7 May 2026

DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL

Essex County Council

Election of a County Councillor for Maldon Rural North on Thursday 7th May 2026

I, Doug Wilkinson, being the Deputy Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:

Name of Candidate	Description (if any)	Number of Votes*
CLARKE, Stuart	Reform UK	Elected - 2613
DOUBLEDAY, Isobel J C commonly known as DOUBLEDAY, Isobel	The Green Party	799
DURHAM, Mark Frederick Lewis	The Conservative Party	1890
SPENCELEY, Nicholas Dorian commonly known as SPENCELEY, Nick	Liberal Democrats	677
WIGHTWICK, Helen	Labour Party	303

* If elected the word 'Elected' appears against the number of votes.

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:	Number of ballot papers
A want of an official mark	0
B voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to	3
C writing or mark by which voter could be identified	0
D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	13
E rejected in part	0
Total Rejected Ballot Papers	16

Vacant Seats: 1

Electorate: 13309

Ballot Papers Issued: 6299

Turnout: 47.3%

And I do hereby declare that Stuart Clarke is duly elected.

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