Stromness and South Isles Declaration of Results
Date: 28 March 2024
I declare that the result of the Orkney Islands Council Local Government By-Election in the Stromness & South Isles Ward is as follows:
There is one councillor to be elected.
The Percentage Poll was 39.76%.
There were 882 valid ballot papers and 1 rejected ballot papers.
The first preference votes received by each of the candidates and at the stage at which the candidate was elected is:
Name of Candidate |
Party |
Number of 1st Preference Votes |
Stage at which Candidate has been Elected |
|
Janette Ann PARK |
Independent |
757 | 1 |
|
Magnus Thompson |
Independent |
125 |
After application of the election rules, I declare that Janette Anne Park has been duly elected to serve as Councillor for the Stromness & South Isles Ward of Orkney Islands Council.
The following were rejected as void and not counted on account of:
Reasoning |
Number |
|
Which does not bear a unique identifying mark in a form that is capable of being read by electronic means |
|
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On which the figure '1' standing alone is not places sos as to indicate a first preference for some candidate |
|
|
On which the figure '1' standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate |
|
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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 |
|
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Which is marked unmarked or void for uncertainty |
1 |
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Total number of ballot papers rejected |
1 |
Oliver David Reid
Returning Officer
28 March 2024
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Category:
- Elections
