1 May 1997
An election was held in Troy Town 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.
Simon Rowan-Robinson and Steven Wallis were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
Simon Antony Rowan-Robinson 1,599 | 30.5% | ||
Labour |
Steven Martin Wallis 1,402 | 26.7% | ||
Conservative |
Peter Edward Harris 918 | 17.5% | ||
Conservative |
Dennis Henry Price 704 | 13.4% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Jaqueline Sally Rochelle-Cawte 466 | 8.9% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
Michael John Makin 155 | 3.0% | ||
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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