Election results for Ward 8 Johnstone South and Elderslie

The councillors elected in Ward 8 Johnstone South and Elderslie, the number of votes they got, the number of rejected votes, election results data.

This is the result of the election in Ward 8 Johnstone South and Elderslie.

There are four councillors to be elected.

The percentage poll was 43.0%. There were 5,563 valid papers and 160 rejected papers.

The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 1,113.

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 8 Johnstone South and Elderslie
Name of candidate	Affiliation	Number of first preference votes	Stage at which candidate has been elected
CAMERON, Jacqueline	Scottish National Party (SNP)	1,613	1
HOOD, John	Scottish Labour Party	1,310	1
JACKSON, Brian	Scottish Conservative and Unionist	595
MACINTYRE, Robert	Scottish Liberal Democrats	141
MCMILLAN, Iain	Scottish Labour Party	1,270	1
STEEL, Andy	Scottish National Party (SNP)	634	4
	Total	5,563

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	10
On which the figure '1' standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate	23
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	2
Which is unmarked or void for uncertainty	125
Total number of ballot papers rejected	160