Economic development

Heart of London BID - Declaration of result February 2007

Date of ballot: Tuesday 27 February 2007

As Ballot Holder for the Heart of London BID Area Renewal Proposal I certify as follows:

	Total / Aggregate
The total number of votes cast in the ballot excluding any votes given on ballot papers rejected:	132
The number of votes cast in favour of the proposed Heart of London BID Area Proposal:	113 (85.6%)
The aggregate rateable value of each hereditament in respect of which a person voted in the ballot:	£47,702,700
The aggregate rateable value of each hereditament in respect of which persons voting in the ballot have voted in favour of the proposal:	£42,267,700 (88.6%)

I hereby declare that the proposal to renew the Heart of London Business Improvement District is approved as a majority of the business ratepayers in the proposed BID area who voted in a ballot, both by aggregate rateable value and number voting, voted in favour of the proposal.

The breakdown of the rejected papers is as follows:	No.
(A) Rejected for bearing the same barcode as a ballot paper received	0
(B) Unsigned, unmarked or void for uncertainty	3
TOTAL REJECTED	3

Peter Rogers
Ballot Holder

TURNOUT	Total / Aggregate
Number of Businesses balloted:	215
Number of Ballot Papers Counted:	135
Turnout (%):	62.79%