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Local Election Results 2015

Medway

Whole council up for election.

Other results for Medway: 2003 2007 2011 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 2015

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 52346 40.2% 36
Labour 31871 24.5% 15
UK Independence Party 29749 22.9% 4
Green Party 6146 4.7% 0
Liberal Democrat 4692 3.6% 0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3402 2.6% 0
Independent 1759 1.4% 0
English Democrats Party 120 0.1% 0

Chatham Central (3)

Paul Godwin Lab 2258 35.3%
Vince Maple Lab 2238
Julie Shaw Lab 1987
Robin Johnson UKIP 1535 24.0%
Patricia Gulvin C 1394 21.8%
David Jarrett C 1258
Andrew Kennedy C 1208
John Gibson Ind 727 11.4%
Luke Balnave Grn 263 4.1%
Steven Hancock TUSC 219 3.4%

Cuxton and Halling

Matt Fearn C 1761 53.8%
Paul Monck UKIP 958 29.3%
Michael Evans Lab 518 15.8%
Allan Yates TUSC 37 1.1%

Gillingham North (3) [2 Lab gains from Ind]

Pat Cooper Lab 2449 34.3%
Andy Stamp Lab 2258
Adam Price Lab 2026
Mark Mencattelli UKIP 1846 25.9%
Nusrat Ahmed C 1475 20.7%
Bob Russell C 1396
Kwashie Anang C 1368
Trish Marchant Grn 646 9.1%
Steve Kearney LD 436 6.1%
Sid Kingman LD 334
Anita Webber LD 327
Andrew Travers TUSC 278 3.9%

Gillingham South (3) [2 Lab gains from LD]

Clive Johnson Lab 1995 28.3%
Naushabah Khan Lab 1909
Dan McDonald Lab 1877
Terry Allen UKIP 1777 25.2%
Saboor Ahmed C 1537 21.8%
John Farrell UKIP 1469
Rob McCulloch Martin UKIP 1413
Shirley Griffiths C 1405
John Amey C 1343
Geoff Juby LD 871 12.4%
Tony Jeacock LD 697
Chris Sams LD 629
Simon Marchant Grn 552 7.8%
Jacqui Berry TUSC 316 4.5%

Hempstead and Wigmore (2)

Diane Chambers C 3666 77.4%
Rodney Chambers C 3555
Ahmed Khan Lab 828 17.5%
Nabila Khan Lab 749
Stephen Wilkins TUSC 245 5.2%

Lordswood and Capstone (2)

Alan Jarrett C 2711 66.9%
David Wildey C 2341
Nick Alderson-Rice Lab 1110 27.4%
Ambrose Nwodoh Lab 987
Tony Baker TUSC 233 5.7%

Luton and Wayfield (3) [1 C gain from Lab]

Tristan Osborne Lab 1774 33.5%
Sam Craven Lab 1748
Michael Franklin C 1745 32.9%
Christine Godwin Lab 1685
Stephen Harper UKIP 1508 28.4%
Stephen Peachell C 1496
Simon Wray C 1411
Claire Sparham UKIP 1353
Maurice Sparham UKIP 1171
Alison Burns TUSC 154 2.9%
Mike Russell EDP 120 2.3%

Peninsula (3) [2 UKIP gains from C]

Roy Freshwater UKIP 2866 37.6%
Phil Filmer C 2722 35.7%
Mick Pendergast UKIP 2610
Michael Dale C 2461
Jim Nugent C 2440
Mike Yates UKIP 2310
Julia Cherry Lab 1200 15.7%
Peter Tungate Lab 1091
Patrick Minhard Lab 931
Ron Sands Ind 691 9.1%
Chas Berry TUSC 147 1.9%

Princes Park (2)

Tashi Bhutia C 1811 44.8%
Gloria Opara C 1633
Adam Crombie UKIP 1144 28.3%
Alan Higgins Lab 1029 25.4%
Richard Wozencroft UKIP 907
Simon Wady Lab 821
Janet Baker TUSC 60 1.5%

Rainham Central (3)

Rehman Chishti C 4386 51.2%
Barry Kemp C 3473
Mike O'Brien C 3115
Rebecca Mencattelli UKIP 1854 21.6%
Mark Last Lab 1405 16.4%
Tarek Maddison Lab 1018
James Smith Lab 946
Mary Smith Grn 665 7.8%
Carole Sammon TUSC 165 1.9%
Karen Streatfield Ind 92 1.1%

Rainham North (2)

David Carr C 2247 46.3%
Martin Potter C 1910
Vaughan Hewett UKIP 1245 25.6%
Emily Knowles UKIP 850
John Lloyd Lab 837 17.2%
Chiron Mottram Lab 598
John Castle LD 272 5.6%
Neil Williams Grn 254 5.2%
Terry Lucy LD 251
Paul Dennis TUSC 0 0.0%

Rainham South (3)

Howard Doe C 3606 49.2%
David Royle C 2892
Leslie Wicks C 2257
Jean Appleton UKIP 1817 24.8%
Gillian Pearson Lab 1485 20.2%
Susan Marsh UKIP 1468
John Gray Lab 1342
Louwella Prenter Lab 1037
Mike Walters Ind 249 3.4%
Susan Mason-Saunders TUSC 177 2.4%

River (2)

Andrew Mackness C 1698 42.2%
Habib Tejan C 1354
John Jones Lab 1033 25.7%
Mark Jones Lab 1001
Chris Spalding UKIP 863 21.5%
June Winton UKIP 626
Michael Phillips Grn 365 9.1%
Naomi Sayers TUSC 62 1.5%

Rochester East (2)

Teresa Murray Lab 1861 36.2%
Nick Bowler Lab 1721
Sean Varnham C 1406 27.4%
Chris Irvine UKIP 1209 23.5%
Mohamed Rawoof C 1095
Trevor Shields UKIP 1039
William Davies Grn 560 10.9%
Daniel Burn TUSC 98 1.9%

Rochester South and Horsted (3)

Trevor Clarke C 2984 38.9%
Sylvia Griffin C 2679
Rupert Turpin C 2604
Keith Fletcher UKIP 1885 24.5%
Alan Collins UKIP 1666
Frank Moreton UKIP 1662
Del Munton Lab 1617 21.1%
Elaine Thomas Lab 1431
Joe Murray Lab 1405
Bernard Hyde Grn 576 7.5%
Viv Parker LD 502 6.5%
Emma White TUSC 116 1.5%

Rochester West (2)

Kelly Tolhurst C 2418 43.5%
Stuart Tranter C 1884
Rachel Garrick Lab 1169 21.0%
Helen Knight UKIP 1131 20.3%
Stephen Knight UKIP 1066
Tony Scudder Lab 1054
Clive Gregory Grn 575 10.3%
David Heritage Grn 405
Ken Juby LD 206 3.7%
Nem Juby LD 142
Riven Gray TUSC 65 1.2%

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

Elizabeth Chitty C 2673 37.5%
Stephen Iles C 2230
Phil Hall C 2138
Stephen Hubbard Lab 1841 25.8%
Ray Banks UKIP 1791 25.1%
Gareth Batts Lab 1636
Paul O'Rourke UKIP 1630
Linda Robson Lab 1500
Paul Rai UKIP 1413
Stephen Dyke Grn 630 8.8%
Sue Berry TUSC 195 2.7%

Strood Rural (3)

John Williams C 3015 40.4%
Peter Hicks C 2828
Gary Etheridge C 2737
Ben Cook UKIP 2582 34.6%
Tom Mason UKIP 2475
Peter Rodberg UKIP 2294
Julia Hawkins Lab 1278 17.1%
Avril Sime Lab 1144
Jim Wyper Lab 934
Vanessa Roach LD 421 5.6%
Andrew Millsom LD 349
Rosilla Ellwood TUSC 165 2.2%

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

Catriona Brown-Reckless UKIP 2527 38.6%
John Avey C 2289 35.0%
Mark Joy UKIP 2203
Josie Iles C 2085
Richard Thorne UKIP 1898
Harold Ogunfemi C 1734
Rob Heathfield Lab 1583 24.2%
Ikechukwu Igwe Lab 1576
Harinder Singh Mahil Lab 1411
Alec Price TUSC 141 2.2%

Twydall (3) [1 C gain from Lab]

Dorte Gilry Lab 2547 41.4%
Glyn Griffiths Lab 2353
Anne-Claire Howard C 2287 37.2%
Diana Lawrence C 2214
Mark Prenter Lab 1960
Tony Rocco C 1700
Rebecca Lehmann Grn 623 10.1%
Veronica Lewis LD 434 7.1%
Sheila Kearney LD 432
David McDonell LD 268
Ivor Riddell TUSC 257 4.2%

Walderslade (2)

David Brake C 2445 47.4%
Adrian Gulvin C 2097
Linda Russell UKIP 1211 23.5%
Eddie Peake Lab 1024 19.8%
Robert Pitt Lab 897
Jim Percy LD 370 7.2%
Liz Robinson TUSC 111 2.2%

Watling (2) [1 C gain from LD]

Wendy Purdy C 2070 42.4%
Asha Saroy C 1632
Diana Smith LD 1180 24.2%
Benjamin Pranczke Lab 1030 21.1%
Raja Miah Lab 1017
Paul Chaplin LD 877
Richard Lehmann Grn 437 9.0%
Avril Roberts TUSC 161 3.3%

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