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Rochester West
2 May 2019
An election was held in Rochester West ward on 2 May 2019 to elect two councillors.
Prior to the election, the Conservatives held one of the seats and Labour held the other seat. Following the election, the Conservatives held one of the seats and Labour held the other seat.
Stuart Albert Tranter and Alex Paterson were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
Stuart Albert Tranter * Conservative |
1,248 | 22.4% | ||
|
Alex Paterson * Labour |
1,126 | 20.2% | ||
|
Rebecca Ryan Conservative |
1,017 | 18.3% | ||
|
Elaine Orford Thomas Labour |
775 | 13.9% | ||
|
Catriona Margaret Jamieson Green party |
431 | 7.7% | ||
|
Robert Newton Ukip |
335 | 6.0% | ||
|
Anita Jane Holloway Liberal Democrat |
244 | 4.4% | ||
|
Mina Da Rui Animal Welfare party |
229 | 4.1% | ||
|
Peter Loftus Liberal Democrat |
166 | 3.0% | ||
| Turnout | 2,980 | 39.1% | ||
| Conservative 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.
Rejected Ballots
The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:
| Want of official mark | 0 | |
| Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates | 0 | |
| Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 0 | |
| Unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 9 | |
| Total | 9 |
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.
| Previous election |
| « 8 March 2018 |
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