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Election results for Failsworth East
Borough Council Election - Thursday, 6th May, 2010
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Borough Council Election - results by party
Previous results for Failsworth East
Summary of comparison with previous results for Failsworth East
Failsworth East
Failsworth East - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Barbara Dawson
Labour
2492
53%
Elected
David Karl McDonald
Conservative
1438
31%
Not elected
Dorothy Mary Shaw
Liberal Democrats
546
12%
Not elected
John Parker
Independent
235
5%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Seats
1
Total votes
4711
Electorate
7922
Number of ballot papers issued
4754
Number of proxy votes
11
Number of ballot papers rejected
43
Number of postal votes sent
736
Number of postal votes returned
594
Turnout
60%
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Barbara Dawson
53%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
David Karl McDonald
31%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Dorothy Mary Shaw
12%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
John Parker
5%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
More candidates than entitled
5
Unmarked or void for uncertainty
38
Total rejected
43