes cast in the following:
Election of Council members
2008
My report of voting for the above election, which closed at noon on Friday
9 May 2008, is as follows:
Unreserved seats
Number of ballot papers
distributed 47,585
Number of ballot papers
returned 7,719
Number of papers found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 43
Thus, total number of valid papers to be counted 7,676
Result (three to elect):
ASTBURY, Martin
Keith 4,214 *
BARBER, Nicholas
David 2,645 Elected
DUGGAN, Catherine
Anne 3,395 Elected
HOLDEN, Michael
William Stewart 1,774
KERR, Nanette 1,553
MOORE, Alison
Margaret 2,119 Elected*
MULLEN, Ian
Matthew 1,602
THOMSON, David
Alexander
Mcgillvray 1,311
*As Martin Astbury was elected in the National Constituency reserved
to England seat, votes cast in his favour in this contest are void. In
the circumstances, Alison Moore, being the first runner up, is elected.
National constituency reserved to England 2008
Number of ballot papers
distributed 36,407
Number of ballot papers
returned 6,345
Number of papers found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 56
Thus, total number of valid papers to be counted 6,289
Result (one to elect):
ASTBURY, Martin
Keith 2,911 Elected
DUGGAN, Catherine
Anne 2,452
HOLDEN, Michael
William Stewart 926
National constituency reserved to Scotland 2008
Number of ballot papers
distributed 4,323
Number of ballot papers
returned 933
Number of papers found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 3
Thus, total number of valid papers to be counted 930
Result (one to elect):
MULLEN, Ian Matthew 449
THOMSON, David Alexander Mcgillvray 481 Elected
The ballot papers will be stored securely for a period of 12 months
before being destroyed.
Alex Lonie
Consultant
12 May 2008
I therefore declare that Nicholas David Barber, Catherine Anne Duggan,
Alison Margaret Moore, Martin Keith Astbury and David Alexander Mcgillivray
Thomson have been elected to the Council for three years.
Jeremy Holmes
Chief Executive and Registrar
Returning Officer
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