COUNCIL ELECTION - MAY 2012 (test)

WARD 4 FORTH

Electorate 21796 Turnout 2012 (%) 37.8 Votes cast 8233 Turnout 2007 (%) 53.4 Change 2007- 2012 -15.6

Sucessful Candidates Elected at Name Party stage number Steve CARDOWNIE* Scottish National Party (SNP) Eight Cammy DAY* Scottish Labour Party One Allan George JACKSON* Scottish Conservative and Unionist One Vicki REDPATH Scottish Labour Party Eight

Candidates on ballot paper First Preference Vote 2012 Name Party Valid Votes Share (%) Steve CARDOWNIE* Scottish National Party (SNP) 1377 17.0 Cammy DAY* Scottish Labour Party 2230 27.5 George GORDON Scottish National Party (SNP) 976 12.1 Ruth Ann HENDERSON Scottish Anti-Cuts Coalition 117 1.4 Allan George JACKSON* Scottish Conservative and Unionist 1833 22.6 Kate JOESTER Scottish Green Party 573 7.1 Seumas Stiubhard MACMHICEAN Liberal Party in Scotland 57 0.7 Vicki REDPATH Scottish Labour Party 524 6.5 Tim WIGHT Scottish Liberal Democrats 410 5.1

Total Valid votes cast 8097 2012 2007 Rejected papers 136 180 Change 2007-2012 -44 Share of First Preference Vote (%) % Forth 40.00%

35.00% 2012 2007

30.00%

25.00%

20.00%

15.00%

10.00%

5.00%

0.00% Scottish Labour Scottish National Scottish Scottish Green Scottish Liberal Scottish Anti-Cuts Liberal Party in Party Party (SNP) Conservative and Party Democrats Coalition Scotland Unionist

Share of First Preference Votes 2007 Pre election seats

Scottish Conservative and Unionist 20.2% Scottish Conservative and Unionist Scottish Green Party 5.8% Scottish National Party (SNP) Scottish Labour Party 29.0% Scottish Labour Party Scottish Liberal Democrats 17.9% Scottish National Party (SNP) Scottish National Party (SNP) 22.7% Scottish Anti-Cuts Coalition - Liberal Party in Scotland -

* Councillor before 3 May LIVE ELECTIONS MAY 2012 Election Results Forth Ward 04/05/2012

Total Number of Ballots Received 8233 Total Number of Valid Votes 8097

Number of Vacancies 4 Quota 1620

Stage 1 Surplus of Surplus of Exclusion of Exclusion of Exclusion of Exclusion of Exclusion of Name of Candidate Party Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 1st pref votes Cammy DAY Allan George JACKSON Seumas Stiubhard MACMHICEAN Ruth Ann HENDERSON Tim WIGHT Kate JOESTER George GORDON

Steve CARDOWNIE Scottish National Party (SNP) 1377 30.36294 1407.36294 14.98980 1422.35274 9.23240 1431.58514 11.32656 1442.91170 39.07422 1481.98592 72.31384 1554.29976 822.97040 2377.27016 Elected

Cammy DAY Scottish Labour Party 2230 -610.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 Elected

George GORDON Scottish National Party (SNP) 976 32.27772 1008.27772 9.06360 1017.34132 1.50594 1018.84726 15.77948 1034.62674 35.50044 1070.12718 116.82994 1186.95712 -1186.95712 0.00000

Ruth Ann HENDERSON Scottish Anti-Cuts Coalition 117 10.39452 127.39452 2.44020 129.83472 2.62214 132.45686 -132.45686 0.00000

Allan George JACKSON Scottish Conservative and Unionist 1833 0.00000 1833.00000 -213.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 0.00000 1620.00000 Elected

Kate JOESTER Scottish Green Party 573 24.61860 597.61860 28.35280 625.97140 10.73834 636.70974 46.78120 683.49094 166.22476 849.71570 -849.71570 0.00000

Seumas Stiubhard MACMHICEAN Liberal Party in Scotland 57 7.38558 64.38558 8.71500 73.10058 -73.10058 0.00000

Vicki REDPATH Scottish Labour Party 524 437.11692 961.11692 14.52500 975.64192 11.54880 987.19072 21.37664 1008.56736 90.26892 1098.83628 248.11342 1346.94970 98.75794 1445.70764 Elected

Tim WIGHT Scottish Liberal Democrats 410 13.12992 423.12992 50.43080 473.56072 21.70824 495.26896 4.38974 499.65870 -499.65870 0.00000

Non-transferable votes 0 54.71380 54.71380 84.48280 139.19660 15.74472 154.94132 32.80324 187.74456 168.59036 356.33492 412.45850 768.79342 265.22878 1034.02220 Total 8097 = 8097.00000 = 8097.00000 = 8097.00000 = 8097.00000 = 8097.00000 = 8097.00000 = 8097.00000 LIVE ELECTIONS MAY 2012 Declaration of Results Forth Ward 04/05/2012

I declare that the result of the election in the Forth Ward is as follows.

There are 4 councillors to be elected.

The percentage poll was 37.77%. There were 8097 valid papers and 136 rejected papers.

The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 1620.

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 Steve CARDOWNIE 1377 8 Cammy DAY 2230 1 George GORDON 976 Ruth Ann HENDERSON 117 Allan George JACKSON 1833 1 Kate JOESTER 573 Seumas Stiubhard MACMHICEAN 57 Vicki REDPATH 524 8 Tim WIGHT 410

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 17 On which the figure “1” standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate 104 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 15

Total number of ballot papers rejected 136

Signature Date Returning Officer LIVE ELECTIONS MAY 2012 Preference Summary Report Forth Ward 04/05/2012

Total Number of Valid Ballots 8097 Quota 1620 Percentage Turnout 37.77

Number of 1st Number of 2nd Number of 3rd Number of 4th Number of 5th Number of 6th Number of 7th Number of 8th Number of 9th preference votes for preference votes for 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 each candidate each candidate Steve CARDOWNIE 1377 991 382 166 58 50 33 38 75 Cammy DAY 2230 853 598 213 84 62 28 28 18 George GORDON 976 1345 460 196 74 40 46 78 18 Ruth Ann HENDERSON 117 168 365 232 85 78 69 69 71 Allan George JACKSON 1833 299 335 116 60 48 71 42 121 Kate JOESTER 573 597 1032 334 152 74 44 31 10 Seumas Stiubhard MACMHICEAN 57 180 222 136 127 93 105 60 33 Vicki REDPATH 524 1821 519 337 128 60 37 32 18 Tim WIGHT 410 634 472 262 118 94 46 59 45 LIVE ELECTIONS MAY 2012 Transfers Report Forth Ward 04/05/2012

Valid Ballots 8097 Positions to be Filled 4 Quota 1620

Stage 1 First Preferences Steve CARDOWNIE 1377 Cammy DAY 2230 George GORDON 976 Ruth Ann HENDERSON 117 Allan George JACKSON 1833 Kate JOESTER 573 Seumas Stiubhard MACMHICEAN 57 Vicki REDPATH 524 Tim WIGHT 410

Cammy DAY Elected with 2230 over quota 1620 Allan George JACKSON Elected with 1833 over quota 1620

Stage 2 - Surplus of Cammy DAY Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 111 0.27354 30.36294 Transfer to George GORDON 118 0.27354 32.27772 Transfer to Ruth Ann HENDERSON 38 0.27354 10.39452 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 90 0.27354 24.6186 Transfer to Seumas Stiubhard MACMHICEAN 27 0.27354 7.38558 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 1598 0.27354 437.11692 Transfer to Tim WIGHT 48 0.27354 13.12992 Non-transferables 54.7138

Stage 3 - Surplus of Allan George JACKSON Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 129 0.1162 14.9898 Transfer to George GORDON 78 0.1162 9.0636 Transfer to Ruth Ann HENDERSON 21 0.1162 2.4402 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 244 0.1162 28.3528 Transfer to Seumas Stiubhard MACMHICEAN 75 0.1162 8.715 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 125 0.1162 14.525 Transfer to Tim WIGHT 434 0.1162 50.4308 Non-transferables 84.4828

Stage 4 - Exclusion of Seumas Stiubhard MACMHICEAN Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 2 0.1162 0.2324 Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 9 1 9 Transfer to George GORDON 1 1 1 Transfer to George GORDON 2 0.1162 0.2324 Transfer to George GORDON 1 0.27354 0.27354 Transfer to Ruth Ann HENDERSON 1 0.27354 0.27354 Transfer to Ruth Ann HENDERSON 3 0.1162 0.3486 Transfer to Ruth Ann HENDERSON 2 1 2 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 10 1 10 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 4 0.1162 0.4648 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 1 0.27354 0.27354 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 8 1 8 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 10 0.27354 2.7354 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 7 0.1162 0.8134 Transfer to Tim WIGHT 35 0.1162 4.067 Transfer to Tim WIGHT 6 0.27354 1.64124 Transfer to Tim WIGHT 16 1 16 Non-transferables 15.74472

Stage 5 - Exclusion of Ruth Ann HENDERSON Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 2 0.1162 0.2324 Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 4 0.27354 1.09416 Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 10 1 10 Transfer to George GORDON 15 1 15 Transfer to George GORDON 2 0.27354 0.54708 Transfer to George GORDON 2 0.1162 0.2324 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 43 1 43 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 9 0.1162 1.0458 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 10 0.27354 2.7354 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 17 1 17 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 16 0.27354 4.37664 Transfer to Tim WIGHT 1 0.27354 0.27354 Transfer to Tim WIGHT 1 0.1162 0.1162 Transfer to Tim WIGHT 4 1 4 Non-transferables 32.80324

Stage 6 - Exclusion of Tim WIGHT Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 28 0.1162 3.2536 Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 3 0.27354 0.82062 Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 35 1 35 Transfer to George GORDON 32 1 32 Transfer to George GORDON 6 0.27354 1.64124 Transfer to George GORDON 16 0.1162 1.8592 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 152 1 152 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 113 0.1162 13.1306 Transfer to Kate JOESTER 4 0.27354 1.09416 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 80 1 80 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 18 0.27354 4.92372 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 46 0.1162 5.3452 Non-transferables 168.59036

Stage 7 - Exclusion of Kate JOESTER Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 23 0.1162 2.6726 Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 6 0.27354 1.64124 Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 68 1 68 Transfer to George GORDON 114 1 114 Transfer to George GORDON 1 0.27354 0.27354 Transfer to George GORDON 22 0.1162 2.5564 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 226 1 226 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 42 0.1162 4.8804 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 63 0.27354 17.23302 Non-transferables 412.4585

Stage 8 - Exclusion of George GORDON Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 41 0.1162 4.7642 Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 30 0.27354 8.2062 Transfer to Steve CARDOWNIE 810 1 810 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 89 1 89 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 31 0.27354 8.47974 Transfer to Vicki REDPATH 11 0.1162 1.2782 Non-transferables 265.22878