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Rochester West & Borstal
4 May 2023

An election was held in Rochester West & Borstal ward on 4 May 2023 to elect three councillors.

It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. The Labour and the Co-operative party won all three of the new seats.

Alex Paterson, Linda Jill Bowen and Paula Wilhelmina Hamilton were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

  Candidate Votes %
  Turnout 3,366 38.9%
  Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)
  Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)
  Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

* 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 6
Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0
Unmarked or voided for uncertainty 41
Total 47

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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