Kent West
9 June 1994
An election was held in Kent West on 9 June 1994 to elect a member of the European parliament for the constituency.
The Conservatives won the previous election with a majority of 24,050. At this election, Labour gained the seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 16,777.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
Peter Skinner 77,346 | 41.0 | ||
Conservative |
George Benjamin Patterson *60,569 | 32.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat |
J. Daley 33,869 | 17.9 | ||
Ukip |
Craig Mackinlay 9,750 | 5.2 | ||
Green party |
Mrs. P. A. Kemp 5,651 | 3.0 | ||
Natural Law party |
J. J. Bowler 1,598 | 0.8 | ||
Majority | 16,777 | 8.9 | ||
Turnout | 505,658 | 37.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative |
* Denotes member of the European parliament standing for re-election
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Vote Change
Swing
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