Gillingham South by-election

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Prior to the by-election, the seat was held by Labour and Co-operative. Following the by-election, the Labour and the Co-operative party held the seat.

Liubov Nestorova was elected as councillor for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Nestorova Liubov Liubov Nestorova
Labour and Co-operative 706 37.4%

Rawoof Rizvi Rizvi Rawoof
Reform UK 506 26.8%

Ahmed Saboor Saboor Ahmed
Conservative 330 17.5%

Marchant Trish Trish Marchant
Green party 167 8.8%

Rist Onyx Onyx Rist
Liberal Democrat 99 5.2%

Wheeler Peter Anthony Peter Anthony Wheeler
Social Democratic party 69 3.7%

Bhunnoo Roshan Ali Roshan Ali Bhunnoo
Heritage party 12 0.6%

Turnout 1,895 16.4%

Labour and Co-operative hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Nestorova Liubov Liubov Nestorova Labour and Co-operative	706	37.4%
Rawoof Rizvi Rizvi Rawoof Reform UK	506	26.8%
Ahmed Saboor Saboor Ahmed Conservative	330	17.5%
Marchant Trish Trish Marchant Green party	167	8.8%
Rist Onyx Onyx Rist Liberal Democrat	99	5.2%
Wheeler Peter Anthony Peter Anthony Wheeler Social Democratic party	69	3.7%
Bhunnoo Roshan Ali Roshan Ali Bhunnoo Heritage party	12	0.6%
Turnout	1,895	16.4%
Labour and Co-operative 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:

Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates 2

Unmarked or voided for uncertainty 3

Total 5

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

« 4 May 2023

	Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates	2
	Unmarked or voided for uncertainty	3
	Total	5