Declaration of result of poll - Barnwell Neighbourhood Planning Referendum

Handing in postal votes

Changes to the law mean you need to fill in a return form if you hand deliver your postal vote to us and limit how many postal votes you can return on behalf of others

I, Adele Wylie, being the Deputy Counting Officer at the above referendum held on Thursday 15 December 2022, do hereby give notice that the results of the votes cast is as follows:

Question

Do you want North Northamptonshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Barnwell to help decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?

Yes or no  

Votes recorded

Percentage

Number cast in favour of a Yes

49

79%

Number cast in favour of a No

13

21%

The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows

Number of ballot papers

A want of an official mark

0

B voting for more answers than required

0

C writing or mark by which voter could be identified

0

D being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty

0

E rejected in part

0

Total

0

Electorate: 310
Ballot papers issued: 62
Turnout: 20%

And I do hereby declare that more than half of those voting have voted in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan.

Adele Wylie
Deputy Counting Officer
Dated: 15 December 2022

Printed and published by the Counting Officer.

Last updated 20 December 2022