Election of a Mayor for Lewisham on Thursday 4 May 2006
I, Barry Quirk, 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* |
| 1st preference |
2nd preference |
|
| BULLOCK, Steve |
The Labour Party Candidate |
22,155 |
2974 |
25,129 Elected |
| CLEVERLY, James Spencer |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
10,790 |
|
10,790 |
| HAMILTON, John Nicholas |
Independent |
4823 |
|
4823 |
| KEOGH, Michael Johannes Joseph |
The Green Party Candidate |
7168 |
|
7168 |
| MAINES, Christopher Stewart |
Liberal Democrat |
12,398 |
6491 |
18,889 |
| MANI, Sinna |
Lewisham Peoples` Alliance Candidate |
1366 |
|
1366 |
* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.
| The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: |
Number of
ballot papers |
| A – want of an official mark |
0 |
| B – voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to |
968 |
| C – writing or mark by which voter could be identified |
4 |
| D – being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty |
514 |
| E – rejected in part |
0 |
| Total |
1486 |
*Information on rejected ballot papers is not yet available, and will be published as soon as possible.
| The number of ballot papers rejected for second preference votes was as follows: |
Number of ballot papers |
number of rejections no valid first choice
number of rejections for over voting |
1482
1 |
|
Total |
1483 |
| Vacant Seats: 1 |
Electorate: 177,942 |
Ballot Papers Issued: 60,151 |
Turnout: 33.8% |