FOI release

Sky News - Local Election Enquiry

Case reference FOI2019/00291

Published 18 June 2019

Request

I'm getting in touch with councils to understand your counting arrangements for elections on 2nd May 2019. Below is a list of questions which I'd be grateful if you could answer.

We use these details for planning purposes and to ensure we have accurate elections data in the Sky News system. If much of the count detail is still TBC, it would be helpful if you could let me know at this stage (if you yet know!) whether the votes will be counted overnight on Thursday 2nd May or during the day on Friday 3rd May. And, I'm also keen to know is you will be posting results as they come in or just after all seats are declared.

1. Full name of the council:

2. Count location/ result declaration address:

3. Press Officer contact (phone/ mobile/ email):

4. Electoral Officer contact (phone/ email):

5. Verification start time (and date if not overnight Thursday 2nd):

6. Anticipated Counting start time (and date if not overnight Thursday 2nd):

7. Estimated FIRST WARD DECLARATION time:

8. Estimated FULL COUNCIL DECLARATION time: PUBLICATION of RESULTS:

9. What is the url of the council website where results be published and the twitter handle if you are posting on twitter?

10. Will you post results on your website/twitter DURING THE COUNT as each ward result is declared (or just after all seats are declared) and will that include the no. of votes cast for each candidate in each ward in full, OR only the winner of each seat?

11. If you anticipate publication of seat winners ONLY during the count process, please tell us WHEN you think the no. of votes cast for each candidate in each ward will be published (e.g. Sat 4th May): COUNCIL SEATS DATA:

12. What is the current party composition of the council (the number of seats currently held by each party)?

13. Which party (or parties) control(s) the council? 14. Who is the leader of the council?

Response

CONTACT and COUNT INFO:

  • Full name of the council: Guildford Borough Council
  • Count location/ result declaration address: Main Sports Hall, Guildford Spectrum Leisure Centre, Parkway, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1UP
  • Press Officer contact (phone/ mobile/ email): Carolyn Patterson, Communications and PR Manager, Telephone: 01483 444338, Email: carolyn.patterson@guildford.gov.uk
  • Electoral Officer contact (phone/ email): Elaine Bradbrook, Electoral Services Manager, Telephone: 01483 444126, Email: elaine.bradbrook@guildford.gov.uk
  • Verification start time (and date if not overnight Thursday 2nd): 9.30am on Friday 3 May 2019
  • Anticipated Counting start time (and date if not overnight Thursday 2nd): 11.30 am on Friday 3 May 2019
  • Estimated FIRST WARD DECLARATION time: 12 noon on Friday 3 May 2019
  • Estimated FULL COUNCIL DECLARATION time: presumably this means estimated last ward declaration time? 5.30pm on Friday 3 May 2019

PUBLICATION of RESULTS:

  • What is the url of the council website where results be published and the twitter handle if you are posting on twitter? https://www.guildford.gov.uk/electionresults2019 and @GuildfordBC
  • Will you post results on your website/twitter DURING THE COUNT as each ward result is declared (or just after all seats are declared) and will that include the no. of votes cast for each candidate in each ward in full, OR only the winner of each seat? We will be tweeting the results as they are announced - and promoting the results website page as per URL above. We usually only tweet details of the ward, the successful candidate(s), their party, the votes cast for them and the turnout - not all details for each candidate.
  • If you anticipate publication of seat winners ONLY during the count process, please tell us WHEN you think the no. of votes cast for each candidate in each ward will be published (e.g. Sat 4th May): We will be including a link to the full results on our website when we tweet individual ward results. We cannot provide times as to when these results will be declared.

COUNCIL SEATS DATA:

  • What is the current party composition of the council (the number of seats currently held by each party)? Conservatives: 31, Liberal Democrats: 8, Independent Alliance: 4, Guildford Greenbelt Group: 3, Labour: 2
  • Which party (or parties) control(s) the council? Conservatives
  • Who is the leader of the council? Councillor Paul Spooner

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