Medway - Election - 7 May 1987

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Prior to the election, the seat was held by the SDP-Liberal alliance. Following the election, the SDP-Liberal alliance held the seat.

Ben Heffernan was elected as councillor for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Heffernan Ben Ben Heffernan *
SDP-Liberal Alliance 1,134 54.9%

Williams Ms. K. Ms. K. Williams
Conservative 559 27.1%

Byrne J. J. Byrne
Labour 371 18.0%

Turnout 43.7%

SDP-Liberal Alliance hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Heffernan Ben Ben Heffernan * SDP-Liberal Alliance	1,134	54.9%
Williams Ms. K. Ms. K. Williams Conservative	559	27.1%
Byrne J. J. Byrne Labour	371	18.0%
Turnout		43.7%
SDP-Liberal Alliance hold

* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

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.

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