1 May 1997
Result
An election was held in Medway on 1 May 1997 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Labour |
Bob Marshall-Andrews 21,858 | 48.9 | |||
Conservative |
Peggy Fenner *16,504 | 36.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat |
Roger Roberts 4,555 | 10.2 | |||
Referendum party |
Joseph Main 1,420 | 3.2 | |||
Ukip |
Susan Radlett 405 | 0.9 | |||
Majority | 5,354 | 12.0 | |||
Turnout | 44,742 | 72.3 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election
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Vote Change
Swing
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