Rainham North
3 May 2007
An election was held in Rainham North ward on 3 May 2007 to elect two councillors.
Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by the Liberal Democrats. Following the election, the Conservatives gained both of the seats from the Liberal Democrats.
David Carr and Vaughan Baden Hewett were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
David Carr 1,182 | 21.4% | ||
Conservative |
Vaughan Baden Hewett 1,173 | 21.3% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Leonard Guichard *1,140 | 20.7% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Ken Webber *1,074 | 19.5% | ||
Labour |
Harry Terence Keane 336 | 6.1% | ||
Labour |
Mary Elaine Keane 300 | 5.4% | ||
Ukip |
Robert Nigel Oakley 215 | 3.9% | ||
Medway Independent party |
Mark Kevin Pike 98 | 1.8% | ||
Turnout | 44.3% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote Change
Swing
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.
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