Our Independent Scrutineers’ report on voting in the above elections, which closed at noon on Wednesday 30th April 2008, is as follows:
Number of ballot papers returned: 563
Number of ballot papers invalid (no scrutiny form/unsigned scrutiny form): 13
Number of ballot papers invalid (blank or spoiled): 1
Number of valid ballot papers to be counted: 549
Result (7 to elect):-
BROOKE, Jeanette 307 ELECTED
GOOD, Paul 305 ELECTED
WALSH, Bernadette 301 ELECTED
WILLIAMS, Kevin 295 ELECTED
McKENNA, Jim 285 ELECTED
LEE, Vicky-Jayne 264 ELECTED
REID, Andy 258* ELECTED*
DIGGINS, Carol 252*
HUDSON, Dermot 203
NOKES, Paul 172
ROLFE, Will 138
*Confirmed by a recount.