Mulgrave Ward by-election results
Marion Watson of the Conservative Party has been duly elected as a councillor for Scarborough Borough Council’s Mulgrave Ward, following a by-election on Tuesday 29 August.
The count took place after close of polls on Tuesday evening at Whitby Leisure Centre. The results were as follows:
- John Armsby - Independent - 118
- Lee Derrick - The Yorkshire Party - 37
- Hugo Fearnley - Labour Party - 299
- Marion Watson - Conservative Party - 395 (E)
The turnout for the by-election was 31.09%.
The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:
a. Want of official mark - 0
b. Voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to - 1
c. Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified - 0
d. Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty - 1
Total number of spoilt votes - 2