Mayoral Election Results 2009
BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
MAYORAL
ELECTION
STATEMENT AS TO
FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES
Date of Election:
15 October 2009
The Returning Officer for the Mayoral Election
held on 15 October 2009 in the Borough of Bedford, STATED that at
the counting of the first preference votes, there were:-
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First Preference Votes
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Results
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1
AKHTAR, Parvez
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9,105
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2
BAGCHI, Apu
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7,631
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3
HARE, Tony
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4,316
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4
HODGSON, Dave
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9,428
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5
ROBINSON-MORLEY, Eve
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1,183
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6
VALENTINE, James
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3,482
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The Returning Officer declared that as no
candidate has an overall majority of first preference votes the two
highest scoring candidates, namely Parvez Akhtar 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 Parvez Akhtar or Dave Hodgson will be
allocated to those candidates. (51(3)(b))
STATEMENT AS TO FIRST AND SECOND
PREFERENCE VOTES
Date of Election:
15 October 2009
The Returning Officer for the Mayoral Election
held on 15 October 2009 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:
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First
Preference
votes
(53(2)(a))
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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)) |
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1
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AKHTAR, Parvez
|
9,105
|
2,438 |
11,543 |
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4
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HODGSON, Dave
|
9,428
|
4,127 |
13,555 |
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And he declared that the said Dave
Hodgson was duly elected Mayor for the Borough of
Bedford. (54(1))
Dated: 16 October 2009
Philip
Simpkins
Returning Officer