Borough Election Results: 2 May 2024

Rotherham East ward

Election of a Borough Councillor for Rotherham 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*

AHMED, Angham Saleh Taher

commonly known as AHMED, Angham
Labour Party 1,072

DOWNS, Geoffrey Mark

Local Conservatives 380

GREEN, Donna Marie

Local Conservatives 400

HALEEM, Rukhsana Bibi

Labour Party 1,001

MEHARBAN, Nadia

Local Conservatives 227

PENYCATE, Richard William

commonly known as PENYCATE, Richard
The Green Party 725

RASHID, Haroon

Labour Party 1,037

REEDER, Kathleen

commonly known as REEDER, Kath
Independent 507

SHAH, Aaban Mudassir

Liberal Democrats 262

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

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 2
C Writing or mark by which the voter can be identified 0
D Unmarked or void for uncertainty 18
E Rejected in part 0
Total 20

Vacant seats

3

Electorate

10,279

Ballot papers issued

2,450 

Turnout

23.84% 

And I do hereby declare that Angham Saleh Taher Ahmed, Rukhsana Bibi Haleem, and Haroon Rashid are duly elected.

Sharon Kemp
Returning Officer