Results of the Chesil Bank Neighbourhood Plan Area Referendum on 28 September 2023
A referendum was held on Thursday 28 September 2023 to decide on the question below:
"Do you want Dorset Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Chesil Bank to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?"
Votes recorded
| Number cast in favour of a "Yes" | 167 |
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| Number cast in favour of a "No" | 55 |
Number of ballot papers rejected
| Want of official mark | 0 |
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| Voting for more answers than required | 0 |
| Writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 0 |
| Being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty | 2 |
| Rejected in part | 0 |
| Total spoilt votes | 2 |
Electorate, votes cast and turnout
The full details were:
- electorate: 1129
- ballot papers issued: 224
- turnout: 19.8%
Declaration
The vote was in favour of the Chesil Bank Neighbourhood Plan.