Rainham Central
3 May 2007
An election was held in Rainham Central ward on 3 May 2007 to elect three councillors.
Prior to the election, all three seats were held by the Conservatives. Following the election, the Conservatives held all three seats.
Barry Joseph Kemp, Mike O'Brien and Rehman Chishti were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
Barry Joseph Kemp Conservative |
2,353 | 18.4% | ||
|
Mike O'Brien Conservative |
2,216 | 17.3% | ||
|
Rehman Chishti * Conservative |
2,204 | 17.2% | ||
|
Bob Collinson Liberal Democrat |
1,081 | 8.4% | ||
|
Matthew James Fearn * Independent |
1,008 | 7.9% | ||
|
Terry Reginald Lucy Liberal Democrat |
905 | 7.1% | ||
|
Roger John Shade Liberal Democrat |
818 | 6.4% | ||
|
Peter Rodberg Independent |
622 | 4.9% | ||
|
Sheila Clark Labour |
503 | 3.9% | ||
|
Ian Cuthbert Labour |
408 | 3.2% | ||
|
Christine Anne Murphy Labour |
389 | 3.0% | ||
|
Shirley Patricia Rose Ukip |
310 | 2.4% | ||
| Turnout | 47.7% | |||
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* 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 Change
Swing
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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