Outcome of By-Election held on 15 June 2023 in Ward 15 Bellshill
North Lanarkshire Council · 22 June 2023
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NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL – RESULTS OF BY-ELECTION WARD 15 – BELLSHILL DATE OF BY-ELECTION: THURSDAY, 15 JUNE 2023 I Des Murray, Returning Officer for the above by-election, hereby give notice that the votes cast were as follows. Total Ballot Papers received 2,819 Invalid votes 41 Total Valid Votes 2778 Electoral quota 1390 Percentage poll 22.7% that the votes cast for each of the candidates were as follows: Candidate Number of First Preference Votes Stage at which candidate has been elected Joseph Budd Scottish National Party 753 Colin Cameron Scottish Conservative and Unionist 236 John Arthur Henry Cole Scottish Liberal Democrats 34 Leo Francis Lanahan Scottish Family Party: Pro-Family, Pro- Marriage, Pro-Life 30 John Marshall Alba Party for Independence 107 Anne McCrory Scottish Labour Party 1,440 1 Rosemary McGowan Scottish Greens 44 Simona Panitescu Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset. 7 Billy Ross British Unionists – For a Better Britain 120 Neil Wilson UK Independence Party 7
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After application of the Election Rules, I declare that the following is elected as a Councillor for Ward No. 15 – Bellshill is:- Anne McCrory, Scottish Labour Party. Of the total ballot papers, the following were rejected and not counted on account of The Scottish Local Elections Order 2011 Order Rule 44(1): Adjudication Reject Reason Number of Papers Which does not bear a unique identifying mark in a form that is capable of being read by electronic means 0 On which a number standing alone is not placed so as to indicate a first preference for some candidate 0 On which the figure “1” standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate 36 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 0 Which is unmarked or void for uncertainty 5 Total ballot papers rejected 41 Des Murray Returning Officer 15 June 2023