Kent PCC election on 5 May 2016

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First Round

Second Round

Medway Vote Share

An election was held in Kent on 5 May 2016 to elect a police and crime commissioner for the county. The following results were declared by the returning officer:

First Round

Candidate Medway % Kent %

Scott Matthew RichardMatthew Richard Scott
Conservative 9,968 29.0 88,396 33.1

Bolton HenryHenry Bolton
Ukip 10,289 29.9 73,299 27.5

Osborne Tristan JohnTristan John Osborne
Labour 8,419 24.5 50,978 19.1

Sandher Gurvinder SinghGurvinder Singh Sandher
Independent 3,203 9.3 26,221 9.8

Naghi David SandruDavid Sandru Naghi
Liberal Democrat 1,335 3.9 19,601 7.3

Uncles SteveSteve Uncles
English Democrat 1,200 3.5 8,311 3.1

Turnout 34,414 18.3 266,806 21.5

Candidate	Medway	%	Kent	%
Scott Matthew RichardMatthew Richard Scott Conservative	9,968	29.0	88,396	33.1
Bolton HenryHenry Bolton Ukip	10,289	29.9	73,299	27.5
Osborne Tristan JohnTristan John Osborne Labour	8,419	24.5	50,978	19.1
Sandher Gurvinder SinghGurvinder Singh Sandher Independent	3,203	9.3	26,221	9.8
Naghi David SandruDavid Sandru Naghi Liberal Democrat	1,335	3.9	19,601	7.3
Uncles SteveSteve Uncles English Democrat	1,200	3.5	8,311	3.1
Turnout	34,414	18.3	266,806	21.5

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

Under the alternative vote electoral system, a candidate needs to win more than 50% of the votes to be elected. As no candidate received more than 50% of the votes in the first round, the two highest polling candidates went through to a second round. The second preferences of the eliminated candidates, where applicable, were added to the two remaining candidates' votes.

Second Round

Candidate Medway (Total) Kent (Total)

Scott Matthew RichardMatthew Richard Scott
Conservative 2,070 (12,038) 16,162 (104,558)

Bolton HenryHenry Bolton
Ukip 2,227 (12,516) 14,679 (87,978)

Conservative gain from Independent

Candidate	Medway	(Total)	Kent	(Total)
Scott Matthew RichardMatthew Richard Scott Conservative	2,070	(12,038)	16,162	(104,558)
Bolton HenryHenry Bolton Ukip	2,227	(12,516)	14,679	(87,978)
Conservative gain from Independent