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 dispatched: 14197
Number of ballot papers returned: 2546
Turnout: 17.9%
Number of ballot papers invalid (blank/spoilt): 139
Number of valid papers to be counted: 2407
Result (1 to elect):
WILSON, John 1415 ELECTED
PEDERSEN, Barry 992
Number of ballot papers invalid (blank/spoilt): 305
Number of valid papers to be counted: 2241
Result (3 to elect):
PEDERSEN, Barry 1554 ELECTED
CHURM, Cheryl 1417 ELECTED
SOANES, Bonnie 1404 ELECTED
SHIPMAN, Stephen 1148
Number of ballot papers invalid (blank/spoilt): 65
Number of valid papers to be counted: 2481
Result (8 to elect):
BECKETT, Tony 1410 ELECTED
HOLT, Diana 1339 ELECTED
BOWERS, Robert 1319 ELECTED
BIRRELL, Maureen 1302 ELECTED
ROBINSON, Steve 1279 ELECTED
CRAVEN, Ian 1275 ELECTED
WILLIAMSON, Jim 1252 ELECTED
MATTHEWS, Elaine 1247 ELECTED
FRASER, Ian 1122
CAMPBELL, Calum 1121
HILLARY, Kerstine 1119
GIBSON, Donald 1077
Number of ballot papers invalid (blank/spoilt): 35
Number of valid papers to be counted: 2511
Result (16 to elect):
BECKETT, Tony 1261*
HOLT, Diana 1260*
BOWERS, Robert 1139*
CRAVEN, Ian 1131*
BIRRELL, Maureen 1113*
DAWSON-MARSH, Jenni 1112 ELECTED
CRAVEN, Sandra 1100 ELECTED
GILBERTSON, Andrew 1085 ELECTED
ROBINSON, Steve 1082*
WILLS, Caroline 1079 ELECTED
MATTHEWS, Elaine 1063*
HILLARY, Kerstine 1062 ELECTED
WILLIAMSON, Jim 1013*
CAMPBELL, Calum 1012 ELECTED
KAYE, Jan 999 ELECTED
RATCLIFF, James 992 ELECTED
WILSON, John 977*
GIBSON, Donald 972* ELECTED
HINDE, Kay 969* ELECTED
FRASER, Ian 966* ELECTED
HAMMOND, Ian 965* ELECTED
BROWNLIE, Dougie 950* ELECTED
LYONS, John 927* ELECTED
LANIGAN, Frances 922* ELECTED
CROSSE, Howard 887* ELECTED
MCKENZIE, Angy 865
PHILLIPS-BARNICOAT, Susan 822
SUTHERLAND, Robert 786
WALKER, Caroline 770
KELSALL, Richard 750
*elected/not elected due to candidate being elected in an earlier contest