8 June 2017

Results

The following results were declared by the Returning Officer:

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rehman Chishti *	Conservative	27,091	55.4
	Andy Stamp	Labour	17,661	36.1
	Martin Anthony Cook	UKIP	2,097	4.3
	Paul Chaplin	Liberal Democrat	1,372	2.8
	Clive Bryn Malcolm Gregory	Green Party	520	1.1
	Roger James Peacock	Christian Peoples Alliance	127	0.3
Majority			9,430	19.3
Turnout			48,868	67.2
	Conservative hold

* Denotes Member of Parliament standing for re-election

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

Rejected Ballots

The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:

Want of Official Mark	0
Voting for more than one candidate	21
Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified	0
Unmarked or voided for uncertainty	69
Total	90

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 & Rainham in 2017 was £12,995.76 for the short campaign (the period beginning the day the individual officially becomes a candidate).

Candidate		Short Campaign	Total Expenses	£ per Vote
	Andy Stamp	£9,332.81	£9,332.81	£0.53
	Rehman Chishti	£7,411.23	£7,411.23	£0.27
	Paul Chaplin	£1,680.32	£1,680.32	£1.22
	Martin Anthony Cook	£769.18	£769.18	£0.37
	Roger James Peacock	£470.00	£470.00	£3.70
	Clive Bryn Malcolm Gregory	£35.00	£35.00	£0.07

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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