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Local Election Results 2007

Medway

Whole council up for election.

EDP = English Democrats Party
Medway = Medway Independent Party

Other results for Medway: 2003 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 2007

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 28043 38.5% 33
Labour 19578 26.9% 13
Liberal Democrat 10423 14.3% 8
Independent 5061 7.0% 1
UK Independence Party 4487 6.2% 0
Medway Independent Party 3392 4.7% 0
English Democrats Party 943 1.3% 0
British National Party 836 1.1% 0

Chatham Central (3)

Julie Shaw Lab 1619 50.8%
Paul Godwin Lab 1517
Vince Maple Lab 1492
Peter Jenkins C 641 20.1%
Denise Jarrett C 632
Russell Barnes LD 576 18.1%
Denise Wildey C 562
Philip Gates LD 404
Ernest Gray LD 386
Bob Bruno Medway 354 11.1%

Cuxton and Halling

Raymond Maisey C 1040 63.4%
John Underwood Lab 366 22.3%
Pat Farmer Medway 235 14.3%

Gillingham North (3) [3 LD gains from Lab]

Andy Stamp LD 1634 47.2%
Cathy Sutton LD 1592
Maureen Ruparel LD 1524
Mark Last Lab 945 27.3%
Adam Price Lab 922
Linda Miller Lab 873
Timothy Butcher C 640 18.5%
Philip Plaistowe C 570
Rifat Chishti C 540
Peter Yugo UKIP 244 7.0%

Gillingham South (3)

Sheila Kearney LD 1720 46.8%
Geoff Juby LD 1706
Steve Kearney LD 1704
Pam Holman Lab 693 18.8%
Sucha Singh Gill Lab 675
Jim Smith Lab 626
John Gilbert-Jupp C 575 15.6%
Carol Harries C 487
Clifton Hattersley C 469
Brian Ravenscroft BNP 423 11.5%
Peter Gizzi UKIP 268 7.3%

Hempstead and Wigmore (2)

Diane Chambers C 1470 49.7%
Rodney Chambers C 1469
Noel McAllister Ind 847 28.7%
Rupert Brennan Ind 808
David Crowhurst Lab 253 8.6%
Nick Thomas Lab 245
Gregory Knopp UKIP 206 7.0%
Ronnie Williams LD 180 6.1%
Anita Shrubsole LD 169

Lordswood and Capstone (2)

Alan Jarrett C 1298 47.1%
David Wildey C 1232
Bill Davis Lab 799 29.0%
Ian Darbyshire Lab 742
Margaret Varnham EDP 274 9.9%
Alan Harding UKIP 242 8.8%
Damion Pike Medway 144 5.2%

Luton and Wayfield (3)

Tony Goulden Lab 1519 49.0%
Val Goulden Lab 1483
Dennis McFarlane Lab 1375
Alan Beavan C 807 26.0%
Michael Franklin C 782
Adrian Gulvin C 696
Tom Odley EDP 417 13.4%
Maura Pike Medway 359 11.6%

Peninsula (3)

Philip Filmer C 2396 47.0%
Janice Bamber C 2054
Kenneth Bamber C 2036
George Crozer Ind 1376 27.0%
Bernard Lazzari Lab 646 12.7%
Bernard Strickland Lab 561
Maggie White Lab 511
Michael Bird UKIP 427 8.4%
Steve Pendleton LD 251 4.9%
Sue Gray LD 122
Dereck Peck LD 94

Princes Park (2)

Matt Bright C 1068 40.7%
Pat Gulvin C 1029
Stuart Bourne Lab 975 37.2%
Joy Wharton Lab 832
Mike Russell EDP 252 9.6%
Philip Monday Medway 176 6.7%
Jay Lee BNP 153 5.8%
Graeme Pike Medway 144

Rainham Central (3)

Barry Kemp C 2353 44.8%
Mike O'Brien C 2216
Rehman Chishti C 2204
Bob Collinson LD 1081 20.6%
Matthew Fearn Ind 1008 19.2%
Terry Lucy LD 905
Roger Shade LD 818
Peter Rodberg Ind 622
Sheila Clark Lab 503 9.6%
Ian Cuthbert Lab 408
Christine Murphy Lab 389
Shirley Rose UKIP 310 5.9%

Rainham North (2) [2 C gains from LD]

David Carr C 1182 39.8%
Vaughan Hewett C 1173
Richard Guichard LD 1140 38.4%
Ken Webber LD 1074
Harry Keane Lab 336 11.3%
Mary Keane Lab 300
Robert Oakley UKIP 215 7.2%
Mark Pike Medway 98 3.3%

Rainham South (3)

Howard Doe C 1795 48.5%
Roy Hunter C 1676
David Royle C 1600
Nina Chance LD 652 17.6%
Chris Ling Lab 649 17.5%
Barry Cadman Lab 643
Carl Pinnock Lab 599
Denise Payne LD 546
Tamina Mir LD 440
Jill Collin UKIP 342 9.2%
Heidi Pike Medway 266 7.2%

River (2) [1 C gain from Lab]

Bill Esterson Lab 791 40.1%
Craig MacKinlay C 770 39.0%
Mark Jones Lab 712
Tashi Tamang-Bhutia C 660
Eleanor Stamp LD 161 8.2%
Nico van Vuuren UKIP 131 6.6%
Janice Stamp LD 127
Peter Maddocks Medway 119 6.0%

Rochester East (2)

Nicholas Bowler Lab 1482 55.8%
Teresa Murray Lab 1460
Brian Griffin C 673 25.3%
Nigel Major C 652
Tony Farmer Medway 268 10.1%
John Rose UKIP 232 8.7%

Rochester South and Horsted (3)

Nicholas Brice C 1561 41.5%
John Ward C 1559
Sylvia Griffin C 1518
Joyce Esterson Lab 1000 26.6%
Terry Lacey Lab 900
Jill Fennell Lab 868
Viv Parker LD 625 16.6%
Kenneth Juby LD 512
Nemia Juby LD 466
Kenneth Venison UKIP 346 9.2%
Michael Neath Medway 233 6.2%

Rochester West (2)

Ted Baker C 1484 50.2%
Mark Reckless C 1320
Peter Cheevers Lab 830 28.1%
John Griffin Lab 725
Simon Maine-Tucker UKIP 328 11.1%
Greg Farmer Medway 315 10.7%
Rachel Pike Medway 313

Strood North (3) [1 Lab gain from C]

Jane Chitty C 1771 42.1%
Jane Etheridge C 1732
Stephen Hubbard Lab 1609 38.3%
Lee Garret-Olguin C 1593
John Jones Lab 1402
Tristan Osborne Lab 1365
Amanda Ham LD 477 11.4%
Andrew Milsom LD 445
Sue Burgess UKIP 345 8.2%
Michael Price LD 340

Strood Rural (3)

Tom Mason C 1879 44.0%
Leslie Wicks C 1604
Peter Hicks C 1592
Christopher Fribbins Ind 735 17.2%
Des Bunger Lab 730 17.1%
Charles Dowden Lab 684
Dennis Cebunka Lab 595
Kevin Stanley Medway 481 11.3%
John Williams UKIP 443 10.4%
Colin Harwood Medway 434

Strood South (3) [1 C gain from Lab]

John Avey C 1578 53.1%
Sue Haydock C 1487
Richard Andrews C 1484
Christine Godwin Lab 1395 46.9%
Derek Munton Lab 1391
Robert Heathfield Lab 1338

Twydall (3)

Paul Harriott Lab 1724 46.0%
Dorte Gilry Lab 1628
Glyn Griffiths Lab 1601
Diana Lawrence C 1071 28.6%
Tony Rocco C 970
Michelle Williams C 920
Brian Gittings LD 413 11.0%
Anthony Hogan LD 353
Theresa Murphy LD 341
Robert Collin UKIP 281 7.5%
Colin Stone BNP 260 6.9%

Walderslade (2) [1 C gain from Ind]

Ian Burt Ind 1095 39.1%
David Brake C 1027 36.7%
Kieran Magee Ind 952
Kathleen Doody C 935
Timothy Green Lab 400 14.3%
Lynn Green Lab 371
William Lampard Medway 148 5.3%
Olive Perry UKIP 127 4.5%

Watling (2) [1 LD gain from C]

Diana Smith LD 1513 50.7%
Herbert Crack LD 1304
Wendy Purdy C 964 32.3%
Phillip Manning C 921
Roger Bragg Lab 314 10.5%
David Walker Lab 292
Barry Archer Medway 196 6.6%

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