2011 Medway Council election
{{Short description|2011 UK local government election}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{main|United Kingdom local elections, 2011}}
The 2011 Medway Council unitary authority election took place on 5 May 2011. The Conservative Party won a majority on the council with 35 Councillors, The Labour Party came second with 15 councillors, and the Liberal Democrats third with 3 councillors. There were 2 independent councillors. There were a total of 55 seats on the council.{{cite web |url=http://democracy.medway.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 |title=Your Councillors |access-date=24 January 2013}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2011 Medway Council election
| country = United Kingdom
| flag_year =
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| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
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| previous_election = 2007 Medway Council election
| previous_year = 2007
| previous_mps =
| election_date = 5 May 2011
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 2015 Medway Council election
| next_year = 2015
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election= All 55 seats in the chamber
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| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
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| seats_before1 = 33
| seats_needed1 = 28
| seats1 = 35
| seats_after1 = 35
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}2
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| party2 = Labour Party (UK)
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| seats_before2 = 10
| seats_needed2 = 28
| seats2 = 15
| seats_after2 = 15
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}5
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| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
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| seats_before3 = 8
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| seats3 = 3
| seats_after3 = 3
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}5
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| map_image = File:Medway UK ward map 2011.svg
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| map_caption = Map of the results
| title = Previous Council Control
| before_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| posttitle = Subsequent Council Control
| after_party = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
Results
{{Election summary begin|title = Medway Council Local Election 2011}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 35
|gain = 4
|loss = 2
|net = +2
|seats % = 63.64
|votes % = 46.05
|votes = 80,017
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 15
|gain = 6
|loss = 1
|net = +5
|seats % = 27.27
|votes % = 34.46
|votes = 59,870
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 3
|gain = 0
|loss = 5
|net = -5
|seats % = 5.45
|votes % = 8.81
|votes = 15,312
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Independent politician
|seats = 2
|gain = 2
|loss = 4
|net = -2
|seats % = 3.64
|votes % = 4.43
|votes = 7,692
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = N/A
|votes % = 2.04
|votes = 3,540
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = UK Independence Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = N/A
|votes % = 1.80
|votes = 3,121
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = English Democrats
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = N/A
|votes % = 1.55
|votes = 2,690
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = N/A
|votes % = 0.51
|votes = 888
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = British National Party
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = N/A
|votes % = 0.09
|votes = 150
|plus/minus =
}}
{{S-end}}
Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
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|+ ↓ |
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| style="background:dodgerblue; width:60.0%;" | 33 | style="background:red; width:23.6%;" | 13 | style="background:#FDBB30; width:14.6%;" | 8 | style="background:grey; width:1.8%;" | 1 |
| Conservative
| Labour | LD | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
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|+ ↓ |
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| style="background:dodgerblue; width:63.6%;" | 35 | style="background:red; width:27.3%;" | 15 | style="background:#FDBB30; width:5.5%;" | 3 | style="background:grey; width:3.6%;" | 2 |
| Conservative
| Labour | LD | I |
I – Independent
Ward results
=Chatham Central=
{{Election box begin | title=Chatham Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Julie Shaw
|votes = 1,949
|percentage = 21.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Godwin
|votes = 1,896
|percentage = 21.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Vince Maple
|votes = 1,857
|percentage = 20.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Denis Wildey
|votes = 804
|percentage = 8.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nigel Major
|votes = 775
|percentage = 8.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Williams
|votes = 744
|percentage = 8.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Robin Johnson
|votes = 314
|percentage = 3.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats Party
|candidate = Karen Streatfield
|votes = 242
|percentage = 2.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Keith Burrows
|votes = 223
|percentage = 2.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Biggs
|votes = 220
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,053
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,024
|percentage = 30.8
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Cuxton and Halling=
{{Election box begin | title=Cuxton and Halling}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ray Maisey
|votes = 1,188
|percentage = 63.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tina Lancley
|votes = 686
|percentage = 36.6
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 502
|percentage = 26.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,874
|percentage = 44.9
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Gillingham North=
{{Election box begin | title=Gillingham North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Andy Stamp
|votes = 1,379
|percentage = 13.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Pat Cooper
|votes = 1,184
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Adam Price
|votes = 1,156
|percentage = 11.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Naushabah Khan
|votes = 1,108
|percentage = 10.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Darbyshire
|votes = 1,104
|percentage = 10.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dan McDonald
|votes = 1,038
|percentage = 10.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rifat Chishti
|votes = 746
|percentage = 7.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jonpaul Kelly
|votes = 635
|percentage = 6.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kamran Safdar
|votes = 519
|percentage = 5.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Cathy Sutton
|votes = 317
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sidney Kingman
|votes = 311
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Garry Harrison
|votes = 272
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alan Austen
|votes = 251
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Doug Goodyer
|votes = 239
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = James Feist
|votes = 96
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 48
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,355
|percentage = 34.3
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent politician
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent politician
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Gillingham South=
{{Election box begin | title=Gillingham South}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Geoff Juby
|votes = 1,097
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Colman
|votes = 1,080
|percentage = 11.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Sheila Kearney
|votes = 1,028
|percentage = 10.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Kearney
|votes = 1,002
|percentage = 10.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sucha Gill
|votes = 1,001
|percentage = 10.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Smith
|votes = 928
|percentage = 9.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Shirley Griffiths
|votes = 769
|percentage = 8.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jim Hattersley
|votes = 668
|percentage = 6.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Atma Sandhu
|votes = 516
|percentage = 5.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Simon Marchant
|votes = 277
|percentage = 2.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Stephen Newton
|votes = 275
|percentage = 2.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Keith Rudd
|votes = 227
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Jacqui Berry
|votes = 206
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Gillian Stamp
|votes = 164
|percentage = 1.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Brian Ravenscroft
|votes = 150
|percentage = 1.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Dan Hilder
|votes = 136
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Stuart Stamp
|votes = 130
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 26
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,654
|percentage = 33.8
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Hempstead and Wigmore=
{{Election box begin | title=Hempstead and Wigmore}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Diane Chambers
|votes = 1,805
|percentage = 28.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rodney Chambers
|votes = 1,779
|percentage = 28.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Noel McAllister
|votes = 603
|percentage = 9.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Rupert Brennan
|votes = 574
|percentage = 9.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Crowhurst
|votes = 486
|percentage = 7.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Matthew Hidson
|votes = 409
|percentage = 6.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Gregory Knopp
|votes = 206
|percentage = 3.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ronnie Williams
|votes = 156
|percentage = 2.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = John Rose
|votes = 153
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Philip Gates
|votes = 147
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,176
|percentage = 18.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,318
|percentage = 51.1
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Lordswood and Capstone=
{{Election box begin | title=Lordswood and Capstone}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Jarrett
|votes = 1,618
|percentage = 32.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Wildey
|votes = 1,446
|percentage = 28.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stuart Bourne
|votes = 790
|percentage = 15.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Ashman
|votes = 712
|percentage = 14.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Alan Harding
|votes = 256
|percentage = 5.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Phoebe Troy
|votes = 179
|percentage = 3.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 656
|percentage = 13.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,001
|percentage = 40.2
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Luton and Wayfield=
{{Election box begin | title=Luton and Wayfield}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sam Craven
|votes = 1,487
|percentage = 17.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christine Godwin
|votes = 1,467
|percentage = 17.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tris Osborne
|votes = 1,326
|percentage = 15.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tashi Bhutia
|votes = 1,268
|percentage = 14.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Franklin
|votes = 1,108
|percentage = 13.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gloria Opara
|votes = 992
|percentage = 11.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Dave Arthur
|votes = 299
|percentage = 3.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Chris Hooper
|votes = 168
|percentage = 2.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Heather Downs
|votes = 160
|percentage = 1.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Eddie Hooper
|votes = 141
|percentage = 1.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Sams
|votes = 136
|percentage = 1.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 59
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,552
|percentage = 34.5
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Independent politician
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Independent politician
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Peninsula=
{{Election box begin | title=Peninsula}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Phil Filmer
|votes = 2,557
|percentage = 21.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Watson
|votes = 2,307
|percentage = 19.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Chris Irvine
|votes = 2,125
|percentage = 18.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Griffin
|votes = 975
|percentage = 8.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Debbie Fernandez
|votes = 898
|percentage = 7.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Simon Wady
|votes = 879
|percentage = 7.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Ron Sands
|votes = 535
|percentage = 4.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Dean Lacey
|votes = 476
|percentage = 4.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Richard Patey
|votes = 351
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tamsyn Green
|votes = 298
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Shirley Boosey
|votes = 282
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,150
|percentage = 9.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,683
|percentage = 43.8
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Princes Park=
{{Election box begin | title=Princes Park}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Matt Bright
|votes = 1,488
|percentage = 29.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pat Gulvin
|votes = 1,317
|percentage = 25.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Matthew Butt
|votes = 1,014
|percentage = 19.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Albiston
|votes = 968
|percentage = 19.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Daniel Logan
|votes = 200
|percentage = 3.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mohammad Qureshi
|votes = 119
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 303
|percentage = 5.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,106
|percentage = 38.9
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Rainham Central=
{{Election box begin | title=Rainham Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rehman Chishti
|votes = 2,931
|percentage = 23.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike O'Brien
|votes = 2,538
|percentage = 20.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barry Kemp
|votes = 2,514
|percentage = 20.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christine Murphy
|votes = 938
|percentage = 7.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Carl Pinnock
|votes = 917
|percentage = 7.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Bragg
|votes = 912
|percentage = 7.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Patricia Medford
|votes = 412
|percentage = 3.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Yale
|votes = 308
|percentage = 2.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Chrystalla Peck
|votes = 298
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Andy Rogers
|votes = 286
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Dereck Peck
|votes = 251
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,576
|percentage = 12.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,305
|percentage = 48.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Rainham North=
{{Election box begin | title=Rainham North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Carr
|votes = 1,553
|percentage = 27.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Vaughan Hewett
|votes = 1,475
|percentage = 26.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Keane
|votes = 620
|percentage = 11.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mary Keane
|votes = 593
|percentage = 10.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Richard Guichard
|votes = 534
|percentage = 9.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Terry Lucy
|votes = 439
|percentage = 7.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Bob Oakley
|votes = 221
|percentage = 3.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Danny Dancy
|votes = 179
|percentage = 3.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 855
|percentage = 15.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,614
|percentage = 44.6
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Rainham South=
{{Election box begin | title=Rainham South}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Howard Doe
|votes = 1,959
|percentage = 19.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Royle
|votes = 1,901
|percentage = 19.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Leslie Wicks
|votes = 1,659
|percentage = 16.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Miller
|votes = 1,021
|percentage = 10.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gillian Pearson
|votes = 997
|percentage = 9.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jill Fennel
|votes = 922
|percentage = 9.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nina Chance
|votes = 443
|percentage = 4.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Jill Collin
|votes = 389
|percentage = 3.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Terence Harrison
|votes = 378
|percentage = 3.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ian Sellen
|votes = 338
|percentage = 3.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 638
|percentage = 6.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10007
|percentage = 38.3
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=River=
{{Election box begin | title=River}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Craig Mackinlay
|votes = 1,037
|percentage = 26.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Mackness
|votes = 970
|percentage = 25.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Jones
|votes = 846
|percentage = 21.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Adetomi Yemi
|votes = 612
|percentage = 15.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ernest Gray
|votes = 119
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Steven Keevil
|votes = 115
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Chris Price
|votes = 89
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nem Juby
|votes = 85
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 124
|percentage = 3.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,873
|percentage = 36.9
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Rochester East=
{{Election box begin | title=Rochester East}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Teresa Murray
|votes = 1,570
|percentage = 30.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Nick Bowler
|votes = 1,531
|percentage = 29.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Griffin
|votes = 833
|percentage = 16.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jim Nugent
|votes = 649
|percentage = 12.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Dave Heritage
|votes = 255
|percentage = 5.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Carol Kemsley
|votes = 180
|percentage = 3.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Guri Singh Rai
|votes = 98
|percentage = 1.9
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 698
|percentage = 13.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,116
|percentage = 38.2
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Rochester South and Horsted=
{{Election box begin | title=Rocheseter South and Horsted}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Trevor Clarke
|votes = 2,278
|percentage = 20.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sylvia Griffin
|votes = 2,042
|percentage = 18.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rupert Turpin
|votes = 1.760
|percentage = 16.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hugh Hawkins
|votes = 1.186
|percentage = 10.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joe Murray
|votes = 1,115
|percentage = 10.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alex Paterson
|votes = 1,099
|percentage = 10.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Keith Fletcher
|votes = 489
|percentage = 4.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Viv Parker
|votes = 459
|percentage = 4.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Tony Major
|votes = 342
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Laura Rumley
|votes = 214
|percentage = 1.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 282
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,984
|percentage = 43.1
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Independent politician
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Rochester West=
{{Election box begin | title=Rochester West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ted Baker
|votes = 1,658
|percentage = 28.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kelly Tolhurst
|votes = 1,336
|percentage = 22.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sarah Hehir
|votes = 1,029
|percentage = 17.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Derek Munton
|votes = 851
|percentage = 14.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Trish Marchant
|votes = 280
|percentage = 4.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ken Juby
|votes = 246
|percentage = 4.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Mary Smith
|votes = 208
|percentage = 3.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Qamar Khan Lodhi
|votes = 195
|percentage = 3.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Agita Sudraba
|votes = 88
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 307
|percentage = 5.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,891
|percentage = 43.0
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Strood North=
{{Election box begin | title=Strood North}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Chitty
|votes = 2,016
|percentage = 17.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jane Etheridge
|votes = 1,988
|percentage = 17.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Hubbard
|votes = 1,764
|percentage = 15.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Rai
|votes = 1,699
|percentage = 14.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Linda Robson
|votes = 1,480
|percentage = 12.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Liam Curran
|votes = 1,390
|percentage = 12.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Millsom
|votes = 318
|percentage = 2.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Phil Varnham
|votes = 282
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tony Phillips
|votes = 228
|percentage = 2.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Chas Berry
|votes = 212
|percentage = 1.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mike Price
|votes = 198
|percentage = 1.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 65
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,575
|percentage = 42.1
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Strood Rural=
{{Election box begin | title=Strood Rural}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Mason
|votes = 2,106
|percentage = 19.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Hicks
|votes = 2,093
|percentage = 19.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Rodberg
|votes = 1,795
|percentage = 16.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kim Murphy
|votes = 1,036
|percentage = 9.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eleanor Dhiman
|votes = 866
|percentage = 8.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Raj Heer
|votes = 796
|percentage = 7.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Christopher Fribbins
|votes = 683
|percentage = 6.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = David Davison
|votes = 395
|percentage = 3.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Colin Elliot
|votes = 346
|percentage = 3.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Green
|votes = 334
|percentage = 3.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Boosey
|votes = 311
|percentage = 2.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 759
|percentage = 5.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,761
|percentage = 38.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Strood South=
{{Election box begin | title=Strood South}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Avey
|votes = 1,576
|percentage = 16.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Isaac Igwe
|votes = 1,459
|percentage = 15.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Josie Iles
|votes = 1,412
|percentage = 14.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Heathfield
|votes = 1,395
|percentage = 14.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Jones
|votes = 1,388
|percentage = 14.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ken Bamber
|votes = 1,332
|percentage = 13.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Michael Walters
|votes = 513
|percentage = 5.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jacqueline Ball
|votes = 207
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Moore
|votes = 175
|percentage = 1.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Hunt
|votes = 170
|percentage = 1.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,627
|percentage = 33.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Twydall=
{{Election box begin | title=Twydall}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Harriott
|votes = 1,882
|percentage = 18.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dorte Gilry
|votes = 1,807
|percentage = 17.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Glyn Griffiths
|votes = 1,744
|percentage = 16.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Diana Lawrence
|votes = 1,402
|percentage = 13.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tony Rocco
|votes = 1,286
|percentage = 12.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Wenham
|votes = 1,202
|percentage = 11.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Brian Gittings
|votes = 303
|percentage = 2.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Tina Lawlor Mottram
|votes = 275
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan Jefferies
|votes = 249
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mavis Yale
|votes = 246
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 342
|percentage = 3.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 10,396
|percentage = 38.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Walderslade=
{{Election box begin | title=Walderslade}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Brake
|votes = 1,280
|percentage = 23.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Gulvin
|votes = 1,019
|percentage = 18.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Ian Burt
|votes = 964
|percentage = 17.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Kieran Magee
|votes = 694
|percentage = 12.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Lloyd
|votes = 490
|percentage = 9.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = James Wyper
|votes = 441
|percentage = 8.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = English Democrats
|candidate = Sean Varnham
|votes = 175
|percentage = 3.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Edith East
|votes = 129
|percentage = 2.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jasmin Ademovic
|votes = 121
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hilary Drake Brockman
|votes = 117
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 55
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,430
|percentage = 40.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Independent politician
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Watling=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Diana Smith
|votes = 950
|percentage = 21.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Wendy Purdy
|votes = 780
|percentage = 17.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Phillip Manning
|votes = 764
|percentage = 17.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tony Jeacock
|votes = 751
|percentage = 17.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Cuthbert
|votes = 560
|percentage = 12.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Walker
|votes = 437
|percentage = 10.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Barry Archer
|votes = 143
|percentage = 3.2
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 342
|percentage = 3.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,385
|percentage = 44.2
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}