But the circumstances surrounding his victory are to be investigated following the threat of legal action by Ryan.
Ryan demanded that the ballot should be taken again.
He claimed Taylor had used tactics that broke FA rules when allegedly sending out literature promoting his own campaign along with photocopies of the official ballot paper.
A long-seving member of the Council, Taylor, denies contravening strict FA rules on voting procedure.
But a national newspaper claims it has seen proof that Taylor did send out a pamphlet promoting his campaign along with a photocopy of the ballot paper.
Ryan, who was unavailable for comment, has reportedly been informed that a complaint has been forwarded to the Football Regulator.
Ryan demanded that the ballot should be taken again.
He claimed Taylor had used tactics that broke FA rules when allegedly sending out literature promoting his own campaign along with photocopies of the official ballot paper.
A long-seving member of the Council, Taylor, denies contravening strict FA rules on voting procedure.
But a national newspaper claims it has seen proof that Taylor did send out a pamphlet promoting his campaign along with a photocopy of the ballot paper.
Ryan, who was unavailable for comment, has reportedly been informed that a complaint has been forwarded to the Football Regulator.