Ward 08- Johnstone South and Elderslie

I declare that the result of the election in Ward 8 - Johnstone South and Elderslie is as follows.

There are 4 councillors to be elected.

The percentage poll was 45.5%. There were 5,538 valid papers and 167 rejected papers.

The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 1,108.

The first preference votes received by each of the candidates and the stage at which any candidate was elected is as follows:

Name of candidate	Affiliation	Number of first preference votes	Stage at which candidate has been elected
John CALDWELL		495	0
Jacqueline CAMERON	Scottish National Party (SNP)	1,392	1
John HOOD	Scottish Labour Party	1,448	1
Alistair MACKAY	Scottish Conservative and Unionist	962	5
Andy STEEL	Scottish National Party (SNP)	644	7
Megan TAIT	Scottish Green Party	153	0
Thomas Dempster WALLACE	Scottish Labour Party	444	0
		Total	5,538

Of the total ballot papers, the following were rejected as void and not counted on account of:

Adjudication Reject Reason	Number
Which does not bear a unique identifying mark in a form that is capable of being read by electronic means	0
On which the figure '1' standing alone is not placed so as to indicate a first preference for some candidate	13
On which the figure '1' standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate	149
On which anything is written or marked by which the voter can be identified except the printed number and other unique identifying mark on the back	0
Which is unmarked or void for uncertainty	5
Total number of ballot papers rejected	167

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