Council said human error was to blame for votes for Paul Penlington being counted towards Allan Pennington in the elections on 4 May.
In a night which saw big gains for Labour in the County Particularly in Rhyl and Prestatyn the result in Prestatyn North.was declared as
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| Election Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carys Louise Guy-Davies | Labour | 633 | 13% | Elected |
| Jason Mathew McLellan | Labour | 598 | 12% | Elected |
 Allan Geoffrey Pennington | Conservative | 580 | 12% | Elected |
 Michael Adrian German | Independent | 557 | 12% | Not elected |
| Isobel Marion German | Independent | 538 | 11% | Not elected |
| George Peter Anthony Flynn | Independent | 472 | 10% | Not elected |
| Gwynn Alexander Clague | Independent | 438 | 9% | Not elected |
| Paul Penlington | Labour | 366 | 8% | Not elected |
| Michael John Eckersley | Conservative | 325 | 7% | Not elected |
| Michelle Monique Marie Pope | Conservative | 314 | 7% | Not elected |
The result saw a big swing to Labour on the previous election
| Election Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Arthur Green | Conservative | 741 | 15% | Elected |
| Allan Geoffrey Pennington | Conservative | 709 | 14% | Elected |
| Michael John Eckersley | Conservative | 696 | 14% | Elected |
| Michael Adrian German | Independent | 684 | 13% | Not elected |
| Isobel Marion German | Independent | 634 | 12% | Not elected |
| David Cooper | Independent | 476 | 9% | Not elected |
| Velma Wilshaw-Cryer | Labour | 396 | 8% | Not elected |
| Patricia Irene Dawson | Labour | 391 | 8% | Not elected |
| Amanda June Wiggan | Labour | 366 | 7% | Not elected |
It is not unusual for a popular councillor to survive a swing against his party but eyebrows must have been raised particularly amongst the Party Tallymen watching the count
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Mr Penlington (Labour) would have been just ahead of Mr Pennington (Con) with Ms Pope (Con ) at the bottom of the Ballot paper.
I can see how a few votes could have gone astray but this is frankly ridiculous. I don't know when the ward was counted and tiredness on behalf of the counting staff (and Tallymen) may have some factor but the system of counting seats with multiple seats is usually quite efficient involving special sheets.and of course the Party is quite clear.
And lets face it in Wales there must be many vase of a number of Joneses from different Parties being grouped together and in this case there was a clear difference in the candidates first names.
If I had been refering to "Paul Penlington" and "Allan Geoffrey Pennington" instead of Mr then the error would be glaring.As you can see Mr Pennington was declared the winner of one of three county council seats in Prestatyn North with 580 votes, and Labour's Mr Penlington received 366
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It has been that if the votes for Mr Penlington had been allocated correctly, he would have won for Labour with 605 votes to Mr Pennington's 340 which would reflect those of the other candidates for both parties.
However, the council confirmed a mistake had been made, and it was now up to Mr Penlington to decide whether to challenge the result.
Labour has a week to decide whether to challenge the result before a judge
On the evidence there will undoubtedly be be a court challenge which should reverse the result.Or Mr Pemnnigton if it is clear an error has been made could resign and a By election held which should if there is any lustice see Mr Penlington the only candidate.
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Mr Penlington (Labour) would have been just ahead of Mr Pennington (Con) with Ms Pope (Con ) at the bottom of the Ballot paper.
I can see how a few votes could have gone astray but this is frankly ridiculous. I don't know when the ward was counted and tiredness on behalf of the counting staff (and Tallymen) may have some factor but the system of counting seats with multiple seats is usually quite efficient involving special sheets.and of course the Party is quite clear.
And lets face it in Wales there must be many vase of a number of Joneses from different Parties being grouped together and in this case there was a clear difference in the candidates first names.
If I had been refering to "Paul Penlington" and "Allan Geoffrey Pennington" instead of Mr then the error would be glaring.As you can see Mr Pennington was declared the winner of one of three county council seats in Prestatyn North with 580 votes, and Labour's Mr Penlington received 366
.
It has been that if the votes for Mr Penlington had been allocated correctly, he would have won for Labour with 605 votes to Mr Pennington's 340 which would reflect those of the other candidates for both parties.
However, the council confirmed a mistake had been made, and it was now up to Mr Penlington to decide whether to challenge the result.
Labour has a week to decide whether to challenge the result before a judge
On the evidence there will undoubtedly be be a court challenge which should reverse the result.Or Mr Pemnnigton if it is clear an error has been made could resign and a By election held which should if there is any lustice see Mr Penlington the only candidate.
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