Renfrewshire Council

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 candidateAffiliationNumber of first preference votesStage at which candidate has been elected
CAMERON, JacquelineScottish National Party (SNP)1,6131
HOOD, JohnScottish Labour Party1,3101
JACKSON, BrianScottish Conservative and Unionist595 
MACINTYRE, RobertScottish Liberal Democrats141 
MCMILLAN, IainScottish Labour Party1,2701
STEEL, AndyScottish National Party (SNP)6344
 Total5,563 

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 candidate10
On which the figure '1' standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate23
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 back2
Which is unmarked or void for uncertainty125
Total number of ballot papers rejected160

Election results data