Gillingham South - Election - 4 May 2023

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It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. The Labour and the Co-operative party won all three of the new seats.

Dan McDonald, Naushabah Parveen Khan and Louwella Margaret Prenter were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

McDonald Dan Dan McDonald *
Labour and Co-operative 1,617 24.2%

Khan Naushabah Parveen Naushabah Parveen Khan *
Labour and Co-operative 1,531 22.9%

Prenter Louwella Margaret Louwella Margaret Prenter
Labour and Co-operative 1,491 22.3%

Smith Amy Amy Smith
Conservative 509 7.6%

Adeoye Siju Siju Adeoye *
Conservative 471 7.0%

Belmonte Daniel Luis Daniel Luis Belmonte
Green party 373 5.6%

Georghiou George George Georghiou
Conservative 373 5.6%

Sams Christopher John Christopher John Sams
Liberal Democrat 322 4.8%

Turnout 2,478 22.4%

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
McDonald Dan Dan McDonald * Labour and Co-operative	1,617	24.2%
Khan Naushabah Parveen Naushabah Parveen Khan * Labour and Co-operative	1,531	22.9%
Prenter Louwella Margaret Louwella Margaret Prenter Labour and Co-operative	1,491	22.3%
Smith Amy Amy Smith Conservative	509	7.6%
Adeoye Siju Siju Adeoye * Conservative	471	7.0%
Belmonte Daniel Luis Daniel Luis Belmonte Green party	373	5.6%
Georghiou George George Georghiou Conservative	373	5.6%
Sams Christopher John Christopher John Sams Liberal Democrat	322	4.8%
Turnout	2,478	22.4%
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

* 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 12

Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0

Unmarked or voided for uncertainty 51

Total 63

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.

	Want of Official Mark	0
	Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates	12
	Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified	0
	Unmarked or voided for uncertainty	51
	Total	63