Elections - Results Publication

County Borough & Community Elections - 1st May 2008

The results for the elections on the 1st May 2008 will appear in this section of the website as soon as they are announced

 

How does the count work?
The count is managed locally by the Returning Officer.

At local elections, the result is worked out by the ‘First past the post' system. That means that the candidate with the most votes is elected.

At elections to the National Assembly for Wales around three-quarters of the seats are allocated using the 'first past the post' system. You also get a second regional vote for a Party. Each Party submits a list of candidates for each electoral region. The remaining seats are allocated to candidates on those lists according to which Party has the most regional votes, and how many seats that party has already won. An individual can stand as a regional candidate and is treated as though he or she were a party with only one name on their list. This voting method is called the 'Additional Members System'.

When are the results announced?
The counts for the local elections on 1st May 2008 will take place on Thursday 1st May & Friday 2nd May. The results for the May local elections will be available on the website.

What about recounts?
This is the responsibility of the Returning Officer and depends on how close the results are. Any candidate can request a re-count, however the Returning Officer can refuse this request if it is deemed to be unreasonable.

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007 - Constituency Result

The result of the Blaenau Gwent constituency Welsh Assembly Election was declared on the 4th May, 2007 

Trish Law is the new Welsh Assembly Member for the Blaenau Gwent constituency.  

The result was as follows:

 

Name of Candidate	Description		No. Of Votes
ASGHAR, Natasha Batool	Plaid Cymru - Make a Difference		1129
BENDER, Keren	The Labour Party Candidate		7365
HAYWARD, Bob	Welsh Conservative Party Candidate		951
LAW, Trish			12722
LEWIS, Gareth Hugh	Welsh Liberal Democrats Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru		1351
			Majority
			5357

The turnout for the constituency election was 44.8%