Renfrewshire Council

Election results for Ward 5 Paisley East and Central

The councillors elected in Ward 5 Paisley East and Central, the number of votes they got, the number of rejected votes, election results data.

This is the result of the election in Ward 5 Paisley East and Central.

There are three councillors elected.

The percentage poll was 39.3%. There were 3,829 valid papers and 144 rejected papers.

The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 958.


Who has been elected

The first preference votes received by each candidates and the stage at which any candidate was elected.

Election results for Ward 5 Paisley East and Central
Name of candidateAffiliationNumber of first preference votesStage at which candidate has been elected
BOND, AtholScottish Green Party293 
CAMERON, JohnScottish Conservative and Unionist418 
DAVIDSON, CarolannScottish Labour Party1,0401
GRANT, DuncanScottish Libertarian Party45 
MCNAUGHTAN, JohnScottish National Party (SNP)1,2411
MYLET, WillScottish National Party (SNP)4866
SMITH, JonathanScottish Labour Party306 
 Total3,829 

Rejected votes

These are the number of total ballot papers that were rejected as void and not counted:

Number of total ballot papers that were rejected
Reason for rejectionNumber
Which does not bear a unique identifying mark in a form that is capable of being read by electronic means0
On which the figure '1' standing alone is not placed so as to indicate a first preference for some candidate12
On which the figure '1' standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate15
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 back0
Which is unmarked or void for uncertainty117
Total number of ballot papers rejected144

Election results data