Declaration of Results Report
This report is the Declaration of Results script for Returning Officer.
Contest Name Ward 5 - Bearsden South
I will now declare the result of the election in the Ward 5 - Bishopbriggs South. There are 3 Councillors to be elected.
The electorate was 12,340 and the number of ballot papers received was 6,140 giving a percentage turnout of 49.8%. There were 70 rejected ballot papers. The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected was 1,518.
The number of first preference votes for each of the candidates was:
First preference votes
|
Candidate Name |
Affiliation |
Number of First Preference Votes |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jesper BACH |
Scottish Greens Think Global Act Local |
|
284 |
|
Catherine BROWN |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist |
|
1,048 |
|
Eamonn GALLAGHER |
Alba Party for Independence |
|
87 |
|
Gordan LOW |
Scottish National Party (SNP) |
|
2,241 |
|
Alan MOIR |
Labour and Co-operative Party |
|
1,654 |
|
Ben ROSE |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
|
756 |
|
|
|
Total |
6,070 |
Elected councillors
After application of the Election Rules, I declare that the following are elected as Councillors for the Ward 5 - Bishopbriggs South:
|
Candidate Name |
Affiliation |
Stage at which Candidate was Elected |
|
Gordan LOW |
Scottish National Party (SNP) |
1 |
|
Alan MOIR |
Labour and Co-operative Party |
1 |
|
Ben ROSE |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
6 |
Rejected ballot papers
This report is the Declaration of Results script for Returning Officer.
Of the total ballot papers, the following were rejected and not counted on account of:
|
2011 Order Rule 44(1) |
Adjudication Rejection Reason |
Number |
|---|---|---|
| (a) |
Which does not bear a unique identifying mark in a form that is capable of being read by electronic means |
0 |
| (b) |
On which a number standing alone is not placed so as to indicate a first preference for some candidate |
9 |
| (c) |
On which the figure "1" standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate |
46 |
| (d) |
On which anything is written or marked by which the voter can be identified except the printed number and other unique identifying mark on the back |
1 |
| (e) |
Which is unmarked or void for uncertainty |
14 |
|
Total |
70 |