Election results for Royds

Local Elections - Thursday, 3rd May, 2012

Royds - results
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Andrew Thornton	Labour	1771	59%	Elected
Sharon Robertshaw	Conservative	571	19%	Not elected
James Graham Lewthwaite	Democratic Nationalists	453	15%	Not elected
Brian James Boulton	Liberal Democrat and independent	212	7%	Not elected

Voting Summary
Details	Number
Seats	1
Total votes	3007
Electorate	11483
Number of ballot papers issued	3035
Number of ballot papers rejected	28
Turnout	26%

Rejected ballot papers
Description	Number
voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to	2
being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	26
Total rejected	28