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It was the first election to take place in the constituency following a boundary review. At this election, Labour won the seat with a majority of 477.

Arthur Bottomley was elected as the member of parliament for Rochester and Chatham.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Bottomley Arthur Arthur Bottomley * Labour	24,855	50.5
	Mathew Robert Robert Mathew Conservative	24,378	49.5
	Majority	477	1.0
	Turnout	49,233	84.2
	Labour win (new constituency)

* Denotes a member of parliament standing for re-election.

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

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