South Lanarkshire By-election 2015 Declaration of Results Ward 15 - Blantyre

Thursday 10 December 2015 I declare that the result of the election in the Ward 15 - Blantyre is as follows. There is 1 councillor to be elected. The percentage poll was 24.3%. There were 3125 valid papers and 45 rejected papers. The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 1563.

The first preference votes received by each of the candidates and the stage at which the candidate was elected is:

Name of Candidate Number of First Stage at which Preference Votes candidate has been elected Sean Michael BAILLIE 122 Gerry CHAMBERS 1236 Emma Jay DOCHERTY 59 Taylor MUIR 140 Mo RAZZAQ 1476 5 Stephen REID 92

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 15 On which the figure “1” standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate 28 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 45

Lindsay Freeland Date: Thursday 10 December 2015 Returning Officer South Lanarkshire By-election 2015

Election Results

Ward 15 - Blantyre

Thursday 1 December 2015

Total Number of Ballots Received 3170 Total Number of Valid Votes 3125

Number of Vacancies 1 Quota 1563

Exclusion of Stage 1 Exclusion of Exclusion of Exclusion of Name of Candidate Party Emma Jay Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 1st pref votes Stephen REID Sean Michael BAILLIE Taylor MUIR DOCHERTY

Scottish Socialist Party - Save our Sean Michael BAILLIE 122 3.00000 125.00000 8.00000 133.00000 -133.00000 0.00000 services

Gerry CHAMBERS Scottish National Party (SNP) 1236 10.00000 1246.00000 13.00000 1259.00000 55.00000 1314.00000 13.00000 1327.00000

Emma Jay DOCHERTY UKIP 59 -59.00000 0.00000

Taylor MUIR Scottish Conservative and Unionist 140 16.00000 156.00000 16.00000 172.00000 1.00000 173.00000 -173.00000 0.00000

Mo RAZZAQ Scottish Labour Party 1476 7.00000 1483.00000 21.00000 1504.00000 32.00000 1536.00000 53.00000 1589.00000 Elected

Stephen REID Scottish Liberal Democrats 92 5.00000 97.00000 -97.00000 0.00000

Non-transferable votes 0 18.00000 18.00000 39.00000 57.00000 45.00000 102.00000 107.00000 209.00000 Total 3125 = 3125.00000 = 3125.00000 = 3125.00000 = 3125.00000 SOUTH LANARKSHIRE BY ELECTION 2015 First Preference By Ballot Box Report Ward 15 - Blantyre Thursday 10 December 2015

Numbers of Preferences allocated to each Candidate Boxes 001 and 002 - St 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Blane's PS Sean Michael BAILLIE 25 56 18 10 5 1 Gerry CHAMBERS 159 50 15 3 0 5 Emma Jay DOCHERTY 1 10 22 7 10 4 Taylor MUIR 11 13 4 5 7 11 Mo RAZZAQ 179 55 21 3 1 1 Stephen REID 7 31 31 12 6 3 Boxes 003 and 004 - TACT Hall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Sean Michael BAILLIE 13 34 10 12 5 1 Gerry CHAMBERS 135 34 10 3 2 6 Emma Jay DOCHERTY 2 15 11 4 8 12 Taylor MUIR 41 18 13 4 11 7 Mo RAZZAQ 146 48 15 7 3 1 Stephen REID 21 31 36 9 1 1 Boxes 005 and 006 - TACT Hall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Sean Michael BAILLIE 9 32 21 1 2 2 Gerry CHAMBERS 135 38 5 0 1 0 Emma Jay DOCHERTY 5 11 5 6 6 5 Taylor MUIR 2 7 6 3 7 7 Mo RAZZAQ 186 28 14 1 1 3 Stephen REID 6 19 12 13 2 1 Boxes 007 and 008 - St Joseph's PS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Sean Michael BAILLIE 15 42 8 3 3 1 Gerry CHAMBERS 143 28 8 0 0 4 Emma Jay DOCHERTY 6 6 7 5 5 3 Taylor MUIR 14 10 6 7 4 2 Mo RAZZAQ 117 32 7 1 4 3 Stephen REID 16 18 17 8 2 2 Boxes 009 and 010 - Auchinraith PS Boxes 011 and 012 - Springwells Neighbourhood Hall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Sean Michael BAILLIE 7 56 19 17 9 3 Gerry CHAMBERS 171 36 14 5 3 10 Emma Jay DOCHERTY 8 16 14 4 16 9 Taylor MUIR 11 17 7 5 11 14 Mo RAZZAQ 214 42 16 6 0 1 Stephen REID 6 27 38 13 4 1 Boxes 013 and Box 14 - High Blantyre PS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Sean Michael BAILLIE 20 37 14 5 6 4 Gerry CHAMBERS 126 28 11 5 1 5 Emma Jay DOCHERTY 7 14 13 5 11 8 Taylor MUIR 15 10 16 4 10 7 Mo RAZZAQ 95 42 8 5 2 1 Stephen REID 9 21 26 13 0 3 Boxes 015 and 016 - High Blantyre Public Hall 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Sean Michael BAILLIE 21 58 29 13 5 7 Gerry CHAMBERS 146 74 10 5 3 7 Emma Jay DOCHERTY 13 19 20 7 14 14 Taylor MUIR 7 17 15 13 12 14 Mo RAZZAQ 192 48 26 8 6 2 Stephen REID 5 26 30 14 11 5 Postal Boxes 001, 002 and 003 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Sean Michael BAILLIE 12 58 52 15 20 11 Gerry CHAMBERS 221 86 30 3 8 15 Emma Jay DOCHERTY 17 36 33 21 24 14 Taylor MUIR 39 27 27 15 14 28 Mo RAZZAQ 347 69 20 8 2 4 Stephen REID 22 58 65 24 13 6

NB The STV election results cannot be calculated from these numbers. South Lanarkshire By-election 2015

Transfers Report Ward 15 - Blantyre Thursday 10 December 2015

Valid Ballots 3125 Positions to be Filled 1 Quota 1563

Stage 1 First Preferences Sean Michael BAILLIE 122 Gerry CHAMBERS 1236 Emma Jay DOCHERTY 59 Taylor MUIR 140 Mo RAZZAQ 1476 Stephen REID 92

Stage 2 - Exclusion of Emma Jay DOCHERTY Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Sean Michael BAILLIE 3 1 3 Transfer to Gerry CHAMBERS 10 1 10 Transfer to Taylor MUIR 16 1 16 Transfer to Mo RAZZAQ 7 1 7 Transfer to Stephen REID 5 1 5 Non-transferables 18

Stage 3 - Exclusion of Stephen REID Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Sean Michael BAILLIE 8 1 8 Transfer to Gerry CHAMBERS 13 1 13 Transfer to Taylor MUIR 16 1 16 Transfer to Mo RAZZAQ 21 1 21 Non-transferables 39

Stage 4 - Exclusion of Sean Michael BAILLIE Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Gerry CHAMBERS 55 1 55 Transfer to Taylor MUIR 1 1 1 Transfer to Mo RAZZAQ 32 1 32 Non-transferables 45

Stage 5 - Exclusion of Taylor MUIR Action Total Votes Transfer Weight Transfer Value Transfer to Gerry CHAMBERS 13 1 13 Transfer to Mo RAZZAQ 53 1 53 Non-transferables 107 6 1 39 1 0 21 1 2 0 3 1 2 3 0 15 1 2 5 0 1 1 2 5 3 6 4 0 1 1 2 5 6 0 1 1 2 5 6 3 0 3 1 2 5 6 3 4 0 1 1 2 5 6 4 3 0 2 1 2 6 5 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 4 6 5 2 0 1 1 3 5 0 1 1 3 5 4 6 2 0 1 1 3 6 0 11 1 5 0 5 1 5 2 0 1 1 5 2 3 4 0 2 1 5 2 6 4 3 0 1 1 5 3 0 2 1 5 6 0 2 1 5 6 2 4 3 0 3 1 6 0 2 1 6 5 0 1 1 6 5 2 4 3 0 583 2 0 126 2 1 0 18 2 1 3 0 2 2 1 3 4 5 6 0 1 2 1 3 5 0 2 2 1 3 5 4 6 0 1 2 1 3 5 6 4 0 3 2 1 3 6 5 4 0 3 2 1 4 0 1 2 1 4 3 6 5 0 1 2 1 4 5 3 6 0 1 2 1 4 6 3 5 0 1 2 1 4 6 5 0 27 2 1 5 0 1 2 1 5 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 6 0 1 2 1 5 4 6 3 0 7 2 1 5 6 0 5 2 1 5 6 3 4 0 4 2 1 5 6 4 3 0 22 2 1 6 0 1 2 1 6 3 5 4 0 3 2 1 6 4 5 3 0 2 2 1 6 5 0 2 2 1 6 5 3 4 0 6 2 1 6 5 4 3 0 15 2 3 0 4 2 3 1 0 1 2 3 1 4 5 6 0 2 2 3 1 4 6 5 0 2 2 3 1 5 6 4 0 1 2 3 1 6 4 5 0 1 2 3 1 6 5 4 0 2 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 2 3 4 6 0 6 2 3 5 0 1 2 3 5 1 6 4 0 3 2 3 6 0 1 2 3 6 1 4 5 0 1 2 3 6 5 4 1 0 6 2 4 0 1 2 4 1 0 1 2 4 1 6 3 5 0 1 2 4 3 1 5 6 0 1 2 4 3 1 6 5 0 4 2 4 5 0 1 2 4 5 6 0 1 2 4 6 0 1 2 4 6 1 5 3 0 143 2 5 0 22 2 5 1 0 2 2 5 1 3 0 3 2 5 1 3 6 4 0 1 2 5 1 4 3 6 0 2 2 5 1 4 6 3 0 3 2 5 1 6 0 1 2 5 1 6 3 0 8 2 5 1 6 3 4 0 1 2 5 1 6 4 0 2 2 5 1 6 4 3 0 18 2 5 3 0 1 2 5 3 1 4 6 0 1 2 5 3 1 6 4 0 1 2 5 3 4 1 6 0 4 2 5 3 6 1 4 0 4 2 5 4 0 1 2 5 4 6 1 3 0 2 2 5 4 6 3 1 0 35 2 5 6 0 5 2 5 6 1 0 11 2 5 6 1 3 4 0 1 2 5 6 1 4 0 3 2 5 6 1 4 3 0 4 2 5 6 3 1 4 0 1 2 5 6 4 0 1 2 5 6 4 1 3 0 1 2 5 6 4 3 1 0 24 2 6 0 7 2 6 1 0 2 2 6 1 3 4 5 0 1 2 6 1 5 0 1 2 6 1 5 4 3 0 2 2 6 3 0 1 2 6 3 5 1 4 0 7 2 6 4 0 2 2 6 4 1 3 5 0 1 2 6 4 5 1 3 0 16 2 6 5 0 1 2 6 5 1 0 2 2 6 5 1 4 3 0 1 2 6 5 4 0 2 2 6 5 4 3 1 0 18 3 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 3 1 2 6 4 0 1 3 1 5 4 6 0 5 3 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 0 1 3 2 5 0 9 3 4 0 1 3 4 5 0 3 3 4 6 0 1 3 4 6 1 5 2 0 1 3 4 6 2 1 5 0 1 3 4 6 5 2 1 0 4 3 5 0 1 3 5 2 4 6 1 0 1 3 5 6 0 1 3 5 6 1 2 4 0 2 3 6 1 0 2 3 6 4 0 1 3 6 4 5 0 53 4 0 1 4 1 3 2 6 5 0 1 4 1 3 6 5 2 0 4 4 2 0 1 4 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 3 6 5 0 1 4 2 3 0 16 4 3 0 3 4 3 1 0 1 4 3 5 0 1 4 3 5 6 0 2 4 3 6 0 2 4 3 6 5 1 2 0 12 4 5 0 1 4 5 1 3 2 6 0 1 4 5 1 3 6 2 0 2 4 5 3 0 8 4 5 6 0 1 4 5 6 1 3 2 0 6 4 5 6 3 1 2 0 7 4 6 0 2 4 6 1 0 1 4 6 1 5 3 2 0 1 4 6 2 0 1 4 6 2 5 3 1 0 3 4 6 3 0 1 4 6 3 5 1 2 0 3 4 6 5 0 1 4 6 5 1 3 2 0 2 4 6 5 3 0 807 5 0 55 5 1 0 17 5 1 2 0 1 5 1 2 3 0 2 5 1 2 3 4 6 0 1 5 1 2 3 6 4 0 1 5 1 2 6 3 4 0 1 5 1 2 6 4 0 7 5 1 2 6 4 3 0 4 5 1 3 0 1 5 1 3 4 6 2 0 1 5 1 4 2 6 3 0 1 5 1 4 6 2 3 0 1 5 1 4 6 3 2 0 15 5 1 6 0 2 5 1 6 2 3 4 0 3 5 1 6 2 4 3 0 1 5 1 6 3 4 2 0 1 5 1 6 4 0 1 5 1 6 4 2 3 0 4 5 1 6 4 3 2 0 152 5 2 0 33 5 2 1 0 2 5 2 1 3 4 6 0 1 5 2 1 3 6 0 5 5 2 1 3 6 4 0 3 5 2 1 4 3 6 0 4 5 2 1 6 0 3 5 2 1 6 3 4 0 2 5 2 1 6 4 0 4 5 2 1 6 4 3 0 12 5 2 3 0 1 5 2 3 1 0 1 5 2 3 1 6 4 0 1 5 2 3 4 6 1 0 1 5 2 3 6 1 0 2 5 2 3 6 1 4 0 1 5 2 3 6 4 1 0 7 5 2 4 0 2 5 2 4 3 0 1 5 2 4 3 1 6 0 1 5 2 4 3 6 1 0 2 5 2 4 6 1 0 1 5 2 4 6 1 3 0 35 5 2 6 0 5 5 2 6 1 3 4 0 1 5 2 6 1 4 0 4 5 2 6 1 4 3 0 2 5 2 6 3 1 4 0 1 5 2 6 3 4 0 1 5 2 6 3 4 1 0 2 5 2 6 4 0 2 5 2 6 4 1 3 0 2 5 2 6 4 3 1 0 18 5 3 0 3 5 3 1 0 1 5 3 1 2 6 4 0 1 5 3 1 6 2 4 0 3 5 3 1 6 4 2 0 5 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 4 6 0 5 5 3 4 0 1 5 3 4 1 2 6 0 1 5 3 4 2 6 1 0 2 5 3 4 6 1 2 0 1 5 3 4 6 2 1 0 3 5 3 6 0 1 5 3 6 1 2 4 0 1 5 3 6 4 0 1 5 3 6 4 1 2 0 19 5 4 0 4 5 4 1 0 1 5 4 1 3 6 2 0 2 5 4 1 6 3 2 0 5 5 4 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 3 6 0 1 5 4 2 6 0 2 5 4 2 6 3 1 0 8 5 4 3 0 1 5 4 3 1 0 1 5 4 3 2 6 1 0 2 5 4 3 6 1 2 0 1 5 4 3 6 2 1 0 19 5 4 6 0 5 5 4 6 1 3 2 0 2 5 4 6 3 0 2 5 4 6 3 1 2 0 48 5 6 0 8 5 6 1 0 1 5 6 1 2 3 0 1 5 6 1 4 0 1 5 6 1 4 2 3 0 21 5 6 2 0 5 5 6 2 1 3 4 0 1 5 6 2 1 4 0 2 5 6 2 1 4 3 0 4 5 6 2 4 1 3 0 4 5 6 3 0 1 5 6 3 1 2 0 1 5 6 3 1 4 2 0 2 5 6 3 2 1 4 0 2 5 6 3 4 1 2 0 2 5 6 3 4 2 1 0 15 5 6 4 0 3 5 6 4 1 3 2 0 1 5 6 4 2 1 0 2 5 6 4 2 3 1 0 1 5 6 4 3 1 2 0 2 5 6 4 3 2 1 0 37 6 0 1 6 1 2 0 1 6 1 2 3 5 4 0 1 6 1 2 4 3 5 0 1 6 1 2 5 4 3 0 1 6 1 5 2 3 4 0 1 6 1 5 4 3 2 0 4 6 2 0 1 6 2 1 5 0 1 6 2 1 5 4 3 0 1 6 2 3 0 1 6 2 3 5 0 1 6 2 4 5 3 1 0 1 6 2 5 0 1 6 2 5 1 0 1 6 2 5 1 3 4 0 2 6 3 0 1 6 3 2 5 1 4 0 1 6 3 4 0 1 6 3 4 2 5 1 0 1 6 3 4 5 0 1 6 3 5 0 3 6 4 0 1 6 4 2 5 0 3 6 4 3 0 2 6 4 5 0 1 6 4 5 1 2 3 0 6 6 5 0 1 6 5 1 0 1 6 5 1 2 0 3 6 5 2 0 1 6 5 2 1 3 4 0 1 6 5 2 4 1 3 0 1 6 5 3 4 1 2 0 3 6 5 4 0 1 6 5 4 2 0 1 6 5 4 3 1 2 0 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Sean Michael BAILLIE Gerry CHAMBERS Emma Jay DOCHERTY Taylor MUIR Mo RAZZAQ Stephen REID Ward 15 - Blantyre