Voting in the election of officers to the Trust Board closed at midnight 21st October 2006.
The result of the election is as follows:
Number of ballot papers issued: 578
Number of ballot papers returned: 193
Turnout (%): 33.4%
Number of ballot papers found to be invalid (blank/spoilt): 2*
Thus, the total number of valid votes to be counted: 191
* Please note that due to a bit of a mix up on the night, Neil Chapman mistakenly announced that the number of invalid (blank/spoiled) ballot papers was 3 . The actual number of invalid papers was 2.
Result (5 to elect)
The election was conducted under the ERS97 Single Transferable Vote.
The full result spreadsheet (Excel) showing the quota of votes that each candidate required in order to be elected, each candidate’s voting figures, and the stage at which each successful candidate was elected can be viewed here.
Ballot papers will be stored for a period of 6 months before being destroyed.
Our thanks go to John Narraway, Gail Feay & Steve Mundy of the Silkmen Supporters' Trust who acted as independent scrutineers of the election. You can see their statement on the election below.
Statement from The Silkmen Trust:
On the 24th October 2006, Dave Hoyle of the Stockport County Supporters' Trust delivered 193 ballot papers and a computer memory stick containing the preference votes on the valid ballot papers to the Silkmen Supporters Trust.
The ballot papers were firstly checked to ensure they were all valid. Two were rejected as being spoilt. The remaining papers were then checked to ensure that they were all uniquely numbered. Finally the preference votes on the computer memory stick were verified against the ballot papers.
A computer program that runs the Single Transferable Voting Election was then run using the verified preference votes.
The following five candidates are elected:
- Mark Evans
- George Hudson
- Gary Kimber
- Dan Levy
- Martin White
On behalf of the Silkmen Supporters Trust
John Narraway, Gail Feay and Steve Mundy