Report of the Returning Officer - Arran By-Election
North Ayrshire Council · 18 September 2024
Back to North Ayrshire Council — 18 September 2024 and its agenda
Text extracted from the council's PDF. Layout and reading order may differ from the original.
Page 1
NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL 18 September 2024 North Ayrshire Council Title: Report of the Returning Officer - Arran By-Election Purpose: To advise on the outcome of the North Ayrshire Council Ward 4 Arran By-Election and on the Declaration of Acceptance of Office by the new Elected Member for that Ward. Recommendation: That the Council notes the result of the Ward 4 Arran By-Election and that the new Elected Member has signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office. 1. Executive Summary 1.1 This report provides details of the result of the North Ayrshire Council Ward 4 Arran By- Election held on Thursday 12 September 2024 and on the signing of the Declaration of Acceptance of Office by the new Elected Member. 2. Background 2.1 The North Ayrshire Council By-Election for Ward 4 Arran was held on Thursday 12 September 2024 with the electronic verification and counting of votes (eCount) taking place on Friday 13 September 2024 at Arran High School, Lamlash. 3. Proposals 3.1 As Returning Officer, I wish to report that Charles Currie, Scottish Labour Party was elected to serve the Arran Ward of North Ayrshire Council from Friday 13 September 2024. 3.2 I wish to further report that the Acceptance of Declaration of Office was duly signed by Charles Currie on 13 September 2024 in the presence of the Council’s Monitoring Officer, Aileen Craig, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973. 3.3 The overall ward turnout was 41.3% of the electorate. The total number of ballots received was 1668. Of these, 1647 (98.74%) were considered valid and 21 (1.27%) were rejected.
Page 2
4. Implications/Socio-economic Duty Financial 4.1 None arising from this report. Human Resources 4.2 None arising from this report. Legal 4.3 None arising from this report. Equality/Socio-economic 4.4 None arising from this report. Environmental and Sustainability 4.5 None arising from this report. Key Priorities 4.6 None arising from this report. Community Wealth Building 4.7 None arising from this report. 5. Consultation 5.1 None arising with this report. Craig Hatton Returning Officer For further information please contact Aileen Craig, Head of Service (Democratic), Monitoring Officer and Depute Returning Officer, on Tel: 01294 324125. Background Papers 0