Who's who at the count
Many people are involved in running an Election Count, but you are most likely to come across the following:
- The Returning Officer (RO) is the person in charge of the Election. Andrew Kerr is the Returning Officer (RO) for the seventeen wards in the City of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Council.
- Depute Returning Officers (DROs) will be assisting the RO throughout the Count and are able to act on his behalf.
- Count Manager (CM) each count area is managed by a CM. The CMs are also DROs.
- Adjudication DROs will be working in pairs to undertake final adjudication of ballot papers.
- Candidate Briefing Managers will be leading the briefing sessions for candidates and their election agent
- Information Officers will be available in count halls to answer candidate and agent queries and guide them to briefing rooms
- Ballot Box Opening Team will be operating in the Cromdale and Lomond halls, opening the ballot boxes and sorting the papers
- Registration / Verification Team, Scanning Team and Adjudication Team will be undertaking the electronic count processes.
Senior count team
Returning Officer
- Andrew Kerr
Depute Returning Officers
- Chris Highcock
- Fran Cattanach
- Scott Russell
Information Officers
- Nick Croft
- Hannah Ross
- Andy Nichol
- Alison Coburn
- Richard Carr
- Daisy Narayanan
- Lynne Halfpenny
Strathblane
Count Manager
- Hugh Dunn
Count Controller
- Alison Henry
RO Adjudication
- Amanada Hatton
Candidate Briefing Managers
- Neil Jamieson
- Paula McLeay
Cromdale
Count Manager
- Nick Smith
Count Controller
- Alison Henry
RO Adjudication
- Paul Lawrence
Candidate Briefing Managers
- Katy Miller
- Kevin McKee