Renfrewshire Council

Ward 10- Houston, Crosslee and Linwood

I declare that the result of the election in Ward 10 - Houston-Crosslee and Linwood is as follows.

There are 4 councillors to be elected.

The percentage poll was 48.1%. There were 5,630 valid papers and 112 rejected papers.

The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 1,127.

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

Name of candidateAffiliationNumber of first preference votesStage at which candidate has been elected
Audrey DOIGScottish National Party (SNP)1,2041
Alison ANN-DOWLINGScottish Labour Party7866
Allan HERONScottish Liberal Democrats1620
Robert INNESScottish National Party (SNP)7740
Scott KERRScottish Conservative and Unionist1,5741
James SHERIDANScottish Labour Party9356
Helen Lorraine SPEIRSScottish Green Party1950
  Total5,630

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

Adjudication Reject ReasonNumber
Which does not bear a unique identifying mark in a form that is capable of being read by electronic means0
On which the figure '1' standing alone is not placed so as to indicate a first preference for some candidate7
On which the figure '1' standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate104
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 back0
Which is unmarked or void for uncertainty1
Total number of ballot papers rejected112