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Election results for Birstall and Birkenshaw
District council election - Thursday 2nd May 2024
Status:
Published
District council election - results by party
Previous results for Birstall and Birkenshaw
Summary of comparison with previous results for Birstall and Birkenshaw
Birstall and Birkenshaw - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Councillor Mark Thompson
Conservative
1854
47%
Elected
Julie Margaret Smith
Labour
1515
38%
Not elected
Tahir Akram
Green Party
411
10%
Not elected
Louise Mary Walsh
Liberal Democrats
176
4%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Seats
1
Total votes
3956
Electorate
12903
Number of ballot papers rejected
43
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Councillor Mark Thompson
47%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Julie Margaret Smith
38%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Tahir Akram
10%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Louise Mary Walsh
4%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty
36
Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to
6
Writing or mark by which voter could be identified
1
Total rejected
43