2010 Sark general election


General elections were held in Sark on 8 December 2010, the second elections held on the island under the 2008 Constitution. The elections were for 14 of the seats that had been elected in the 2008 elections, for a four-year term.
Twenty-one candidates contested the elections.

Background

On 16 January and 21 February 2008, the Chief Pleas approved a law which introduces a 30-member chamber, with 28 elected members and two unelected members. On 9 April 2008 the Privy Council approved the Sark law reforms. The first election held in Sark under the 2008 Constitution took place on 10 December 2008, and the new chamber convened for the first time on 21 January 2009.

Electoral system

The first election held in Sark under the 2008 Constitution took place on 10 December 2008. In total, 28 Conseillers were to be elected from 57 candidates, with the latter figure representing about 12% of the electorate in the island. Each voter received 28 votes to select their preferred candidates for each of the available seats. A recount was ordered as several of the candidates for the last seat were separated by only a few votes.

Results

The elections reflected the "Sark chasm" throughout the island between those who support the traditional system and those who support further reforms. The second elections did not attract similar worldwide media coverage as the first, described as 'business as usual' by local media.
PositionCandidateVotesElected
1David Thomas Cocksedge293Yes
2Helen Mildred Plummer281Yes
3David Woods Melling267Yes
4Christopher Robert Nightingale258Yes
5Andrew Phillip Foley Bache242Yes
6Edric Baker212Yes
7Christopher Howard Bateson211Yes
8Stefan Bernd Gomoll211Yes
9Diane Baker201Yes
10Anthony Granville Ventress192Yes
11Andrew James Cook189Yes
12Michelle Andrée Perrée189Yes
13Janet Mary Guy169Yes
14John Edward Hunt167Yes
15Peter John Cole158No
16Fiona Ann Bird152No
17Tony Eric le Lievre147No
18John Trevor Greer Donnelly133No
19Stephen Treweek Taylor116No
20Paul David Mitchell Burgess107No
21Peter Blayney Stisted104No