1 May 1997
An election was held in Beechings ward on 1 May 1997 to elect two councillors.
It was the first election to be held in the ward following the creation of Medway council. Labour won both of the new seats.
Sheila Clark and Glyn Griffiths were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
Sheila Gladys Clark 1,801 | 30.3% | ||
Labour |
Glyn David Griffiths 1,408 | 23.7% | ||
Conservative |
June Robb 871 | 14.7% | ||
Conservative |
Susan Jacqueline Searle 703 | 11.8% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Irene Olive Ena Easton 615 | 10.4% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Rodney Frederick West 542 | 9.1% | ||
Labour win (new ward) | ||||
Labour win (new ward) |
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
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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