SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL BY ELECTION 2015
Declaration of Results
Ward 19 - Hamilton South
06/08/2015
I declare that the result of the election in the Ward 19 - Hamilton South is as follows.
There is 1 councillor to be elected.
The percentage poll was 26.8%. There were 3918 valid papers and 52 rejected papers.
The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 1960.
The first preference votes received by each of the candidates and the stage at which any candidate was elected is as:
Name of Candidate
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
Number of First
Preference Votes
Stage at which
candidate has been
elected
32
127
1396
43
13
349
1881
77
6
Of the total ballot papers, the following were rejected as void and not counted on account of:
Number
Adjudication Reject Reason
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
38
On which the figure “1” standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than
one candidate
10
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
1
Which is unmarked or void for uncertainty
3
Total number of ballot papers rejected
52
Lindsay Freeland
Returning Officer
Date: 6 August 2015
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE
COUNCIL BY ELECTION 2015
Election Results
Ward 19 - Hamilton South
06/08/2015
Total Number of Ballots Received
3970
Total Number of Valid Votes
3918
1
Number of Vacancies
1960
Quota
Exclusion of
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Stage 4
Exclusion of
Craig SMITH
Stage 5
Exclusion of
John KANE
Stage 6
132.00000
3.00000
135.00000
11.00000
146.00000
-146.00000
0.00000
7.00000
1405.00000
5.00000
1410.00000
15.00000
1425.00000
35.00000
1460.00000
1.00000
45.00000
-45.00000
0.00000
349.00000
5.00000
354.00000
11.00000
365.00000
24.00000
389.00000
9.00000
398.00000
2.00000
1883.00000
5.00000
1888.00000
7.00000
1895.00000
14.00000
1909.00000
69.00000
1978.00000 Elected
77
3.00000
80.00000
1.00000
81.00000
3.00000
84.00000
-84.00000
0.00000
0
2.00000
2.00000
11.00000
13.00000
16.00000
29.00000
20.00000
49.00000
33.00000
82.00000
3918
=
3918.00000
=
3918.00000
=
3918.00000
=
3918.00000
=
3918.00000
Stage 1
Exclusion of
1st pref votes Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Stage 2
Exclusion of
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
Stage 3
2.00000
34.00000
-34.00000
0.00000
127
1.00000
128.00000
4.00000
1396
2.00000
1398.00000
UKIP
43
1.00000
44.00000
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
The Pirate Party
13
-13.00000
0.00000
Lynne NAILON
Scottish Conservative and Unionist
349
0.00000
John MacLennan ROSS
Scottish National Party (SNP)
1881
Craig SMITH
Scottish Christian Party Proclaiming
Christ's Lord
Name of Candidate
Party
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
Scottish Liberal Democrats
32
John KANE
Scottish Green Party
Jim LEE
Scottish Labour Party
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Non-transferable votes
Total
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL BY
First Preference By Ballot Box Report
Ward 19 - Hamilton South
06/08/2015
Numbers of Preferences allocated to each Candidate
BOX 001 and 002 - SLL,
Fairhill
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
BOX 003, 004 and 005 Woodhead PS
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
BOX 006 and 007 Eddlewood Public Hall
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
BOX 008 - Chatelherault PS
(Station No 1)
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
BOX 009 - Chatelherault PS
(Station No 2)
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
4
8
143
3
1
2
223
1
15
44
39
11
6
9
25
12
16
24
15
14
11
8
2
6
3
5
4
4
2
6
1
2
0
2
0
2
7
0
1
2
4
2
0
0
2
1
0
4
2
0
3
0
0
3
1
4
0
1
1
3
3
4
0
1
1st
0
15
183
8
2
18
201
3
2nd
26
59
54
18
3
29
33
13
3rd
23
31
19
14
18
14
7
10
4th
10
11
3
6
5
1
4
11
5th
6
5
3
8
6
2
3
1
6th
5
3
2
2
7
3
0
5
7th
1
2
0
4
3
8
0
6
8th
0
0
1
4
5
1
8
5
1st
4
13
113
5
1
19
155
2
2nd
17
47
36
10
3
16
36
16
3rd
24
25
13
12
5
10
9
11
4th
4
13
0
4
7
5
3
6
5th
4
4
3
0
3
3
0
1
6th
3
1
0
1
3
2
1
2
7th
1
1
0
3
1
0
2
1
8th
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
1st
2
8
71
2
1
32
163
14
2nd
16
54
26
7
4
21
14
15
3rd
30
18
11
8
12
14
6
13
4th
16
6
9
4
5
2
1
4
5th
8
10
2
3
3
2
1
4
6th
1
2
2
8
5
3
3
6
7th
1
3
2
5
7
4
1
5
8th
1
0
3
6
5
2
7
3
1st
7
9
62
2
2
59
144
20
2nd
24
35
33
13
4
31
15
28
3rd
26
16
18
5
10
5
7
18
4th
3
10
3
2
4
4
1
2
5th
3
5
3
3
4
2
0
0
6th
0
0
0
6
3
2
1
3
7th
2
0
1
3
3
1
1
1
8th
0
0
0
0
2
1
5
2
BOX 010 - Chatelherault PS
(Station No 3)
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
BOX 011, 012 and 013 - Our
Lady and St Anne's PS
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
BOX 014 - St Elizabeth's PS
(Station No 1)
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
BOX 015 - St Elizabeth's PS
(Station No 2)
and BOX 016 - St John's PS
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
BOX POSTAL 001, 002 and
003
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
1st
6
16
65
4
0
72
128
15
2nd
23
56
33
13
1
26
27
21
3rd
28
21
14
13
10
11
12
15
4th
11
7
5
2
3
6
4
7
5th
3
2
2
4
2
3
1
3
6th
1
2
2
3
3
0
1
2
7th
1
2
0
3
2
0
0
1
8th
0
0
0
0
2
2
5
0
1st
1
17
210
2
0
29
253
8
2nd
16
64
65
19
8
20
44
23
3rd
27
29
20
10
17
12
13
12
4th
14
5
4
2
4
3
3
6
5th
3
4
2
5
5
1
1
6
6th
1
3
0
4
7
2
0
7
7th
1
2
1
3
5
5
0
5
8th
0
0
0
7
3
6
2
2
1st
1
15
83
2
1
1
93
1
2nd
7
38
18
11
2
7
25
3
3rd
12
12
10
6
8
3
5
9
4th
4
4
2
2
3
1
1
0
5th
4
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
6th
1
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
7th
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
2
8th
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
1
11
73
2
3
1
107
0
4
29
21
5
1
2
23
2
6
8
3
1
8
4
2
10
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
3
2
3
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1st
6
15
393
13
2
116
414
13
2nd
82
104
109
48
15
69
84
34
3rd
88
66
39
39
24
31
41
34
4th
26
22
13
7
10
10
1
11
5th
6
9
1
14
10
10
3
16
6th
1
9
2
9
17
9
1
14
7th
2
2
5
6
20
9
5
9
8th
3
1
3
13
3
11
12
10
NB The STV election results cannot be calculated from these numbers.
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL BY ELECTION 2015
Transfers Report
Ward 19 - Hamilton South
06/08/2015
Valid Ballots
Positions to be Filled
Quota
3918
1
1960
Stage 1
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
First Preferences
32
127
1396
43
13
349
1881
77
Stage 2 - Exclusion of Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Action
Transfer to Matthew Peter COCKBURN
Transfer to John KANE
Transfer to Jim LEE
Transfer to Donald Murdo MACKAY
Transfer to John MacLennan ROSS
Transfer to Craig SMITH
Non-transferables
Total Votes
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
Transfer Weight Transfer Value
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
Stage 3 - Exclusion of Matthew Peter COCKBURN
Action
Transfer to John KANE
Transfer to Jim LEE
Transfer to Donald Murdo MACKAY
Transfer to Lynne NAILON
Transfer to John MacLennan ROSS
Transfer to Craig SMITH
Non-transferables
Total Votes
4
7
1
5
5
1
11
Transfer Weight Transfer Value
1
4
1
7
1
1
1
5
1
5
1
1
Stage 4 - Exclusion of Donald Murdo MACKAY
Action
Transfer to John KANE
Transfer to Jim LEE
Transfer to Lynne NAILON
Transfer to John MacLennan ROSS
Transfer to Craig SMITH
Non-transferables
Total Votes
3
5
11
7
3
16
Transfer Weight Transfer Value
1
3
1
5
1
11
1
7
1
3
Stage 5 - Exclusion of Craig SMITH
Action
Transfer to John KANE
Transfer to Jim LEE
Transfer to Lynne NAILON
Transfer to John MacLennan ROSS
Non-transferables
Total Votes
11
15
24
14
20
Transfer Weight Transfer Value
1
11
1
15
1
24
1
14
Stage 6 - Exclusion of John KANE
Action
Transfer to Jim LEE
Transfer to Lynne NAILON
Transfer to John MacLennan ROSS
Non-transferables
Total Votes
35
9
69
33
Transfer Weight Transfer Value
1
35
1
9
1
69
81
11 1 0
2120
11235870
11260
1130
31320
113250
1137420
2160
21630
11650
21720
117250
117320
117620
11872630
21 2 0
1210
22130
121750
10 2 3 0
22310
12340
22350
123510
123570
2235718640
1235746810
1235780
52370
12430
22470
1250
12530
1257318460
2260
12610
22630
126350
12640
30 2 7 0
22710
127130
1271465380
12 2 7 3 0
227310
1273164850
127340
127350
127450
42750
127530
42780
1280
12810
691 3 0
28 3 1 0
20 3 1 2 0
1312458670
1312458760
1312468570
1312568470
1312650
13126580
1312675840
131270
1312765480
231280
13128450
13128540
1312856470
1312865470
33140
1314568270
1314628570
23150
16 3 1 6 0
231620
1316258470
1316284570
1316528470
1316842570
1316870
14 3 1 7 0
1317245860
131740
131760
13176280
43180
1318245670
1318254670
1318564270
131870
32 3 2 0
14 3 2 1 0
1321456780
132146850
1321478560
132150
1321568470
13216780
232170
132175840
13240
1324156780
1324870
63250
1325810
23260
13 3 2 7 0
132750
132751680
332780
1327814650
63280
132810
1328176540
1328516470
1328610
13 3 4 0
53410
234120
13412560
134170
43420
1342156780
1342518760
1342715860
13450
1345216870
1345670
1345861270
13 3 4 6 0
234610
1346815270
63470
234760
1347680
1347852160
33480
134860
1348651270
2350
13510
13520
13540
1354281670
1354627180
23560
13561280
13570
49 3 6 0
24 3 6 1 0
236120
1361245870
13612580
1361287450
136140
1361425870
136150
1361820
1361875240
23620
236210
10 3 6 4 0
136410
1364120
1364125870
1364128570
1364521870
63650
14 3 6 7 0
1367125480
1367128540
1367182540
136720
10 3 6 8 0
1368124570
1368127540
136820
1368214570
1368510
1368542170
97 3 7 0
18 3 7 1 0
337120
2371245680
1371265480
1371284560
1371482560
1371568420
1371620
1371628540
1371642850
13716450
137180
1371824560
35 3 7 2 0
137210
1372146580
1372160
1372168540
1372186540
237280
1372815640
63740
137410
137420
137450
33750
1375210
93760
237610
1376148250
1376248150
1376412580
13 3 7 8 0
137820
27 3 8 0
33810
138120
1381260
138140
1381620
73820
138210
138215640
1382156740
53840
338460
13860
1386214750
1386217540
138640
33870
16 4 0
14130
14230
24250
3430
14320
5460
34630
14680
1468532170
3470
14720
24730
1473182560
1480
148361250
250
1513720
151460
1521736840
1530
1531270
15480
25720
1580
25820
117 6 0
11 6 1 0
76120
161240
161280
1612834570
96130
161320
161380
36140
1614380
1614582370
16170
46180
161820
1618340
1620
46210
1621345870
16230
1623450
1623871450
36240
1627134850
1628145370
18 6 3 0
16 6 3 1 0
1631245870
1631248750
1631258740
363140
1631472850
163170
163180
1631840
1631845270
1631872540
16320
1632145870
1632841570
1632854170
76340
163410
1634120
16345280
16348150
16350
76370
163710
1637184250
56380
16 6 4 0
66410
164130
2641382570
16420
56430
164310
16431850
164320
16438510
36450
16470
36480
1650
16580
8670
36710
16720
36730
1673140
46740
16752130
16780
167810
16782340
12 6 8 0
36810
36820
36830
2684120
16841270
1684130
168431250
36870
1687213450
925 7 0
18 7 1 0
97120
271230
171240
1712458630
10 7 1 3 0
271320
171324580
1713264850
171360
1713642850
17140
1714658320
17150
47160
27180
171820
17182350
171830
203 7 2 0
33 7 2 1 0
372130
1721345680
1721350
1721354860
2721356840
3721358640
1721360
1721436850
672150
1721530
272160
1721630
1721645830
1721843560
35 7 2 3 0
272310
1723140
1723145680
1723156480
1723180
172340
1723460
172350
172380
57240
172450
51 7 2 5 0
172510
1725138640
1725184630
372530
1725316480
1725614380
172580
1725813640
1725831640
17260
1726138540
1726314850
172680
1726851430
19 7 2 8 0
272810
172813560
1728315460
1728316540
1728514630
1728516430
151 7 3 0
18 7 3 1 0
473120
1731245680
1731258460
1731264580
1731268450
1731285460
1731285640
1731286540
17316280
173180
1731854260
50 7 3 2 0
273210
3732145680
1732145860
1732184650
1732185640
1732186540
1732410
1732581460
173260
1732815460
1732851640
15 7 3 4 0
1734128560
1734182560
273420
1734260
1734281650
173460
1734621850
173480
37350
1735124680
1735284160
67360
273610
2736128540
1736142850
1736280
1736421850
1736852140
13 7 3 8 0
2738120
1738124560
10 7 4 0
37410
1741325860
57420
174250
174280
57430
1743162580
1743250
37450
174580
17460
3746285310
37480
12 7 5 0
67520
1752130
1752184360
175230
1752816340
17530
17540
1754321860
37580
1758243160
175840
16 7 6 0
67610
176120
17612340
1761325480
176140
47620
176210
57630
1763124580
57640
1764231850
47680
25 7 8 0
37810
178120
87820
178210
178230
178240
1782451360
178260
67830
178320
47840
1784136250
1784251360
37850
178520
37860
1786124530
1786250
378630
17863120
1786524130
1786543210
16 8 0
1816743250
1820
182370
1823764150
1825610
18270
182730
182760
4830
18310
183140
18320
18340
18360
183640
183670
38370
1840
184120
38460
184650
1852314670
4860
38610
18613270
18620
1862145730
58630
28650
186710
186730
4870
18720
187250
38730
1873125460
1873614250
18760
187650
0
Matthew Peter COCKBURN
John KANE
Jim LEE
Donald Murdo MACKAY
Andrew Jackson MCCALLUM
Lynne NAILON
John MacLennan ROSS
Craig SMITH
Ward 19 - Hamilton South