PCC Election Results 2016

Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Election – 5 May 2016

LRO Certification and Declaration of First Choice count totals

As the Local Returning Officer appointed for the Borough of Bedford Voting Area at the election held on 5 May 2016 under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, I hereby give notice that I have certified the following to the Police Area Returning Officer for the Bedfordshire Police Force Area:

The total number of ballot papers counted was:

31,158

The number of 'First Choice' votes cast in favour of each of the candidates at the election was as follows:

TONI BUGLE

English Democrats "More Police - catching criminals!"

1,644

KATHRYN ANN HOLLOWAY

The Conservative Party Candidate

11,203

LINDA ANNE JACK

Liberal Democrats

5,287

OLLY MARTINS

Labour and Co-operative Party

9,745

DUNCAN ANTHONY STRACHAN

UK Independence Party

2,729

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

a. Want of an official mark

0

b. Giving more than one candidate a first preference vote

259

c. Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified

2

d. Unmarked as to the first preference vote

72

e. Void for uncertainty as to the first preference votes

217

Total rejected

550

Philip Simpkins

Local Returning Officer

Dated: 6 May 2016

Certificate and declaration as to the Second Choice count

Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Election – 5 May 2016

A. Number of First Choice votes given to candidates eliminated

9,660

A

NAMES OF CANDIDATES REMAINING

(as advised by the PARO)

Number of Second Choice 

Kathryn Ann Holloway

2,832

Olly Martins

2,296

B. Total number of Second Choice votes given to candidates remaining

5,128

B

C. Total number of Second Choice votes given to candidates eliminated

3,269

C

Rejected ballot papers as Second Choice count  

a. giving more than one candidate a second preference vote

  108

b. unmarked as to the second preference vote

  776

c. void for uncertainty as to the second preference vote

  379

d. ballot paper does not contain an official mark

  0

e. ballot paper contains a mark or writing by which the voter can be identified

  0

D. Total number of rejected ballot papers

1,263

D

And I hereby declare that this information has been submitted to the Police Area Returning Officer in respect of the Borough of Bedford Voting Area.

Philip Simpkins

Local Returning Officer

Dated: 6 May 2016

View the overall results for Bedfordshire.

Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election 2012

Certificate of First Choice count - totals

Date of Election: 15 November 2012

As the Local Returning Officer appointed for the Borough of Bedford at the election held on 15 November 2012 under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 211, I hereby give notice that I have certified the following to the Police Area Returning Officer for the Bedfordshire Police Force Area:

The total number of ballot papers counted was: 23,462

The number of 'First Choice' votes cast in favour of each candidate at election was as follows: Party Results
CARROLL. Kevin Joseph The British Freedom Party 1,646
JACK, Linda Liberal Democrat 4,280
MARTINS, Olly The Labour and Co-operative Party 7,142
PARMAR, Jas Conservative and Unionist Party 8,552
RASHID, Mezanur Independent 1,285

Bedfordshire Police Area

Police and Crime Commissioner Election

Certificate of Second Choice count - totals

Bedford Borough Council Voting Area

Date of Election: 15 November 2012

Name of candidates remaining (as advised by the PARO) Number of Second Choice votes  Overall
MARTINS, Olly 2,127 9,269
PARMAR, Jas 1,706 10,258

Philip Simpkins

Local Returning Officer

Dated: 16 October 2012