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 candidate	Affiliation	Number of first preference votes	Stage at which candidate has been elected
BOND, Athol	Scottish Green Party	293
CAMERON, John	Scottish Conservative and Unionist	418
DAVIDSON, Carolann	Scottish Labour Party	1,040	1
GRANT, Duncan	Scottish Libertarian Party	45
MCNAUGHTAN, John	Scottish National Party (SNP)	1,241	1
MYLET, Will	Scottish National Party (SNP)	486	6
SMITH, Jonathan	Scottish Labour Party	306
	Total	3,829

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 rejection	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	12
On which the figure '1' standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate	15
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	117
Total number of ballot papers rejected	144