Gillingham North East - Election - 2 May 1985

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An election was held in Gillingham North East division on 2 May 1985 to elect one councillor.

Prior to the election, the seat was held by Labour. Following the election, the SDP-Liberal alliance gained the seat from Labour.

Ms. J. Round was elected as councillor for the division.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Round Ms. J. Ms. J. Round
SDP-Liberal Alliance 2,123 38.5%

Hattersley Ms. C. Ms. C. Hattersley
Conservative 1,850 33.6%

Castle K. K. Castle
Labour 1,536 27.9%

Turnout 40.2%

SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Labour

Candidate	Votes	%
Round Ms. J. Ms. J. Round SDP-Liberal Alliance	2,123	38.5%
Hattersley Ms. C. Ms. C. Hattersley Conservative	1,850	33.6%
Castle K. K. Castle Labour	1,536	27.9%
Turnout		40.2%
SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Labour

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 electoral division is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.

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