Borough Election Results: 2 May 2024

Sitwell ward

Election of a Borough Councillor for Sitwell 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*

BOWER, Michael Andrew

commonly known as BOWER, Mick
Independent 1,145

CALTON, Michael Matthew

commonly known as CALTON, Mike
Labour Party 1,019

COWLES, Allen

Reform UK 519

FISHER, David Frank

Local Conservatives 1,357

FREEMAN-KEEL, Paul Jonathan

Local Conservatives 1,023

HUSSAIN, Mahmood

The Green Party 588

SHAWCROFT, Gavin Peter

commonly known as SHAWCROFT, Gavin
Reform UK 307

SPENCE, David Neil

Labour Party 971

TAMMEWAR, Sachin Omprakash

commonly known as TAMMEWAR, Sachin
Labour Party 765

TAYLOR, Colin David

Liberal Democrats 443

THORP, Paul Stewart

Local Conservatives 1,186

TURNER, Richard Arthur John

commonly known as TURNER, John
Reform UK 461

 

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 3
E Rejected in part 0
Total 4

Vacant seats

3

Electorate

9,659

Ballot papers issued

3,763 

Turnout

38.96% 

And I do hereby declare that Michael Andrew Bower, David Frank Fisher, and Paul Stewart Thorp are duly elected.

Sharon Kemp
Returning Officer