Rochester East
3 May 2007
An election was held in Rochester East ward on 3 May 2007 to elect two councillors.
Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held both of the seats.
Nicholas Paul Bowler and Teresa Margaret Murray were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
Nicholas Paul Bowler *1,482 | 31.1% | ||
Labour |
Teresa Margaret Murray *1,460 | 30.6% | ||
Conservative |
Brian John Griffin 673 | 14.1% | ||
Conservative |
Nigel Simon Major 652 | 13.7% | ||
Medway Independent party |
Tony Farmer 268 | 5.6% | ||
Ukip |
John Rose 232 | 4.9% | ||
Turnout | 38.0% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
* 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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