Referendum Results 2011
Declaration of Count Totals
Referendum on the Voting System for UK Parliamentary elections, 5 May 2011.
As the Counting Officer for Borough of Swale Borough Council at the referendum held on 5 May 2011 under the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, I hereby give notice that I have certified the following to the Chief Counting Officer:
| Number of Votes | |
| The total number of ballot papers counted was | 38751 |
| The number of votes cast in favour of YES was | 9634 |
| The number of votes cast in favour of NO was | 28948 |
| The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: | |
| (a) no official mark | 0 |
| (b) voting for both answers to the question asked | 11 |
| (c) writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | 4 |
| (d) unmarked or void for uncertainty | 154 |
| Total rejected | 169 |
Signed Abdool Kara, Counting Officer
6th May 2011
Printed and Published by the Counting Officer, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3HT
