October 3020 Wiltshire Local Elections

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Not to be confused with October 3020 Wiltshire Legislative Elections

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The **October 3020 Wiltshire Local Elections** were held on 2 October 3020 to elect the executive heads (Mayors) of the cities of Arches, Juneville, Newton and Washington. The elections were announced on 20 August 3020 by the Elections Authority following the 3020 re-organization of the Government of Wiltshire. According to the Third Elections Act 3020, Mayors are to serve a term of one year. These local elections also coincide with the elections for the Arches City Council and the Walkerton City Council.

The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the Liberal Conservative Party, which had recently taken control of the national government under Prime Minister Sonya Inyo.

## Electoral system

### **Mayors**

The election of Mayors took place using a ranked ballot. Electors were given the opportunity to rank all official candidates. In order to win the election, one candidate had to win a majority of first preference votes. If this does not happen, all but the top two candidates in first preference votes were eliminated with the votes of the eliminated candidates being assigned to their next remaining choice.

In order to become an official candidate and appear on the ballot, perspective candidates had to meet the requirements laid out by the Wiltshire Elections Authority. For election as a Mayor, this includes meeting two of the four following requirements;

#### **Mayoral candidate ballot requirement;**

* Being an incumbent Mayor (in this election, being the Leader of the City Council meets this requirement);
* Party currently holding seats on the City Council;
* Reach 1,000 signatures on a ballot petition;
* Reach 400 individual donors.

### **City Council**

The City is divided up into a set number of Wards. For the elections taking place on 2 October, the number of Wards is as follows;

 Walkerton

In addition to the Wards, 20 additional seats are granted. City Council elections run on the same Mixed-Member Proportional system as national elections, with electors voting for a) Ward representative, and b) party.

This results in two sets of requirements. Firstly, the requirements for a party to appear on the Party vote ballot and the requirements for an individual candidate to appear on the specific Ward ballot. The requirements, as laid out by the Election Authority, is as follows with nomination requiring two of the three following requirements;

#### **Party Vote ballot requirement;**

* Currently hold seats on the City Council;
* Reach 1,000 signatures on a ballot petition;
* Reach 400 individual donors.

#### **Ward vote ballot requirement;**

* Currently hold a seat on the City Council;
* Reach 75 signatures on a ballot petition;
* Reach 20 individual donors.

## Election for Mayor of Arches

The election for Mayor of the Arches saw Helen Richards elected on the second preference.

## Election for Mayor of Juneville

The election for Mayor of Juneville saw William Tork elected on the second preference.

 William Woodking | Liberal Conservative
 Thomas North | Liberal

## Election for Mayor of Newton

The election for Mayor of Newton saw Ryan Westbrooke, brother of Chancellor Jack L. Wilson, elected on the first preference. Westbrooke was the only City Mayor elected on first preferences.

 Stockard Jo
 Total

## Election for Mayor of Washington

The election for Mayor of Washington saw Giana DeCapricorn elected on the second preference.

## Arches City Council

The election for the Arches City Council saw the Liberal Conservatives take majority control.

## Walkerton City Council

The election for the Walkerton City Council saw the Liberal Conservatives take majority control in a landslide.