The Moray Council - Local Government Elections 2012 Detailed Election Results Ward 5 - Heldon and Laich

Page 2 Declaration of Results includes information on the stage a candidate was elected, turnout and spoilt ballot papers

Page 3 STV Election Result includes overview of information showing preferences, transfer values, non-transferable papers number of vacancies and quota to be achieved to be elected

Page 4 Turnout Shows turnout in the ward compared to the other wards in at the same election

Page 5 Preference Summary Shows the number of preferences by candidate at each stage, total for the ward Further breakdown of this information to Ballot Box level is available from the Elections Results page

Page 6 First Preference Shows the number of first preferences that each candidate achieved

Page 7 - 8 Transfers Shows the transfers made at each stage to each candidate, and the value of the transfers LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2012 Declaration of Results Ward 5 - Heldon and Laich Date of Poll - 3 May 2012

I declare that the result of the election in the Heldon and Laich Ward is as follows. There are 4 councillors to be elected. The percentage poll was 38.74%. There were 3985 valid papers and 56 rejected papers. The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 798. The first preference votes received by each of the candidates and the stage at which any candidate was elected is as:

Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected John Stewart GORDON 241 James Edward MACKESSACK-LEITCH 262 Eric MCGILLIVRAY 735 2 Carolle RALPH 797 2 David Christie STEWART 678 Chris TUKE 584 6 Allan WRIGHT 688 6

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 51 On which the figure “1” standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate 3 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 2

Total number of ballot papers rejected 56

Mark Palmer Date 04/05/2012 Returning Officer The Moray Council LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2012 Election Results Ward 5 - Heldon and Laich Date of Poll - 3 May 2012

Total Number of Ballots Received 4041 Total Number of Valid Votes 3985

Number of Vacancies 4 Quota 798

Exclusion of Exclusion of Surplus of Surplus of Exclusion of Stage 1 James Edward Name of Candidate Party John Stewart Stage 2 Eric Stage 3 Carolle Stage 4 Stage 5 David Christie Stage 6 1st pref votes MACKESSACK- GORDON MCGILLIVRAY RALPH STEWART LEITCH

John Stewart GORDON Independent 241 -241.00000 0.00000

James Edward MACKESSACK- Scottish Green Party 262 17.00000 279.00000 2.31872 281.31872 0.35680 281.67552 -281.67552 0.00000 LEITCH

Eric MCGILLIVRAY Independent 735 93.00000 828.00000 -30.00000 798.00000 0.00000 798.00000 0.00000 798.00000 0.00000 798.00000 Elected

Scottish National Party Carolle RALPH 797 10.00000 807.00000 0.00000 807.00000 -9.00000 798.00000 0.00000 798.00000 0.00000 798.00000 Elected (SNP) David Christie STEWART 678 9.00000 687.00000 5.14466 692.14466 7.29210 699.43676 41.47102 740.90778 -740.90778 0.00000 (SNP)

Chris TUKE Independent 584 75.00000 659.00000 11.01392 670.01392 0.35680 670.37072 93.75805 764.12877 157.60046 921.72923 Elected

Scottish Conservative Allan WRIGHT 688 11.00000 699.00000 4.38383 703.38383 0.15610 703.53993 60.19230 763.73223 72.09536 835.82759 Elected and Unionist Non-transferable votes 0 26.00000 26.00000 7.13887 33.13887 0.83820 33.97707 86.25415 120.23122 511.21196 631.44318 Total 3985 = 3985.00000 = 3985.00000 = 3985.00000 = 3985.00000 = 3985.00000 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2012 Percentage Turnout Report Date of Poll - 3 May 2012

Percentage turnout for all contests with registration complete

Contest Name Percentage Turnout Speyside Glenlivet Ward 39.58% Keith and Cullen Ward 39.78% Ward 14.96% Fochabers Lhanbryde Ward 0.01% Heldon and Laich Ward 38.74% Elgin City North Ward 30.60% Ward 34.18% Ward 40.92%

Overall Percentage Turnout 30.78% LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2012 Preference Summary Report Ward 5 - Heldon and Laich Date of Poll - 3 May 2012

Total Number of Valid Ballots 3985 Quota 798 Percentage Turnout 38.74

Number of 1st Number of 2nd Number of 3rd Number of 4th Number of 5th Number of 6th Number of 7th preference votes for preference votes for preference votes for preference votes for preference votes for preference votes for preference votes for Candidate Name each candidate each candidate each candidate each candidate each candidate each candidate each candidate John Stewart GORDON 241 467 430 292 87 55 21 James Edward MACKESSACK-LEITCH 262 213 325 188 163 63 71 Eric MCGILLIVRAY 735 547 574 164 84 37 10 Carolle RALPH 797 711 202 88 57 84 33 David Christie STEWART 678 797 210 92 41 60 70 Chris TUKE 584 440 455 196 93 64 27 Allan WRIGHT 688 233 202 154 68 50 149 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2012 First Preference Report Ward 5 - Heldon and Laich Date of Poll - 3 May 2012

Electorate 10430 Total Number of Ballots Received 4041 Percentage Turnout 38.74%

Total Number of Valid Votes 3985 Quota 798

Candidate Name Number of 1st Preference Votes John Stewart GORDON 241 James Edward MACKESSACK-LEITCH 262 Eric MCGILLIVRAY 735 Carolle RALPH 797 David Christie STEWART 678 Chris TUKE 584 Allan WRIGHT 688 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2012 Transfers Report Ward 5 - Heldon and Laich Date of Poll - 3 May 2012

Valid Ballots 3985 Positions to be Filled 4 Quota 798

Stage 1 First Preferences John Stewart GORDON 241 James Edward MACKESSACK-LEITCH 262 Eric MCGILLIVRAY 735 Carolle RALPH 797 David Christie STEWART 678 Chris TUKE 584 Allan WRIGHT 688

Stage 2 - Exclusion of John Stewart GORDON Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to James Edward MACKESSACK-LEITCH 17 1 17 Transfer to Eric MCGILLIVRAY 93 1 93 Transfer to Carolle RALPH 10 1 10 Transfer to David Christie STEWART 9 1 9 Transfer to Chris TUKE 75 1 75 Transfer to Allan WRIGHT 11 1 11 Non-transferables 26

Eric MCGILLIVRAY elected with 828 over quota 798

Stage 3 - Surplus of Eric MCGILLIVRAY Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to James Edward MACKESSACK-LEITCH 64 0.03623 2.31872 Transfer to Carolle RALPH 0 0 0 Transfer to David Christie STEWART 142 0.03623 5.14466 Transfer to Chris TUKE 304 0.03623 11.01392 Transfer to Allan WRIGHT 121 0.03623 4.38383 Non-transferables 33.13887

Carolle RALPH elected with 807 over quota 798 Stage 4 - Surplus of Carolle RALPH Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to James Edward MACKESSACK-LEITCH 32 0.01115 0.3568 Transfer to David Christie STEWART 654 0.01115 7.2921 Transfer to Chris TUKE 32 0.01115 0.3568 Transfer to Allan WRIGHT 14 0.01115 0.1561 Non-transferables 33.97707

Stage 5 - Exclusion of James Edward MACKESSACK-LEITCH Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to David Christie STEWART 13 0.01115 0.14495 Transfer to David Christie STEWART 9 0.03623 0.32607 Transfer to David Christie STEWART 41 1 41 Transfer to Chris TUKE 3 0.01115 0.03345 Transfer to Chris TUKE 20 0.03623 0.7246 Transfer to Chris TUKE 93 1 93 Transfer to Allan WRIGHT 1 0.01115 0.01115 Transfer to Allan WRIGHT 5 0.03623 0.18115 Transfer to Allan WRIGHT 60 1 60 Non-transferables 120.23122

Stage 6 - Exclusion of David Christie STEWART Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Chris TUKE 113 0.01115 1.25995 Transfer to Chris TUKE 37 0.03623 1.34051 Transfer to Chris TUKE 155 1 155 Transfer to Allan WRIGHT 43 0.01115 0.47945 Transfer to Allan WRIGHT 17 0.03623 0.61591 Transfer to Allan WRIGHT 71 1 71 Non-transferables 631.44318