I, Neil Davies, being the Returning Officer at the election of Councillors for Twydall 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
Belmonte Catherine Victoria (commonly known as Kate Belmonte) Green Party 222
Brewer Mitchell Conservative Party candidate 502
Browne Hazel Louise Labour and Co-operative Party 967
Prenter Mark Labour and Co-operative Party 869
Ruparel Maureen Liberal Democrats 151
Smith Louise Elizabeth Conservative Party candidate 489

And declare that:

  • Hazel Browne
  • Mark Prenter

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  0
For writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0
For being unmarked or voided for uncertainty 12
Total 12

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: 1,003
  • The total number of verified postal ballot papers: 713
  • The total number of ballot papers verified: 1,716
  • The electorate as of today: 7,120
  • Turnout: 24.10%

Neil Davies, Returning Officer, 5 May 2023