Assistant Secretary (Postal) Election 2015

Assistant Secretary (Postal) Election 2015 

Please find attached a copy of the Independent Scrutineer’s report for the above election.

 

Please ensure that the results are brought to the attention of the members of your branch.

 

The detailed branch analysis will follow as soon as it is available.

 

Any enquiries regarding this matter should be directed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s department for the attention of Peter Metcalfe.

 

Telephone: 0208 971 7368

Email: pmetcalfe@cwu.org

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

ELECTION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY (POSTAL)

 

Our report of voting for the above elections, which closed at first post on Tuesday 6th October 2015, is as follows:

 

Number of eligible voters:

 

119,165

​Votes cast by post:

18,613

 

Total number of votes cast:

18,613

Turnout:

 

15.6%

Number of votes found to be invalid (abstentions):

 

41

Number of votes found to be invalid (spoilts):

 

15

Total number of valid votes to be counted:

 

18,557

 

Result (1 to elect)

 

ROBERTSON, Davie​​9,718​​​Elected

MADEN, Carl​​8,839

 

As Scrutineers appointed in accordance with Section 49 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (as amended), we are satisfied as to each of the matters specified in subsection 52(2) with regard to the election. The following points should be noted:

1. The person appointed under section 51A to carry out the storage and counting of voting papers was Electoral Reform Services Limited.

 

2. The person appointed under section 51A to carry out the distribution of voting papers was Electoral Reform Services Limited.

 

3. A copy of the register of voters (as at the relevant date) was examined in accordance with section 49(3). The examination took place at our own instance and did not reveal any matter that should be brought to the attention of the trade union.

 

We would draw your attention to sections 52(4), 52(5), and 52(6). Section 52(4) requires that a copy of this report be published and made available to all members of the union within a three month period from today. This does not, however, mean that every member has to be notified individually.