Election results for Ward 2 Renfrew South and Gallowhill

The councillors elected in Ward 2 Renfrew South and Gallowhill, the number of votes they got, the number of rejected votes, election results data.

This is the result of the election in Ward 2 Renfrew South and Gallowhill.

There are three councillors elected.

The percentage poll was 41.2%. There were 3,854 valid papers and 93 rejected papers.

The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 941.

Who has been elected

The first preference votes received by each candidates and the stage at which any candidate was elected.

Election results for Ward 2 Renfrew South and Gallowhill
Name of candidate	Affiliation	Number of first preference votes	Stage at which candidate has been elected
GRADY, Edward	Scottish Labour Party	1,003	1
HUGHES, Kate	Scottish Labour Party	341
MCEWAN, Cathy	Scottish National Party (SNP)	1,129	1
NELSON, Dale	Scottish Conservative and Unionist	446
PATERSON, Jim	Scottish National Party (SNP)	842	2
	Total	3,761

These are the number of total ballot papers that were rejected as void and not counted:

Number of total ballot papers that were rejected
Reason for rejection	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	7
On which the figure '1' standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate	16
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	70
Total number of ballot papers rejected	93