Rochester East
5 May 2011
An election was held in Rochester East ward on 5 May 2011 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.
Teresa Margaret Murray and Nick Bowler were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
Teresa Margaret Murray *1,570 | 30.7% | ||
Labour |
Nick Bowler *1,531 | 29.9% | ||
Conservative |
Brian Griffin 833 | 16.3% | ||
Conservative |
Jim Nugent 649 | 12.7% | ||
Green party |
Dave Heritage 255 | 5.0% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Carol Anne Kemsley 180 | 3.5% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Guri Singh Rai 98 | 1.9% | ||
Turnout | 38.2% | |||
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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