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2 May 2019
An election was held in Rochester East ward on 2 May 2019 to elect two councillors.
Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held both of the seats.
Teresa Murray and Nick Bowler were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|
Teresa Margaret Murray * Labour |
1,332 | 29.9% | ||
|
Nick Bowler * Labour |
1,277 | 28.6% | ||
|
Theresa Jane Fawcett Conservative |
542 | 12.1% | ||
|
Jon Lyndon Jones Conservative |
414 | 9.3% | ||
|
Marilyn Stone Green party |
393 | 8.8% | ||
|
Scott Bradley Harris Ukip |
329 | 7.4% | ||
|
Adrian Brindley Liberal Democrat |
174 | 3.9% | ||
| Turnout | 2,432 | 32.2% | ||
| Labour hold | ||||
| 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.
Rejected Ballots
The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:
| Want of official mark | 1 | |
| 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 | 5 | |
| Total | 8 |
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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