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Declaration of Result of Poll

Election of a Councillor for Tiverton Town Council, Cranmore Ward on Thursday 14 May 2026.

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 *

GORDON, Luis Richard Alun James

The Conservative Party Candidate 148

HARROWER, Claudette

Liberal Democrats  486 

HENDY, Ana Luisa

Local Independents for Tiverton 107 

WELCHMAN, Godfrey James
commonly known as WELCHMAN, Goff

Reform UK 505 (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  0
B voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified 
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty 
E rejected in part  0
Total 

Vacant seats: 1

Electorate: 3,627

Ballot papers issued: 1,246

Turnout: 34.35

And I do hereby declare that Goff Welchman is duly elected.


Dated: Thursday 14 May 2026

Stephen Walford, Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Phoenix House, Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PP