Statement of total votes: Second count
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Election
5 May 2022
Rotherham Voting Area
As the Returning Officer for the voting area of Rotherham at the election for the Mayor for the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority on 5 May 2022, I hereby give notice that:
| The total number of valid first preference votes cast for each of the candidates was as follows: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes |
| BETTNEY, David | Social Democratic Party | 2,122 |
| BILTCLIFFE, Simon David William Watson | Yorkshire Party | 6,881 |
| COPPARD, Oliver James | Labour and Co-operative Party | 18,267 |
| OTTEN, Joseph (Commonly known as Joe Otten) | Liberal Democrats | 2,490 |
| WATKINSON, Clive | The Conservative Party Candidate | 9,223 |
| WHYMAN, Rebecca Louise (Commonly known as Bex Whyman) | The Green Party | 3,155 |
| The total number of second preference votes given for each of the candidates remaining in the contest after the count of first preference votes was as follows: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name of Candidate | Description (if any) | Number of Votes |
| Coppard, Oliver James | Labour and Co-operative Party | 3,071 |
| Watkinson, Clive | The Conservative Party Candidate | 2,315 |
| The total number of votes given for each of those candidates was as follows: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Candidate | First preferences | Second preferences | Total |
| Coppard, Oliver James | 18,267 | 3,071 | 21,338 |
| Watkinson, Clive | 9,223 | 2,315 | 11,538 |
Statement of rejected ballot papers at the second count
| The number of ballot papers rejected at the second count was as follows: | |
|---|---|
| a) Want of an official mark | 0 |
| b) Voting for more than one candidate as to the second preference vote | 2 |
| c) Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | 0 |
| d) Unmarked or void for uncertainty as to the second preference vote | 1,097 |
| Total rejected | 1,099 |
Overall results for South Yorkshire
The Combined Area Returning Officer is responsible for publishing the overall results for South Yorkshire. For further information and a full roundup of all the results visit the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority website.
Dated 6 May 2022
Sharon Kemp
Returning Officer