Declaration of result of poll
Marton Moss Neighbourhood Planning Referendum
Blackpool Council
I, Neil Jack, being the Counting Officer for Blackpool Council at the above referendum held on Thursday 5 October 2023, do hereby give notice that the results of the votes cast is as follows:
Question
“Do you want Blackpool Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Marton Moss to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?”
Results of the referendum
| Description | Votes recorded | Percentage |
|---|
| Number cast in favour of a Yes |
246 |
90.44% |
| Number cast in favour of a No |
26 |
9.56% |
The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows:
Details of rejected ballot papers
| Description | Number of ballot papers |
|---|
| (a) Want of an official mark |
0 |
| (b) Voting for more answers than required0 |
0 |
| (c) Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified |
0 |
| (d) Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty |
0 |
| Total rejected |
0 |
Electorate:845
Ballot papers verified:272
Turnout: 32.19%
And I do hereby declare that more than half of those voting have voted:
Yes
in response to the question: “Do you want Blackpool Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Marton Moss to help it decide planning applications in theneighbourhood area?”
Dated: 5 October 2023
Neil Jack, Counting officer