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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 2,790.

Jonathan Shaw was elected as the member of parliament for Chatham and Aylesford.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Shaw Jonathan Jonathan Shaw Labour	21,191	43.1
	Knox-Johnston Richard Richard Knox-Johnston Conservative	18,401	37.4
	Murray Robin Robin Murray Liberal Democrat	7,389	15.0
	Riddle Keith Keith Riddle Referendum party	1,538	3.1
	Harding Alan Alan Harding Ukip	493	1.0
	Martel Timothy Timothy Martel Natural Law party	149	0.3
	Majority	2,790	5.7
	Turnout	49,161	71.1
	Labour win (new constituency)

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

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