15 October 1964
Result
An election was held in Gillingham on 15 October 1964 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Conservative |
Frederick Burden *20,228 | 51.4 | |||
Labour |
John Ryman 14,584 | 37.0 | |||
Liberal |
Godfrey A Payne 4,052 | 10.3 | |||
Independent |
Frederick Cotter 527 | 1.3 | |||
Majority | 5,644 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 39,391 | 78.1 | |||
Conservative hold |
* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election
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Vote Change
Swing
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