Economic development

Paddington BID - Declaration of result

Date of ballot: 1 March 2005

On behalf of the Ballot Holder for the Paddington BID Area Proposal I certify as follows:

	Total / Aggregate
The total number of votes cast in the ballot excluding any votes given on ballot papers rejected:	190
The total number of votes cast in favour of the proposed Paddington BID Area Proposal:	165 (87%)
The aggregate rateable value of each hereditament in respect of which a person voted in the ballot:	£11,664,950
The aggregate rateable value of each hereditament in respect of which persons voting in the ballot have voted in favour of the proposal:	£10,319,250 (88%)

I hereby declare that the proposal to establish the Paddington 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	2
TOTAL REJECTED	2

Colin Wilson
for Ballot Holder

TURNOUT	Total / Aggregate
Number of Businesses balloted:	378
Number of Ballot Papers Counted:	192
Turnout (%):	50.79%