Our Independent Scrutineers’ report on voting in the above elections, which closed at noon on Thursday 15th May 2008, is as follows:
Number of ballot papers distributed 9,101
Number of ballot papers returned 1,761
Turnout 19.3%
Number of votes found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 34
Thus, total number of valid votes to be counted 1,727
Result (1 to elect):
YESILDALLI, Sevi 868 ELECTED
HALE, Liz 457
O’BRIEN, Emmet 402
Number of votes found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 82
Thus, total number of valid votes to be counted 1,679
Result (1 to elect):
PALMER, Carol 867 ELECTED
BILLINGTON, Roy 520
VALE, John 292
Number of votes found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 96
Thus, total number of valid votes to be counted 1,665
Result (1 to elect):
REID, Graham 787 ELECTED
VALE, John 470
OKONKWO, Damian 408
Number of votes found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 93
Thus, total number of valid votes to be counted 1,668
Result (1 to elect):
BRAITHWAITE, James 726 ELECTED
RIGBY, Mike 504
TOSLEY, Dawn 438
Number of votes found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 110
Thus, total number of valid votes to be counted 1,651
Result (2 to elect):
EDWARDS, Paul 964 ELECTED
SIMMONS, Brian 729 ELECTED
CRABBE, Ros 666
Number of votes found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 136
Thus, total number of valid votes to be counted 1,625
Result (1 to elect):
CHITOLIE, Diane 1,129 ELECTED
OKONKWO, Damian 496
Number of votes found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 191
Thus, total number of valid votes to be counted 1,570
Result (1 to elect):
BARLEX, Ian 727 ELECTED
PEARCE, Stephanie 652
GALSTAUN, Kevin 191
Number of votes found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 220
Thus, total number of valid votes to be counted 1,541
Result (1 to elect):
SEXTON, David 784 ELECTED
LEWIS, Wendy 757
Number of votes found to be invalid (blank/spoilt) 59
Thus, total number of valid votes to be counted 1,702
Result (5 to elect):
HALE, Liz 749 ELECTED
O’BRIEN, Emmet 688 ELECTED
CRABBE, Ros 657 ELECTED
SIMMONS, Brian 657*
CHAPMAN, Mike 623 ELECTED
TOSLEY, Dawn 622 ELECTED*
KEATLEY, Clare 535
RIGBY, Mike 519
RIANNE, Dayna 446
RITCHIE, Rob 445
AGNEW, Ian 411
ROBERTS, Simon 368
GINN, Richard 349
ANSON, Richard 334
* Simmons already elected as Assistant Group Secretary (Admin & Allied) so Tosley elected instead.