Strood Rural
2 May 2019
An election was held in Strood Rural ward on 2 May 2019 to elect three councillors.
Prior to the election, all three seats were held by the Conservatives. Following the election, the Conservatives held all three seats.
John Williams, Gary David James Etheridge and Elizabeth Turpin were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
John Williams *1,407 | 15.8% | ||
Conservative |
Gary David James Etheridge *1,331 | 14.9% | ||
Conservative |
Elizabeth Turpin 1,232 | 13.8% | ||
Ukip |
Martin Anthony Cook 770 | 8.6% | ||
Independent |
Ben Cook 724 | 8.1% | ||
Labour |
Julia Cicely Hawkins 588 | 6.6% | ||
Independent |
Brian Styles 538 | 6.0% | ||
Labour |
Charlie Matthew Curtis Kennedy 520 | 5.8% | ||
Green party |
Kenneth Watkins 501 | 5.6% | ||
Independent |
Frank William Hurley Moreton 491 | 5.5% | ||
Labour |
Gareth Richard Myton 467 | 5.2% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Andy Millsom 350 | 3.9% | ||
Turnout | 3,404 | 29.7% | ||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
* 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 | 3 | |
Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 0 | |
Unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 9 | |
Total | 12 |
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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