Here are the votes being counted.
The total votes cast were 530. Of these, 43 were NO votes, 483 were YES votes, one was SHANT and three were spoiled.
The ballot box was also taken down to Hay School, where all the children from the ages of three to eleven were given the opportunity to vote, along with a lesson on the history of voting, the history of Hay's independence, and why it was important to vote. Many of them did not know that a hundred years ago women could not vote. They also had suggestions for what they would bring in if they ruled Hay. These included better public transport, bring back trains, a new community centre, larger roads and houses, a hospital and a bike shop.
The total votes cast at the school were 149. Of these, 6 were NO votes, 141 were YES votes and 2 were spoilt.
The results of the vote were announced at the Swan Hotel at 7.30 on Thursday evening by King Richard and John Bramble, the head of the University of Cusop Dingle.
Now Prince Derek has the mandate of the people, he can go on to the next phase, which is to demand World Heritage Status for Hay and to change the postcode to HOW1.
More coverage of the referendum can be found at Wales Online and Hay TV, and there's also an article in the Western Mail.
The ballot was also a raffle - the winner of the raffle, and the Hay independence mugs and pens, is yet to be announced.
2 comments:
I watched the Hay on TV film on the vote. What an old misery-guts that councillor is! And foul-mouthed to boot. I certainly shan't be voting for him at the next Town COuncil elections.
That misery guts foul-mouthed member of Hay Town Council was 'confirmed bachelor' Nigel Birch, I think. And you're quite right not to vote for him. He's the same one that was gloating over the way that the male dinosaur councillors had 'got rid of' the new female councillors. What a disgrace!
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