Rochester West by-election

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A by-election was held in Rochester West ward on 8 March 2018 to elect one councillor following the resignation of Conservative councillor Kelly Tolhurst.

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

Alex Paterson was elected as councillor for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Paterson Alex Alex Paterson
Labour 1,212 47.5%

Kew Alan Geoffrey Alan Geoffrey Kew
Conservative 1,007 39.5%

Rose Martin Jacob Martin Jacob Rose
Liberal Democrat 119 4.7%

Hyner Sonia Lesley Sonia Lesley Hyner
Green party 107 4.2%

McCulloch Martin Rob Rob McCulloch Martin
Ukip 104 4.1%

Turnout 33.0%

Labour gain from Conservative

Candidate	Votes	%
Paterson Alex Alex Paterson Labour	1,212	47.5%
Kew Alan Geoffrey Alan Geoffrey Kew Conservative	1,007	39.5%
Rose Martin Jacob Martin Jacob Rose Liberal Democrat	119	4.7%
Hyner Sonia Lesley Sonia Lesley Hyner Green party	107	4.2%
McCulloch Martin Rob Rob McCulloch Martin Ukip	104	4.1%
Turnout		33.0%
Labour gain from Conservative

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 0

Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0

Unmarked or voided for uncertainty 3

Total 3

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