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St Margaret's and Borstal
1 May 1997
An election was held in St Margaret's and Borstal ward on 1 May 1997 to elect three councillors.
It was the first election to be held in the ward following the creation of Medway council. The Conservatives won two of the new seats and Labour won the remaining new seat.
Edward Winton Baker, Susan Jennifer Haydock and Wynford Vaughan Thomas were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
Edward Winton Baker Conservative |
1,800 | 15.0% | ||
|
Susan Jennifer Haydock Conservative |
1,625 | 13.6% | ||
|
Wynford Vaughan Thomas Labour |
1,603 | 13.4% | ||
|
Hugh Alexander Hawkins Labour |
1,585 | 13.2% | ||
|
Brian Alan Egan Labour |
1,530 | 12.8% | ||
|
Leslie Alan Wicks Conservative |
1,529 | 12.8% | ||
|
Nicholas Leonard Cobley Liberal Democrat |
718 | 6.0% | ||
|
Damien Steven Robert Mead Liberal Democrat |
602 | 5.0% | ||
|
Alan Green Independent |
499 | 4.2% | ||
|
Rupert Thomas Brennan Independent |
476 | 4.0% | ||
| Conservative win (new ward) | ||||
| Conservative win (new ward) | ||||
| Labour win (new ward) | ||||
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
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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