Borough Election Results: 2 May 2024

Kilnhurst and Swinton East ward

Election of a Borough Councillor for Kilnhurst and Swinton East ward on Thursday 2 May 2024

I, Sharon Kemp, being the Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:

Name of Candidate Description (if any) Number of Votes*

BARKER, Aaron

Local Conservatives 294

CUSWORTH, Victoria

Labour Party 1,046

GELDER, John Richard

Liberal Democrats 150

HARPER, Nigel

Labour Party 957

WISEMAN, Anthony Paul

Local Conservatives 244

 

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:

Number of ballot papers

(number of rejected votes) 

A Want of official mark 0
B Voting for more candidates than the voter is entitled to vote for 1
C Writing or mark by which the voter can be identified 0
D Unmarked or void for uncertainty 16
E Rejected in part 0
Total 17

Vacant seats

2

Electorate

6,309

Ballot papers issued

1,576

Turnout

24.98%

And I do hereby declare that Victoria Cusworth and Nigel Harper are duly elected.

Sharon Kemp
Returning Officer