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1 May 1997
An election was held in Rainham Mark ward on 1 May 1997 to elect three councillors.
It was the first election to be held in the ward following the creation of Medway council. the Conservatives won all three of the new seats.
John Anthony, Graham Payne and John Williams were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
John Raymond Anthony Conservative |
1,860 | 14.5% | ||
|
Graham William Payne Conservative |
1,734 | 13.6% | ||
|
John Albert Williams Conservative |
1,659 | 13.0% | ||
|
Jocelyn Marjorie Russell Liberal Democrat |
1,633 | 12.8% | ||
|
Alan John Jefferies Liberal Democrat |
1,602 | 12.5% | ||
|
Steven Robert Sivyer Liberal Democrat |
1,535 | 12.0% | ||
|
Christine Cordier Labour |
988 | 7.7% | ||
|
Carol Hayton Labour |
894 | 7.0% | ||
|
Linda Janet Miller Labour |
886 | 6.9% | ||
| Conservative win (new ward) | ||||
| Conservative win (new ward) | ||||
| Conservative 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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