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The Conservatives won the previous election in 1964 with a majority of 5,644. At this election, they held the seat with a majority of 3,140.

Frederick Burden was elected as the member of parliament for Gillingham.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Burden Frederick Frederick Burden * Conservative	20,158	49.5
	Binns Joseph Joseph Binns Labour	17,018	41.8
	Payne Godfrey A Godfrey A Payne Liberal	3,546	8.7
	Majority	3,140	7.7
	Turnout	40,722	78.5
	Conservative hold

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

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