River - Election - 3 May 2007

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An election was held in River ward on 3 May 2007 to elect two councillors.

Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by Labour. Following the election, the Conservatives gained one of the seats from Labour and Labour held the other seat.

Bill Esterson and Craig Mackinlay were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Esterson Bill Bill Esterson *
Labour 791 22.8%

Mackinlay Craig Craig Mackinlay
Conservative 770 22.2%

Jones Mark Mark Jones *
Labour 712 20.5%

Tamang-Bhutia Tashi Tashi Tamang-Bhutia
Conservative 660 19.0%

Stamp Eleanor Margaret Eleanor Margaret Stamp
Liberal Democrat 161 4.6%

Van Vuuren Nico Nico Van Vuuren
Ukip 131 3.8%

Stamp Janice Margaret Janice Margaret Stamp
Liberal Democrat 127 3.7%

Maddocks Peter Peter Maddocks
Medway Independent party 119 3.4%

Turnout 37.1%

Conservative gain from Labour

Labour hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Esterson Bill Bill Esterson * Labour	791	22.8%
Mackinlay Craig Craig Mackinlay Conservative	770	22.2%
Jones Mark Mark Jones * Labour	712	20.5%
Tamang-Bhutia Tashi Tashi Tamang-Bhutia Conservative	660	19.0%
Stamp Eleanor Margaret Eleanor Margaret Stamp Liberal Democrat	161	4.6%
Van Vuuren Nico Nico Van Vuuren Ukip	131	3.8%
Stamp Janice Margaret Janice Margaret Stamp Liberal Democrat	127	3.7%
Maddocks Peter Peter Maddocks Medway Independent party	119	3.4%
Turnout		37.1%
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.

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

Vote Share

Vote Change

Swing

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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