Kent West
9 June 1994
An election was held in Kent West on 9 June 1994 to elect a member of the European parliament for the constituency.
The Conservatives won the previous election with a majority of 24,050. At this election, Labour gained the seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 16,777.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
Peter Skinner Labour |
77,346 | 41.0 | ||
|
George Benjamin Patterson * Conservative |
60,569 | 32.1 | ||
|
J. Daley Liberal Democrat |
33,869 | 17.9 | ||
|
Craig Mackinlay Ukip |
9,750 | 5.2 | ||
|
Mrs. P. A. Kemp Green party |
5,651 | 3.0 | ||
|
J. J. Bowler Natural Law party |
1,598 | 0.8 | ||
| Majority | 16,777 | 8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 505,658 | 37.3 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
* Denotes member of the European parliament standing for re-election
To order the candidates by name, party or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote Change
Swing
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