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We're ready to announce the outcome of the election. Apologies for the delay. We've now counted all the votes that were verified last night. I'm Robert Pollock, the returning officer appointed by Cambridge City Council for the election of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor for this area. And I can hereby certify that the number of valid votes cast for each of the candidates in Cambridge is as follows. Bristow, Paul, the Conservative Party, 5,042. Cougan, Ryan, Reform UK, 3,122. Dupre, Lorna Helen, Liberal Democrat, 6,340. Ench, Bob, Green Party candidate, 5,332. Smith, Anna, Labour and Cooperative Party, 13,382. The total number of ballot papers rejected was 184, and the turnout in this voting area at this election was 38.58%. Thank you very much again for your patience. Thank you. Our first set of results for the following County Council Divisions. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Cherry Hinton Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. Samuel Merlin Harvie-Ortham, Reform UK, 540. Eric William Barrett-Payton, Conservative Party candidate, 633. Byronie Catherine Goodliffe, Labour and Cooperative Party, 1,101. APPLAUSE Sarah Louise Nickmanis, Green Party, 516. APPLAUSE Robert Bruce Pinsker, Liberal Democrat, 325. There were... APPLAUSE There were 19 rejected ballot papers. And I do hereby declare that Bryony Catherine Goodliffe has been duly elected. APPLAUSE I shall now move on to Market Division. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Market Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. Alexander James Beckett, Liberal Democrats, 595. APPLAUSE Nicholas John Gay, Labour Party, 389. Esme Catherine Hennessy, Green Party, 302. APPLAUSE Elizabeth Pia Birgitta Taylor, Reform UK, 73. And Zhuking Jiang, Conservative Party candidate, 70. There were five rejected ballot papers. So, I do hereby declare that Alexander James Beckett has been duly elected. APPLAUSE Thank you. If I can move on to Noonan Electoral Division. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Noonan Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. Peter John Dawkin, Reform UK, 72. David Oberton Grace, Liberal Democrats, 268. Yvonne Nobis, Labour Party, 363. Peter Charles Rees, Green Party, 887. APPLAUSE Poppy Simister Thomas, the Conservative Party candidate, 143. There was one rejected ballot paper. So, I do hereby declare that Peter Charles Rees has been duly elected. APPLAUSE Moving on to Petersfield. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Petersfield Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. Matthew James Howard, Green Party, 791. Richard Stuart Howitt, Labour Party, 1,221. Samuel John Oliver, Liberal Democrats, 581. APPLAUSE Heather Helen Petters, Reform UK, 191. And Paul Roper, Conservative Party candidate, 252. There were 20 rejected ballot papers. So, I do hereby declare that Richard Stuart Howitt has been duly elected. APPLAUSE And finally, for this time, Trumpington. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Trumpington Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. Stephen Michael George, the Conservative Party candidate, 473. David Andrew Levine, Liberal Democrats, 1,111. APPLAUSE Karen Maheshwari, Reform UK, 275. Chloe Eva Mazzoni, Green Party, 395. And Carlos Fernando Taranzos, Labour and Co-operative Party, 726. APPLAUSE There were 19 rejected ballot papers. So, I do hereby declare that David Andrew Levine has been duly elected. Thank you. APPLAUSE ...Electoral Divisions for the County Council Elections. There are seven declarations. Please bear with me. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Arbery Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate, is as follows. Michael Black, Labour and Co-operative Party, 941. APPLAUSE Robert William Borman, the Conservative Party candidate, 356. Robin Louis Brabham, Green Party, 418. APPLAUSE Andrew James O'Neill, Reform UK, 342. Fiona Todd, Liberal Democrats, 477. APPLAUSE There were 13 rejected ballot papers. So, I do hereby declare that Michael Black has been duly elected. APPLAUSE Moving on. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Abbey Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for the election of a councillor in the Abbey Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. Rosemary Anne Roe Ansell, Liberal Democrats, 186. APPLAUSE John Edward Norman Bunting, Reform UK, 325. Thomas Benoit Ron, Labour and Co-operative Party, 470. APPLAUSE David Philip Smith, the Conservative Party candidate, 192. And Elliot Alistair Tong, Green Party candidate, 1113. APPLAUSE There were 11 rejected ballot papers. So, I do hereby declare that Elliot Alistair Tong has been duly elected. APPLAUSE Now for Castle. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Castle Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. Rory Jack Clark, Liberal Democrats, 943. APPLAUSE Kachuli Mafanwi Lloyd, Green Party, 581. APPLAUSE Elizabeth Anne McWilliams, Labour and Co-operative Party, 884. APPLAUSE Roger Stanley Outram, Reform UK, 172. Dace Dace Riliska, the Conservative Party candidate, 166. There were 13 rejected ballot papers. So, I do hereby declare that Rory Jack Clark has been duly elected. APPLAUSE Now for the results in Chesterton Electoral Division. APPLAUSE As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Chesterton Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. Hannah Charlotte Copley, Green Party, 650. APPLAUSE Michael John Harford, the Conservative Party candidate, 278. Ian Geoffrey Manning, Liberal Democrats, 1,254. APPLAUSE Jocelyn Annette Scutt, Labour Party, 1,244. APPLAUSE Ian Simpson, Reform UK, 302. There were 21 rejected ballots. So, I do hereby declare that Ian Geoffrey Manning has been duly elected. APPLAUSE OK, three more to go. We're now moving on to King's Hedges. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the King's Hedges Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. David Gustaf Joseph Carmona, Independent, 123. Peter Hugh Griffin, Green Party, 400. APPLAUSE Mohamed Delaware Hussain, the Conservative Party candidate, 638. Sarah Hurcombe, Reform UK, 379. Robert Frank Illingworth, Liberal Democrat, 490. APPLAUSE Elisa Machini, Labour Party, 908. APPLAUSE There were 21 rejected ballot papers, so I do hereby declare that Elisa Machini has been duly elected. APPLAUSE Now for Queen Edith. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Queen Edith Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. Donald Fisher Douglas, Conservative Party candidate, 472. Gerard Peter John Eldridge, Reform UK, 293. Janet Elizabeth O'Keefe, Labour and Co-operative Party, 633. APPLAUSE Jacqueline Clare Whitmore, Green Party, 482. And Karen Young, Liberal Democrats, 1,258. APPLAUSE There were 13 rejected ballot papers, so I do hereby declare that Karen Young has been duly elected. And for the last result in the County Council elections, this is for Romsey. As the Deputy Returning Officer for the election of a councillor in the Romsey Electoral Division, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. Darren James Green, Green Party, 1,355. APPLAUSE Thank you. Robert Francis Nelson, the Conservative Party candidate, 286. Jonathan William Passetti, Reform UK, 278. Neil Frederick James Shaler, Labour and Co-operative Party, 1,237. APPLAUSE John Charles Wongsley, Liberal Democrats, 416. APPLAUSE There were 18 rejected ballot papers, and I do hereby declare that Darren James Green has been duly elected. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. If I could, so we only now have left the two City Council by-elections in East and West Chesterton. If we could have the agents over to the tables, we can go through those. Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. We now have the main event of today, the by-elections in East and West Chesterton. As the returning officer for Cambridge City Council, I hereby do give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate in West Chesterton Ward was as follows. There is a number of votes that perhaps now. Thank you very much. Right? Bareไ화를. Quemack Bodon. Bristol I am here with the nullalus the board. Who will present? I think probably not today, before we were called to benefit, properly earned so through this title. A. and four. Greenlees Rosemary, also known as Rosie Greenlees, Labour Party, one thousand and thirty. Harford Michael John, the Conservative Party, one hundred and sixty. There were eleven rejected ballot papers, and I do hereby declare that Jamie Leone Dayell has been duly elected. Now for the results of the ballot in East Chesterton Ward. As the returning office of the Cambridge City Council election area, I do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate is as follows. George, Stephen Michael, the Conservative Party, two hundred and twenty-four. Haithcock, Sarah Elizabeth Louise, known as Sarah Haithcock, Labour Party, seven hundred and fifty-six. Illingworth, Robert Frank, known as Bob Illingworth, Liberal Democrats, eight hundred and seventy-one. Nick Manis, Sarah Louise, Green Party, four hundred and seventy-eight. Nicholson Michael, also known as Mike Nicholson, Reform UK, three hundred and one. There were sixteen rejected ballots, and I do hereby declare that Robert Frank Illingworth has been duly elected. That concludes the local elections for 2025. We are on a very strict deadline to turn around this room, so if you're an agent or an observer, I strongly encourage you, if you could pick up your stuff and exit the hall, we'd be really grateful. Thank you very much, and thank you very much, most importantly, to all the Count staff. Could we have a big round of applause for all the Count staff? Thank you.