Ward 09- Johnstone North, Kilbarchan, Howwood and Lochwinnoch

I declare that the result of the election in Ward 9 - Johnstone North-Kilbarchan-Howwood and Lochwinnoch is as follows.

There are 4 councillors to be elected.

The percentage poll was 54.1%. There were 6,095 valid papers and 143 rejected papers.

The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 1,220.

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
Sarah Elizabeth ANDERSON	Scottish Green Party	259	0
Derek BIBBY	Scottish Labour Party	1,204	4
Bill BINKS	Scottish Conservative and Unionist	1,062	9
Andy DOIG	Independent	890	9
William DUFF	Scottish Liberal Democrats	82	0
Christopher GILMOUR	Scottish Labour Party	613	0
Geoffrey Richard KNOWLES	Scottish Socialist Party	25	0
Cheryl O'BRIEN	UKIP	32	0
Emma RODDEN	Scottish National Party (SNP)	1,099	7
Graeme Ramsay STOCKTON	Scottish National Party (SNP)	829	0
		Total	6,095

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	6
On which the figure '1' standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate	132
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	143

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