7 May 2015
Result
An election was held in Gillingham and Rainham on 7 May 2015 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Conservative |
Rehman Chishti *22,590 | 48.0 | |||
Labour |
Paul Gordon Clark 12,060 | 25.6 | |||
Ukip |
Mark Hanson 9,199 | 19.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Chaplin 1,707 | 3.6 | |||
Green party |
Neil Peter Williams 1,133 | 2.4 | |||
TUSC |
Jacqui Berry 273 | 0.6 | |||
Independent |
Roger James Peacock 72 | 0.2 | |||
Independent |
Mike Walters 44 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 10,530 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | 47,078 | 65.2 | |||
Conservative hold |
* Denotes 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 Gillingham and Rainham in 2015 was £12,959.04 for the short campaign (the period beginning the day the individual officially becomes a candidate) and £34,959.04 for the long campaign.
Candidate | Long Campaign | Short Campaign | Total Expenses | £ per Vote | |
Paul Gordon Clark | £4,787.45 | £9,706.35 | £14,493.80 | £1.20 | |
Rehman Chishti | £3,872.40 | £8,689.55 | £12,561.95 | £0.56 | |
Mark Hanson | £0.00 | £4,427.50 | £4,427.50 | £0.48 | |
Paul Chaplin | £1,222.50 | £424.90 | £1,647.40 | £0.97 | |
Roger James Peacock | £760.00 | £0.00 | £760.00 | £10.56 | |
Neil Peter Williams | £0.00 | £675.00 | £675.00 | £0.60 | |
Jacqui Berry | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
Mike Walters | £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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