Ward 02- Renfrew South and Gallowhill

I declare that the result of the election in Ward 2 - Renfrew South and Gallowhill is as follows.

There are 3 councillors to be elected.

The percentage poll was 44.2%. There were 3,999 valid papers and 106 rejected papers.

The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 1,000.

The first preference votes received by each of the candidates and the stage at which any candidate was elected is as follows:

Name of candidate	Affiliation	Number of first preference votes	Stage at which candidate has been elected
Graham Francis BATIN	Scottish Green Party	114	0
Margaret DEVINE	Scottish Labour Party	616	0
Mark DOUGAN	Scottish Conservative and Unionist	725	0
Edward GRADY	Scottish Labour Party	708	5
Cathy MCEWAN	Scottish National Party (SNP)	1,079	1
Richard NEVILLE	Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	48	0
Jim PATERSON	Scottish National Party (SNP)	709	7
		Total	3,999

Of the total ballot papers, the following were rejected as void and not counted on account of:

Adjudication Reject 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	8
On which the figure '1' standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate	94
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	4
Total number of ballot papers rejected	106

Renfrewshire Council