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Rainham South
2 May 2019
An election was held in Rainham South ward on 2 May 2019 to elect three councillors.
Prior to the election, all three seats were held by the Conservatives. Following the election, the Conservatives held all three seats.
Gary John Hackwell, Howard Francis Doe and Roger Barrett were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
Gary John Hackwell Conservative |
1,565 | 19.7% | ||
|
Howard Francis Doe * Conservative |
1,527 | 19.2% | ||
|
Roger Barrett Conservative |
1,388 | 17.5% | ||
|
Jean Katherine Shirley Appleton Ukip |
682 | 8.6% | ||
|
Alexandra Grace Chatfield Labour |
610 | 7.7% | ||
|
David John Carman Labour |
601 | 7.6% | ||
|
Tom Davis Independent |
559 | 7.0% | ||
|
Eddie Peake Labour |
496 | 6.2% | ||
|
Mike Walters Liberal Democrat |
312 | 3.9% | ||
|
Roger James Peacock Christian Peoples Alliance |
198 | 2.5% | ||
| Turnout | 3,110 | 30.7% | ||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Conservative 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.
Rejected Ballots
The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:
| Want of official mark | 3 | |
| Voting for more than the permitted number of candidates | 2 | |
| Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 0 | |
| Unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 6 | |
| Total | 11 |
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.
| Previous election |
| « 7 May 2015 |
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