Rochester West & Borstal - Election - 4 May 2023

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It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. The Labour and the Co-operative party won all three of the new seats.

Alex Paterson, Linda Jill Bowen and Paula Wilhelmina Hamilton were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Paterson Alex Alex Paterson *
Labour and Co-operative 1,807 19.3%

Bowen Linda Jill Linda Jill Bowen
Labour and Co-operative 1,670 17.8%

Hamilton Paula Wilhelmina Paula Wilhelmina Hamilton
Labour and Co-operative 1,624 17.3%

Tranter Stuart Albert Stuart Albert Tranter *
Conservative 1,336 14.3%

Rivers Faith Faith Rivers
Conservative 1,080 11.5%

Joiner Tim Tim Joiner
Conservative 1,010 10.8%

Worsley Stuart Samuel Stuart Samuel Worsley
Green party 536 5.7%

Holloway Anita Jane Anita Jane Holloway
Liberal Democrat 303 3.2%

Turnout 3,366 38.9%

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
Paterson Alex Alex Paterson * Labour and Co-operative	1,807	19.3%
Bowen Linda Jill Linda Jill Bowen Labour and Co-operative	1,670	17.8%
Hamilton Paula Wilhelmina Paula Wilhelmina Hamilton Labour and Co-operative	1,624	17.3%
Tranter Stuart Albert Stuart Albert Tranter * Conservative	1,336	14.3%
Rivers Faith Faith Rivers Conservative	1,080	11.5%
Joiner Tim Tim Joiner Conservative	1,010	10.8%
Worsley Stuart Samuel Stuart Samuel Worsley Green party	536	5.7%
Holloway Anita Jane Anita Jane Holloway Liberal Democrat	303	3.2%
Turnout	3,366	38.9%
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

* 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 6

Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0

Unmarked or voided for uncertainty 41

Total 47

Vote Share

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.

	Want of Official Mark	0
	Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates	6
	Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified	0
	Unmarked or voided for uncertainty	41
	Total	47