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The Highland Council Election Results This report contains the election results. Contest Name Ward 13 - Inverness West I declare that the result of the election in the Ward 13 - Inverness West is as follows. There are 3 councillor(s) to be elected. The percentage poll was 42.6%. There were 3,486 valid ballot papers and 64 rejected ballot papers. The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 872. The first preference votes received by each of the candidates and the stage at which any candidate was elected is as follows: Stage at Which Number of First Candidate Name Affiliation Candidate Has Preference Votes Been Elected Bill BOYD Scottish National Party (SNP) 722 6 Allan DUFFY Independent 130 0 Adie EGHTEDAR Scottish Labour Party 235 0 Alex GRAHAM Liberal Democrat Focus Team 964 1 Cath MACINNES Scottish National Party (SNP) 300 0 Fergus MACKENZIE Scottish Conservative and Unionist 416 0 Graham ROSS Independent 719 4 Total 3,486 Report Name: ElectionResults_Report_Ward_13_-_Inverness_West_05052017_155211.pdf Created: 05-5-2017 15:52:11 The Highland Council Election Results This report contains the election results. Of the total ballot papers, the following were rejected and not counted on account of: Adjudication Rejection 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 4 On which the figure "1" standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one 57 candidate On which anything is written or marked by which the voter can be identified except the printed number and 0 other unique identifying mark on the back Which is unmarked or void for uncertainty 3 Total 64 Returning Officer Signature: _______________________________ Date: _________________ Report Name: ElectionResults_Report_Ward_13_-_Inverness_West_05052017_155211.pdf Created: 05-5-2017 15:52:11.

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