Election results for Buckhurst Hill and Loughton South

Essex County Council Elections - Thursday 4th June 2009

Status: Published
Essex County Council Elections - results by party

Essex County Council Elections

Buckhurst Hill and Loughton South - results
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Valerie Metcalfe	Conservative Party	2601	40%	Elected
Ann Mary Haigh	Liberal Democrats	1952	30%	Not elected
Gerard Mark Wadsworth	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	637	10%	Not elected
Steven John Sayfritz Neville	Green Party	392	6%	Not elected
Alexander Patrick Copland	British National Party	370	6%	Not elected
Tom Owen	Labour Party	359	6%	Not elected
Neville Wright	Independent	177	3%	Not elected

Voting Summary
Details	Number
Seats	1
Total votes	6488
Electorate	15768
Number of ballot papers issued	6530
Number of ballot papers rejected	37
Turnout	41%

Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Valerie Metcalfe	40%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Ann Mary Haigh	30%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Gerard Mark Wadsworth	10%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Steven John Sayfritz Neville	6%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Alexander Patrick Copland	6%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Tom Owen	6%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Neville Wright	3%	Not elected

Rejected ballot papers
Description	Number
D - Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	33
B - Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to	4
Total rejected	37

Any discrepancy between the total number of votes cast and the ballot papers issued is agreed with agents at the count, prior to the declaration of the result.