Spoilt ballots 'lower than average' in Humberside police commissioner vote
The number of spoilt ballot papers submitted in the Humberside police and crime commissioner elections was among the lowest in the country.
Analysis of spoilt ballot papers in this month's elections revealed 2,303 ballots were rejected out of 136,071 votes cast – 1.69 per cent.
Across the country, 2.9 per cent of ballots were spoilt – around ten times higher than the figure spoilt in general elections.
The newly-elected commissioner, Conservative Matthew Grove, said: "This was an election for a new position with a different voting format to that of a general or council election, so it was always predicted that there would be a number of spoilt papers for various reasons, including confusion over how to vote for first and second preferences.
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"My role, and that of all the other newly elected police and crime commissioners, is to raise the awareness of what we are here to achieve, and if we do an effective job over the next three and a half years, I am sure there will be less spoilt papers when the next election comes around in 2016."
Comments
by Yelrubsol
Friday, November 30 2012, 1:43PM
“Scooter234 is clearly a leftie. Liebour. lol plop.”
by dontwo
Friday, November 30 2012, 12:07PM
“This "election" attracted the lowest number of people who actually voted too, so its not rocket science to figure out that is the reason why so few got spoilt.
Maybe in 2016 if Mr Grove makes a hash of it or is actually genuine and does a good job, then we may see a massive increase in spoilt papers at that "election" because more people will be voting to get him out or back in. Either way the guy is on a nice little earner isnt he.”
by scooter234
Friday, November 30 2012, 9:19AM
“All this rigged voting system was, was a test for the next general election, the condemned know no-one is going to vote for them so the get the second choice booby prize. That is how the tory commissioner got to be £160,000 a year better off.”
by Sirlaffalot
Friday, November 30 2012, 9:07AM
“No mention though of how many postal votes were not returned!”
by January48
Friday, November 30 2012, 9:01AM
“There was an incentive here to vote rather than spoil the ballot paper - it was an "anyone but Prescott" turn-out.”
by PeterAnlaby
Friday, November 30 2012, 8:44AM
“Looks like people couldn't even be bothered to turn out to make a protest vote”