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Gillingham and Rainham
4 July 2024
An election was held in Gillingham and Rainham on 4 July 2024 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency.
The Conservatives won the previous election in 2019 with a majority of 15,119. At this election, Labour gained the seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 3,972.
Naushabah Parveen Khan was elected as the member of parliament for Gillingham and Rainham.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|
Naushabah Parveen Khan Labour |
15,562 | 37.8 | |||
|
Rehman Chishti * Conservative |
11,590 | 28.2 | |||
|
Rizvi Rawoof Reform UK |
8,792 | 21.4 | |||
|
Kate Belmonte Green party |
2,318 | 5.6 | |||
|
Stuart James Bourne Liberal Democrat |
2,248 | 5.5 | |||
|
Peter James Cook Independent |
344 | 0.8 | |||
|
Roger James Peacock Christian Peoples Alliance |
175 | 0.4 | |||
|
Peter Anthony Wheeler Social Democratic party |
111 | 0.3 | |||
| Majority | 3,972 | 9.7 | |||
| Turnout | 41,277 | 56.1 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
* 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.
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 | 32 | |
| Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 0 | |
| Unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 106 | |
| Total | 138 |
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 2024 was £17,149.44 for the short campaign (the period beginning the day the individual officially becomes a candidate).
| Candidate | Short Campaign | Total Expenses | £ per Vote | |
| Rehman Chishti | £14,998.63 | £14,998.63 | £1.29 | |
| Naushabah Parveen Khan | £14,371.97 | £14,371.97 | £0.92 | |
| Stuart James Bourne | £1,858.25 | £1,858.25 | £0.83 | |
| Rizvi Rawoof | £1,795.00 | £1,795.00 | £0.20 | |
| Peter James Cook | £730.62 | £730.62 | £2.12 | |
| Roger James Peacock | £710.31 | £710.31 | £4.06 | |
| Kate Belmonte | £69.75 | £69.75 | £0.03 | |
| Peter Anthony Wheeler | £61.82 | £61.82 | £0.56 |
To order the candidates by name, amount spent or the cost per vote received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Election Expenses
| Previous election |
| « 12 December 2019 |
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