Medway - Election - 6 May 1982

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An election was held in Medway ward on 6 May 1982 to elect two councillors.

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

Jim Hattersley and Ben Heffernan were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Hattersley J. J. Hattersley
Conservative 742 18.1%

Heffernan B. B. Heffernan
SDP-Liberal Alliance 731 17.8%

Lewcock C. C. Lewcock
SDP-Liberal Alliance 687 16.8%

Stokes K. K. Stokes
Conservative 682 16.7%

Collingwood C. C. Collingwood
Labour 634 15.5%

Harriott S. S. Harriott
Labour 620 15.1%

Turnout 42.3%

SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative

Conservative hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Hattersley J. J. Hattersley Conservative	742	18.1%
Heffernan B. B. Heffernan SDP-Liberal Alliance	731	17.8%
Lewcock C. C. Lewcock SDP-Liberal Alliance	687	16.8%
Stokes K. K. Stokes Conservative	682	16.7%
Collingwood C. C. Collingwood Labour	634	15.5%
Harriott S. S. Harriott Labour	620	15.1%
Turnout		42.3%
SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

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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