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Declaration of Result of Poll

Election of a District Councillor for Clare and Shuttern on Thursday 1 May 2025.

I, Stephen Walford, being the Returning Officer, at the above election do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate at the said election is as follows:

Name of Candidate  Description (if any) Number of Votes*

EDWARDS, Terence J

Labour Party  48

GRAY, Toby William  

The Conservative Party Candidate   615

STRATTON, Martyn

Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal 

 664 Elected 

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark   
B voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to  2
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified   
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty   43
E rejected in part   
Total   45

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 3083

Ballot papers issued: 1373

Turnout: 44.5%

And I do hereby declare that Martyn Stratton is duly elected. 

Stephen Walford, Deputy Returning Officer, 2 May 2025