Rochester South and Horsted by-election

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A by-election was held in Rochester South and Horsted ward on 8 May 2008 to elect one councillor following the resignation of Conservative councillor John Ward.

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

Trevor Clarke was elected as councillor for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Clarke Trevor Anthony Trevor Anthony Clarke
Conservative 1,847 48.7%

Price Adam Robert William Adam Robert William Price
Labour 819 21.6%

Parker Viv Viv Parker
Liberal Democrat 767 20.2%

Ravenscroft Brian Christian Brian Christian Ravenscroft
British National party 257 6.8%

Marchant Simon Philip Simon Philip Marchant
Green party 104 2.7%

Turnout 41.0%

Conservative hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Clarke Trevor Anthony Trevor Anthony Clarke Conservative	1,847	48.7%
Price Adam Robert William Adam Robert William Price Labour	819	21.6%
Parker Viv Viv Parker Liberal Democrat	767	20.2%
Ravenscroft Brian Christian Brian Christian Ravenscroft British National party	257	6.8%
Marchant Simon Philip Simon Philip Marchant Green party	104	2.7%
Turnout		41.0%
Conservative hold

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

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.

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