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 |
|---|---|
| GUTHRIE, John | 17,501 |
| HARE, Tony | 3,133 |
| HARRIS, Michelle | 11,197 |
| HODGSON, Dave | 19,966 |
| 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
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:
| Surname | First name |
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 Officer