Earl - Election - 1 May 1997

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It was the first election to be held in the ward following the creation of Medway council. Labour won one of the new seats and the Labour and the Co-operative party won the other new seat.

David James Coles and Frederick Walter Bacon were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Coles David James David James Coles
Labour 1,674 35.3%

Bacon Frederick Walter Frederick Walter Bacon
Labour and Co-operative 1,162 24.5%

Griffin Sylvia Mary Sylvia Mary Griffin
Conservative 801 16.9%

Nugent James James Nugent
Conservative 590 12.5%

Howe Angela Kay Angela Kay Howe
Liberal Democrat 282 6.0%

Howe Robert Michael Robert Michael Howe
Liberal Democrat 227 4.8%

Labour win (new ward)

Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
Coles David James David James Coles Labour	1,674	35.3%
Bacon Frederick Walter Frederick Walter Bacon Labour and Co-operative	1,162	24.5%
Griffin Sylvia Mary Sylvia Mary Griffin Conservative	801	16.9%
Nugent James James Nugent Conservative	590	12.5%
Howe Angela Kay Angela Kay Howe Liberal Democrat	282	6.0%
Howe Robert Michael Robert Michael Howe Liberal Democrat	227	4.8%
Labour win (new ward)
Labour and Co-operative win (new ward)

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

Vote Share

Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.

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