6 May 2010
Result
An election was held in Rochester and Strood on 6 May 2010 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Conservative |
Mark John Reckless 23,604 | 49.2 | |||
Labour |
Teresa Margaret Murray 13,651 | 28.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat |
Geoff Juby 7,800 | 16.3 | |||
English Democrat |
Ron Sands 2,182 | 4.5 | |||
Green party |
Simon Philip Marchant 734 | 1.5 | |||
Majority | 9,953 | 20.7 | |||
Turnout | 47,971 | 64.9 | |||
Conservative win (new constituency) |
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Election Expenses by Candidate
Candidates have individual limits on the amount they can spend during the election campaign. The limit for each candidate in Rochester and Strood in 2010 was £12,313.06 for the short campaign (the period beginning the day the individual officially becomes a candidate) and £30,163.06 for the long campaign.
Candidate | Long Campaign | Short Campaign | Total Expenses | £ per Vote | |
Mark John Reckless | £4,480.94 | £9,710.11 | £14,191.05 | £0.60 | |
Teresa Margaret Murray | £2,265.97 | £6,231.15 | £8,497.12 | £0.62 | |
Geoff Juby | £665.43 | £1,566.40 | £2,231.83 | £0.29 | |
Ron Sands | £500.00 | £0.00 | £500.00 | £0.23 | |
Simon Philip Marchant | £0.00 | £153.16 | £153.16 | £0.21 |
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Election Expenses
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