Cuxton and Halling - Election - 1 May 1997

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It was the first election to be held in the ward following the creation of Medway council. Labour won both of the new seats.

Annapurna Sofat and Peter John Lancley were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Sofat Annapurna Annapurna Sofat
Labour 905 26.5%

Lancley Peter John Peter John Lancley
Labour 834 24.4%

Cawte Anthony Anthony Cawte
Conservative 621 18.2%

Digby Sandra Marinella Sandra Marinella Digby
Conservative 480 14.0%

Murphy Theresa Veronica Theresa Veronica Murphy
Liberal Democrat 313 9.2%

Wastell Paul Leslie Paul Leslie Wastell
Liberal Democrat 267 7.8%

Labour win (new ward)

Labour win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
Sofat Annapurna Annapurna Sofat Labour	905	26.5%
Lancley Peter John Peter John Lancley Labour	834	24.4%
Cawte Anthony Anthony Cawte Conservative	621	18.2%
Digby Sandra Marinella Sandra Marinella Digby Conservative	480	14.0%
Murphy Theresa Veronica Theresa Veronica Murphy Liberal Democrat	313	9.2%
Wastell Paul Leslie Paul Leslie Wastell Liberal Democrat	267	7.8%
Labour win (new ward)
Labour win (new ward)

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

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.

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