Issue - meetings
Returning Officer's Report on Elections held on 2 May 2024
Meeting: 22/05/2024 - Council (Item 166)
166 Returning Officer's Report on Elections held on 2 May 2024 
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Purpose:
To receive and note a report from the Council’s Returning Officer following the local elections held on 2 May 2024.
Recommendation:
That Council resolves to:
1. Note the Returning Officer's Report on Elections held on 2 May 2024.
Minutes:
Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council, introduced the report, which detailed and summarised the results of local elections, held on 2 May 2024.
The Leader stated that the report was a factual representation of the results of the elections to West Oxfordshire District Council held on 2 May 2024, and paid tribute to the work of the Returning Officer, Electoral Services Team, and officers & staff that assisted with the delivery of the local elections.
The Chair paid tribute to all personnel who had helped with the facilitation of the 2024 Local and Police & Crime Commissioner Elections. The Chair thanked them for their long hours of work to ensure that the Elections ran smoothly and went without a glitch.
The Leader paid tribute to Sharon Ellison and Zena Holliday in Electoral Services for their exceptional commitment and resolve in their work relating to the Elections. The Leader said that they had presented the Electoral Services team with a bouquet of flowers in appreciation for their hard work and dedication.
Councillor Andy Graham proposed that Council note the Return of the Returning Officer. This was seconded by Councillor Duncan Enright, was put to a vote, and was unanimously agreed by Council.
Council Resolved to:
1. Note the Returning Officer's report on Elections held on 2 May 2024.