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Local Election Results 2003

Medway

Whole council up for election on new ward boundaries.

Other results for Medway: 2007 2011 2015 2019
By-elections for Medway (may be incomplete): 8th May 2008 (Rochester S. & Horsted) — 3rd September 2009 (Luton & Wayfield) — 12th August 2010 (River) — 21st October 2010 (River) — 20th November 2014 (Peninsula) — 20th October 2016 (Strood S.) — 3rd November 2016 (Rainham C.) — 19th March 2018 (Rochester W.) — 26th August 2021 (Princes Park; Strood N.) — 16th December 2021 (Rochester E.) — 8th December 2022 (Peninsula)

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Consolidated results — Medway 2003

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 22995 41.3% 30
Labour 16699 30.0% 17
Liberal Democrat 10070 18.1% 6
UK Independence Party 3612 6.5% 0
Independent 1476 2.7% 2
British National Party 821 1.5% 0

Chatham Central (3)

Julie Shaw Lab 1207 43.4%
Paul Godwin Lab 1164
James Wyper Lab 1095
Michael Barden C 600 21.6%
Richard Wozencroft C 534
Tashi Bhuthia C 524
Nikki Sinclaire UKIP 364 13.1%
Michael Price LD 340 12.2%
Terence Woolley LD 296
Andrew Millsom LD 275
Brian Ravenscroft BNP 272 9.8%

Cuxton and Halling

Raymond Maisey C 762 57.3%
John Underwood Lab 360 27.1%
David Sherhod LD 142 10.7%
Catherine Dollman UKIP 66 5.0%

Gillingham North (3)

Adam Price Lab 931 36.9%
Mark Last Lab 890
Atta-ur-Rehman Chishti Lab 885
Patricia Cooper LD 847 33.6%
Anita Webber LD 759
John Booth LD 749
Philip Plaistowe C 569 22.6%
Clifton Hattersley C 561
Sital Midda C 528
Robert Shipley UKIP 173 6.9%

Gillingham South (3)

Karen Griffin LD 1149 44.0%
Geoffrey Juby LD 1109
Stephen Kearney LD 1107
John Gilbert-Jupp C 795 30.4%
Raymond Webber C 772
Phillip Manning C 764
James Smith Lab 534 20.4%
David Colman Lab 518
David Walker Lab 479
William Merton UKIP 136 5.2%

Hempstead and Wigmore (2)

Diane Chambers C 1415 63.4%
Rodney Chambers C 1373
James Foad LD 365 16.4%
Vincent Luckhurst LD 307
Mary Keane Lab 306 13.7%
Beryl Williamson Lab 252
Joan Ambler UKIP 145 6.5%

Lordswood and Capstone (2)

Alan Jarrett C 967 49.9%
David Wildey C 922
David Albiston Lab 647 33.4%
Robin Barnfield Lab 637
Geraldine Savage LD 201 10.4%
Veronica Williams LD 163
Alan Harding UKIP 121 6.3%

Luton and Wayfield (3)

William Davis Lab 1212 49.5%
Anthony Goulden Lab 1173
Valerie Goulden Lab 1119
Alan Beavan C 494 20.2%
Nora Beavan C 451
Adrian Gulvin C 436
Simon Brown BNP 344 14.1%
Theresa Murphy LD 250 10.2%
Herbert Crack LD 234
Janette Wastell LD 216
Anthony Stoner UKIP 148 6.0%

Peninsula (3)

Christopher Buckwell C 2640 70.0%
Janice Bamber C 2503
Philip Filmer C 2451
Noreen Chambers Lab 776 20.6%
Nigel Skinner Lab 658
Bernard Strickland Lab 621
Ernest Gray LD 195 5.2%
Anita Shrubsole LD 182
Peter Townsend LD 169
Jill Collin UKIP 159 4.2%

Princes Park (2)

Angela Prodger C 662 41.0%
Christine Crane C 570
Dennis McFarlane Lab 541 33.5%
Christopher Rainbow Lab 484
Lee Barnes BNP 205 12.7%
Deborah Hornby LD 205 12.7%
Eileen Chance LD 203

Rainham Central (3)

Matthew Fearn C 1415 44.6%
Wilhelm Foster C 1357
John Magee C 1307
Graham Payne LD 1121 35.3%
Nicola McCourt LD 1109
Alan Jefferies LD 1061
Andrew Brodie Lab 470 14.8%
Christopher Roberts Lab 437
Ruby Letchford Lab 434
Betty Merton UKIP 167 5.3%

Rainham North (2)

Richard Guichard LD 997 41.1%
Kenneth Webber LD 903
Roseanna Neall C 815 33.6%
Antonio Rocco C 779
Harry Keane Lab 402 16.6%
Hugh Hawkins Lab 347
Robert Oakley UKIP 210 8.7%

Rainham South (3)

Howard Doe C 1322 40.6%
Roy Hunter C 1259
David Royle C 1206
Michael Dowling LD 931 28.6%
Dayantha Liyanage LD 902
Anthony Hogan LD 823
Sheila Clark Lab 775 23.8%
Linda Miller Lab 714
Pamela Holman Lab 677
Andrew Miller UKIP 226 6.9%

River (2)

William Esterson Lab 575 45.8%
Mark Jones Lab 496
Marcus Chambers C 422 33.6%
Sylvia Griffin C 387
Sheila Kearney LD 198 15.8%
Marjorie Tozer LD 162
David Hopgood UKIP 60 4.8%

Rochester East (2)

Nicholas Bowler Lab 1050 50.8%
Teresa Murray Lab 955
Rupert Brennan C 682 33.0%
Stuart Markey C 680
Allison Murray LD 241 11.7%
Peter Murray LD 209
John Rose UKIP 94 4.5%

Rochester South and Horsted (3)

Nicholas Brice C 1330 43.4%
John Ward C 1310
Ronald Hewett C 1305
Joyce Esterson Lab 745 24.3%
Nicola Timlick Lab 657
Nasir Ahmad Lab 609
Craig MacKinlay UKIP 496 16.2%
Vivienne Parker LD 492 16.1%
Debra Enever LD 441
Nemia Juby LD 378

Rochester West (2)

Edward Baker C 1297 56.0%
Susan Haydock C 1218
Peter Jobson Lab 581 25.1%
John Griffin Lab 572
James Russell LD 229 9.9%
Joycelyn Russell LD 228
Alan Green Ind 149 6.4%
Maurice Sparham Ind 121
Shirley Rose UKIP 59 2.5%

Strood North (3)

Elizabeth Chitty C 1604 45.3%
Richard Andrews C 1537
Jane Etheridge C 1531
Stephen Hubbard Lab 1444 40.8%
Clement Rutter Lab 1355
Des Bunger Lab 1262
Amanda Ham LD 347 9.8%
Mark Biggs LD 276
Judy Luckhurst LD 251
Michael Messenger UKIP 146 4.1%

Strood Rural (3)

Thomas Mason C 1681 49.8%
Kenneth Bamber C 1565
Leslie Wicks C 1534
Christopher Fribbins Lab 898 26.6%
Eric Wallis Lab 742
Julia Hawkins Lab 728
John Williams UKIP 282 8.4%
Janice Stamp LD 271 8.0%
Ian Martin Ind 241 7.1%
Susan Gray LD 200
Philip Gates LD 194

Strood South (3)

Frederick Bacon Lab 1094 42.0%
Peter Hicks C 1070 41.1%
Wesley Hollands C 1033
Ken Wilson C 1020
Leslie Earle Lab 992
Derek Munton Lab 964
Audrey Major LD 305 11.7%
Pauline Stone LD 265
Dereck Peck LD 216
Anthony Birch UKIP 135 5.2%

Twydall (3)

Paul Harriott Lab 1480 52.0%
Dorte Gilry Lab 1374
Glyn Griffiths Lab 1349
Carol Hattersley C 820 28.8%
Lee Garrett-Olguin C 775
Kelly-Anne Midwinter C 732
Martin Griffin LD 325 11.4%
Brian Gittings LD 324
Helen Hogan LD 293
Robert Collin UKIP 219 7.7%

Walderslade (2)

Ian Burt Ind 864 43.2%
Kieran Magee Ind 695
Juliette Andrews C 683 34.2%
Patricia Wozencroft C 623
Diane Taylor Lab 351 17.6%
Penelope Tappenden Lab 318
Patricia Hills UKIP 101 5.1%

Watling (2)

Wendy Purdy C 950 37.8%
Anthony Luckhurst LD 919 36.5%
Michael Stone C 871
Roger Shade LD 745
Ian Cuthbert Lab 320 12.7%
Yvonne Griffiths Lab 302
Barry Archer Ind 222 8.8%
Patricia Medford UKIP 105 4.2%

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