I, Neil Davies, being the Returning Officer at the election of Councillors for Cuxton, Halling and Riverside ward held on Thursday 4 May 2023 do hereby give notice that the number of votes given for each candidate at the election was as follows:

Surname Other names Description Number of votes
Fearn  Matthew James (commonly known as Matt Fearn) Local Conservatives 880
Filmer Phillip (commonly known as Phil Filmer) Local Conservatives 685
Gillett Ronald Arcon (commonly known as Ron Gillett) Liberal Democrats 76
Jamieson Catriona Margaret (commonly known as Cat Jamieson) Green Party 502
McCormack Stephen Joseph Donald Labour Party 414
Morris Victoria Valerie Labour Party 408
Nightingale Matthew Richard (commonly known as Matt Nightingale) Green Party 641

And declare that:

  • Matt Fearn
  • Phil Filmer

Have been duly elected as the councillors for the ward.

The number of votes rejected or not counted by me at this election was:

Reason Number of Votes
For want of official mark 0
For voting for more candidates than entitled 6
For writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0
For being unmarked or voided for uncertainty 10
Total 16

Verification statement

As Returning Officer, I declare that having concluded the verification of ballot papers:

  • The total number of verified ballot papers from the polling stations: 1,368
  • The total number of verified postal ballot papers: 527
  • The total number of ballot papers verified: 1,895
  • The electorate as of today: 6,129
  • Turnout: 30.92%

Neil Davies, Returning Officer, 5 May 2023