Cambridge University Reporter


Election of members of the Council: Notice

1 December 2006

The Vice-Chancellor announces that the following persons have been elected to serve as members of the Council from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2010:

In class (a) (Heads of Colleges)

Professor William Arthur Brown, DAR

Dame Veronica Sutherland, LC

In class (b) (Professors and Readers)

Professor Ross John Anderson, T

Professor Stephen John Young, EM

In class (c) (other members of the Regent House)

Dr Nick Bampos, TH

Dr Stephen John Cowley, SE

Ms Deborah Lowther, G

Dr Joan Margaret Whitehead, W

Details of the poll and of the transfer of votes under the Single Transferable Vote Regulations for members in classes (b) and (c) are as follows:

In class (b)
Number of valid votes cast: 1,180 (Quota: 394)
 First count Transfer of Professor Anderson's surplus Second count RESULT
Professor Anderson 518 -124 394 First elected
Professor Owens 342 +48.64 390.64 
Professor Young 320 +72.64 392.64 Second elected
Non-transferable    2.72 
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TOTAL 1,180   1,180 
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In class (c)
Number of valid votes cast: 1,197 (Quota: 240)
  First count Transfer of Dr Cowley's surplus Second count Transfer of Mr Maclaren's votes Third count RESULT
Dr Bampos 220 +11.31 231.31 +30.09 261.40 Second elected
Dr Barnes 153 +15.08 168.08 +18.48 186.56 
Dr Cowley 325 -85 240  240 First elected
Ms Lowther 195 +14.21 209.21 +22.06 231.27 Fourth elected
Mr Maclaren 116 +29.58 145.58 -145.58 0 
Dr Whitehead 188 +13.63 201.63 +39.7 241.33 Third elected
Non-transferable    1.19   36.44 
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TOTAL 1,197   1,197   1,197 
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