Rainham South West
4 May 2023
An election was held in Rainham South West ward on 4 May 2023 to elect two councillors.
It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. The Conservatives won both of the new seats.
Barry Joseph Kemp and Mark Paul Joy were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
Barry Joseph Kemp *1,177 | 26.8% | ||
Conservative |
Mark Paul Joy 1,027 | 23.4% | ||
Labour |
Christopher David Brown 750 | 17.1% | ||
Labour |
Alpa Arya Shah 498 | 11.4% | ||
Green party |
Liz O'Hanlon 341 | 7.8% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Alan John Jefferies 269 | 6.1% | ||
Independent |
Matt Durcan 226 | 5.2% | ||
Independent |
Callum John Evans 96 | 2.2% | ||
Turnout | 2,355 | 32.2% | ||
Conservative win (new ward) | ||||
Conservative 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 | 0 | |
Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 0 | |
Unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 12 | |
Total | 12 |
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.