Strood North
7 May 2015
An election was held in Strood North ward on 7 May 2015 to elect three councillors.
Prior to the election, the Conservatives held two of the seats and Labour held the other seat. Following the election, the Conservatives held two of the seats and gained the reamining seat from Labour.
Elizabeth Jane Chitty, Stephen Ian Richard Iles and Phil Hall were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
Elizabeth Jane Chitty * Conservative |
2,673 | 15.1% | ||
|
Stephen Ian Richard Iles Conservative |
2,230 | 12.6% | ||
|
Phil Hall Conservative |
2,138 | 12.1% | ||
|
Stephen Alan Hubbard * Labour |
1,841 | 10.4% | ||
|
Ray Banks Ukip |
1,791 | 10.1% | ||
|
Gareth Wilf Batts Labour |
1,636 | 9.3% | ||
|
Paul O'Rourke Ukip |
1,630 | 9.2% | ||
|
Linda Beatrice Robson Labour |
1,500 | 8.5% | ||
|
Paul Rai Ukip |
1,413 | 8.0% | ||
|
Stephen William Dyke Green party |
630 | 3.6% | ||
|
Sue Berry TUSC |
195 | 1.1% | ||
| Turnout | 66.2% | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Conservative 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.
Rejected Ballots
The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:
| Want of official mark | 0 | |
| Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates | 9 | |
| Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 0 | |
| Unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 47 | |
| Total | 56 |
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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