Chatham and Aylesford
6 May 2010
An election was held in Chatham and Aylesford on 6 May 2010 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency.
Labour won the previous election in 2005 with a majority of 2,332. At this election, the Conservatives gained the seat from Labour with a majority of 6,069.
Tracey Elizabeth Anne Crouch was elected as the member of parliament for Chatham and Aylesford.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|
Tracey Elizabeth Anne Crouch Conservative |
20,230 | 46.2 | |||
|
Jonathan Rowland Shaw * Labour |
14,161 | 32.3 | |||
|
John Henry Conyngham McClintock Liberal Democrat |
5,832 | 13.3 | |||
|
Colin James McCarthy-Stewart British National party |
1,365 | 3.1 | |||
|
Stephen William Newton Ukip |
1,314 | 3.0 | |||
|
Sean Michael Varnham English Democrat |
400 | 0.9 | |||
|
Dave Arthur Green party |
396 | 0.9 | |||
|
Maureen Irene Smith Christian party |
109 | 0.2 | |||
| Majority | 6,069 | 13.9 | |||
| Turnout | 43,807 | 61.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
* Denotes a member of parliament standing for re-election.
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote Change
Swing
Election Expenses by Candidate
Candidates have individual limits on the amount they can spend during the election campaign. The limit for each candidate in Chatham and Aylesford in 2010 was £11,902.44 for the short campaign (the period beginning the day the individual officially becomes a candidate) and £29,752.44 for the long campaign.
| Candidate | Long Campaign | Short Campaign | Total Expenses | £ per Vote | |
| Jonathan Rowland Shaw | £15,819.62 | £10,076.25 | £25,895.87 | £1.83 | |
| Tracey Elizabeth Anne Crouch | £10,777.19 | £9,076.98 | £19,854.17 | £0.98 | |
| John Henry Conyngham McClintock | £0.00 | £2,260.18 | £2,260.18 | £0.39 | |
| Sean Michael Varnham | £1,208.25 | £0.00 | £1,208.25 | £3.02 | |
| Dave Arthur | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Stephen William Newton | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Colin James McCarthy-Stewart | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Maureen Irene Smith | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
To order the candidates by name, amount spent or the cost per vote received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Election Expenses
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