Mayoral Results
BEDFORD BOROUGH
COUNCIL
MAYORAL
ELECTION
STATEMENT AS TO FIRST PREFERENCE
VOTES
Date of Election: 5 May
2011
I, the Returning Officer for the Mayoral
Election held on 5 May 2011 in the Borough of Bedford, STATE that
at the counting of the first preference votes, there
were:-
|
First Preference Votes
|
Results
|
|
1
GUTHRIE, John
|
17,501
|
|
2 HARE,
Tony
|
3,133
|
|
3
HARRIS, Michelle
|
11,197
|
|
4
HODGSON, Dave
|
19,966
|
|
5
PASZYNSKI, Greg
|
1,211
|
I, the Returning Officer declare that as no
candidate has an overall majority of first preference votes the two
highest scoring candidates, namely John
Guthrie and Dave Hodgson will remain in the contest
and the second preference votes cast on the other valid ballot
papers will be examined. Any second choice votes cast for
Tony Hare, Michelle Harris or Greg Paszynski will be
allocated to those candidates. (51(3)(b)).
Rejected Ballots: 2385
STATEMENT AS TO FIRST AND SECOND
PREFERENCE VOTES
Date of Election: 5 May
2011
I, the Returning Officer for the Mayoral
Election held on 5 May 2011 in the Borough of Bedford, stated that
after the count of second preference votes, the number of votes
recorded for each remaining candidate was as follows:
|
|
|
First
Preference
votes
(53(2)(a))
|
Second
Preference
votes for
candidates
remaining
after the
count of first
preference
votes
(53(2)(b))
|
Total number
of votes for Candidates
remaining
after the
count of
second
preference
votes
(53(2)(c))
|
|
GUTHRIE
|
John
|
17,501
|
1,824
|
19,325
|
|
HODGSON
|
Dave
|
19,966
|
4,325
|
24,291
|
I declare that the said Dave Hodgson was
duly elected Mayor for the Borough of Bedford. (54(1))
Electorate:
117,883
Ballot Papers Issued:
55393
Turnout: 47%
Dated: 6 May 2011
P J Simpkins
Returning Office