 Because of this, a large proportion of BNP votes had been double-counted.2,367 votes had been counted twice, including just under 1,000 votes cast in support of Ebanks.As 4,981 ballot papers were issued, with two votes to be cast per ballot, the maximum number of votes that could have been cast was 9,962; but on the declared result, a total of 12,329 votes were recorded against the candidates.