Hoo St Werburgh - Election - 1 May 1997

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It was the first election to be held in the ward following the creation of Medway council. The Conservatives won one of the new seats and Labour won the other new seat.

Martin Robert Trevor Bennett and Janice Elizabeth Bamber were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Bennett Martin Robert Trevor Martin Robert Trevor Bennett
Labour 1,657 27.1%

Bamber Janice Elizabeth Janice Elizabeth Bamber
Conservative 1,575 25.7%

Lee Thomas Frederick Thomas Frederick Lee
Labour 1,448 23.7%

Reeves Bernard Joseph Bernard Joseph Reeves
Conservative 1,440 23.5%

Conservative win (new ward)

Labour win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
Bennett Martin Robert Trevor Martin Robert Trevor Bennett Labour	1,657	27.1%
Bamber Janice Elizabeth Janice Elizabeth Bamber Conservative	1,575	25.7%
Lee Thomas Frederick Thomas Frederick Lee Labour	1,448	23.7%
Reeves Bernard Joseph Bernard Joseph Reeves Conservative	1,440	23.5%
Conservative win (new ward)
Labour win (new ward)

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Vote Share

Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.

Next election

4 May 2000 »