I, Neil Davies, being the Returning Officer at the election of a Councillor for St Mary’s Island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowes | Caroline Mary | Green Party | 47 |
| Castle | John Edward | Liberal Democrats | 323 |
| Hodges | David Christopher Graham | Labour Party | 224 |
| Tejan | Habib Odunlamin Sulaiman | Local Conservatives | 479 |
And declare that:
- Habib Tejan
has been duly elected as the councillor 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 than one candidate | 1 |
| For writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 0 |
| For being unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 2 |
| Total | 3 |
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: 673
- The total number of verified postal ballot papers: 403
- The total number of ballot papers verified: 1,076
- The electorate as of today: 3,284
- Turnout: 32.76%
Neil Davies, Returning Officer, 5 May 2023