Rainham Central by-election

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Prior to the by-election, the seat was held by the Conservatives. Following the by-election, the Conservatives held the seat.

Jan Aldous was elected as councillor for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Aldous Jan Jan Aldous
Conservative 1,448 61.1%

Mencattelli Mark Mark Mencattelli
Ukip 389 16.4%

Allen Simon Simon Allen
Labour 320 13.5%

Chaplin Paul Paul Chaplin
Liberal Democrat 137 5.8%

Meegan George Geoffrey George Geoffrey Meegan
Green party 61 2.6%

Russell Mike Mike Russell
English Democrat 14 0.6%

Turnout 24.0%

Conservative hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Aldous Jan Jan Aldous Conservative	1,448	61.1%
Mencattelli Mark Mark Mencattelli Ukip	389	16.4%
Allen Simon Simon Allen Labour	320	13.5%
Chaplin Paul Paul Chaplin Liberal Democrat	137	5.8%
Meegan George Geoffrey George Geoffrey Meegan Green party	61	2.6%
Russell Mike Mike Russell English Democrat	14	0.6%
Turnout		24.0%
Conservative hold

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 one candidate 1

Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0

Unmarked or voided for uncertainty 3

Total 4

Vote Share

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.

Previous election Next election

« 7 May 2015 2 May 2019 »

	Want of official mark	0
	Voting for more than one candidate	1
	Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified	0
	Unmarked or voided for uncertainty	3
	Total	4