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The Conservatives won the previous election in 1970 with a majority of 7,756. At this election, they held the seat with a majority of 5,882.

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	20,934	41.2
	Sayer Robert John Robert John Sayer Liberal	15,052	29.6
	Clother Henry Gordon Nansen Henry Gordon Nansen Clother Labour	14,850	29.2
	Majority	5,882	11.6
	Turnout	50,836	82.7
	Conservative hold

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

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