Notice of Candidate Elected (Contested Election) (Rule 51 (1))

Election of Member to Serve in Parliament

for the

North Ayrshire and Arran Constituency

Date of Election: 6 May 2010

I, Elma Murray, being the Returning Officer of the North Ayrshire and Arran Parliamentary Constituency, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate at the said election was as follows:

Name Description (if any) Total Votes

KATY CLARK Scottish Labour Party 21,860

GILLIAN COLE-HAMILTON Scottish Liberal Democrats 4,630

PATRICIA GIBSON Scottish National Party (SNP) 11,965

PHILIP LARDNER Scottish Conservative and Unionist 7,212

LOUISE McDAID Socialist Labour Party 449

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: Number of ballot papers

A want of an official mark 1

B voting for mare candidates than voter was entitled to 9

C writing or mark by which voter could be identified 0

D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty 116 and I do hereby declare that KATY CLARK has been duly elected to serve in Parliament as a Member for the North Ayrshire and Arran Constituency.

Electorate: 74,223 Ballot Papers Verified: 46,242 Turnout 62.3%

ELMA MURRAY RETURNING OFFICER 7 May 2010