Police and Crime Commissioner Election: South Wales Police Area - Declaration of Result of Poll
I, the Undersigned, being the Police Area Returning Officer at the election held on 2 May 2024, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that the number of votes cast for each candidate at the election is as follows:
| Candidate full name | Candidate commonly used name | Description of candidate |
(E): Elected Votes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Samuel John | Bennett, Sam | Welsh Liberal Democrats | 17,908 |
| Carroll, George Dennis David | Carroll, George | Conservative Candidate - More Police, Safer Streets | 43,344 |
| Clarke, Dennis Alan | Clarke, Dennis | Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 27,410 |
| Wools, Emma Clare | Wools, Emma | Labour and Co-operative Party | 73,128 (E) |
| The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows: | |
|---|---|
| (a) want of the official mark | 0 |
| (b) voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled to | 238 |
| (c) writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | 6 |
| (d) unmarked | 446 |
| (e) void for uncertainty | 1,157 |
| TOTAL SPOILT VOTES | 1,847 |
Vacant Seats: 1
Electorate: 986,759
Papers Issued: 163,637
Poll: 16.58%
And I hereby declare that Emma Wools has been duly elected.
Karen Jones
Police Area Returning Officer
Printed and published by the Police Area Returning Officer, Civic Centre,
Port Talbot, SA13 1PJ on 3 May 2024