Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
4 May 2023
An election was held in Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow ward on 4 May 2023 to elect three councillors.
It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. Independent candidates won all three of the new seats.
George Josiah Thomas Crozer, Ron Sands and Michael Ian Pearce were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
George Josiah Thomas Crozer * Independent |
2,388 | 25.2% | ||
|
Ron Sands * Independent |
2,279 | 24.1% | ||
|
Michael Ian Pearce Independent |
2,230 | 23.6% | ||
|
Robert John Tildesley Conservative |
465 | 4.9% | ||
|
Chris Sparks Conservative |
427 | 4.5% | ||
|
Fatima Mitchell Conservative |
409 | 4.3% | ||
|
Gary Barwell Labour |
358 | 3.8% | ||
|
Giuliana Paola Christmas Labour |
336 | 3.6% | ||
|
Steve Vickery Labour |
286 | 3.0% | ||
|
Julian Charles Sutton Green party |
140 | 1.5% | ||
|
Steve Hudson Reform UK |
94 | 1.0% | ||
|
Aaron Robert Sergejenkovs-Telford Liberal Democrat |
51 | 0.5% | ||
| Turnout | 3,349 | 33.3% | ||
| Independent win (new ward) | ||||
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* Denotes a councillor 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 the permitted number of candidates | 9 | |
| Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 0 | |
| Unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 0 | |
| Total | 9 |
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.