Margin of Error Observation: Vote Changes in Wallsend Pre-Poll Check Count

A check count of the Wallsend pre-poll has revealed minor adjustments to the initial vote tallies, offering insight into the small fluctuations that can occur during the electoral process. These changes, while not dramatic, highlight the margin of error present in the counting process.

In the check count, Ross Kerridge saw his vote total increase by 37, compared to an additional 26 votes for Nuatali Nelmes. This resulted in Kerridge gaining 11 more votes than Nelmes. While this difference gives Kerridge a slight advantage in the check count, it represents a 42.31% larger increase compared to Nelmes’ additional votes, a relatively small change overall.

Other candidates saw minimal changes as well, with Steve O’Brien and Milton Caine both receiving an additional 2 votes each, Callum Pull gaining 4 votes, and Charlotte McCabe adding 5 votes to her total.

A check count is a secondary count of votes conducted after the initial count to verify the accuracy of the election results. It involves carefully re-examining the ballots to ensure that all votes have been correctly tallied and that there were no errors or discrepancies in the initial count. This process is standard in many elections and serves to maintain the integrity and transparency of the voting system. A check count may result in small changes to candidate totals, but it typically does not cause significant shifts unless errors are detected.

We’ll keep you updated as the check counts are completed and the preferences are distributed.

Counting isn’t complete until preferences are distributed. This is because, unless a candidate reaches 50% of the first-preference votes, preferences of the losing candidates will be distributed until a candidate reaches 50%. Preferences are the second, third, fourth….. choices people number on the ballot papers.