Election results for Ongar and Rural

Essex County Council Elections - Thursday 4th May 2017

Essex County Council Elections

Ongar and Rural - results
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Maggie McEwen	Conservative Party	2336	68%	Elected
Brian Surtees	Liberal Democrats	432	13%	Not elected
Liam Preston	Labour Party	316	9%	Not elected
Lawrence Mendoza	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	282	8%	Not elected
Robin Tilbrook	English Democrats	58	2%	Not elected

Voting Summary
Details	Number
Seats	1
Total votes	3424
Electorate	12392
Number of ballot papers issued	3529
Number of ballot papers rejected	5
Turnout	28%

Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Maggie McEwen	68%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Brian Surtees	13%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Liam Preston	9%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Lawrence Mendoza	8%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Robin Tilbrook	2%	Not elected

Rejected ballot papers
Description	Number
D - Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	1
B - Voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to	1
C - Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified	3
Total rejected	5

Any discrepancy between the total number of votes cast and the ballot papers issued is agreed with agents at the count, prior to the declaration of the result.