12 April 1973
An election was held in Gillingham No 5 division on 12 April 1973 to elect one councillor.
It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. the Liberals won the new seat.
Robert Sayer was elected as councillor for the division.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Liberal |
R. Sayer 2,458 | 44.8% | ||
Conservative |
L. Shuter 2,125 | 38.7% | ||
Labour |
C. Spelman 903 | 16.5% | ||
Turnout | 39.2% | |||
Liberal win (new ward) |
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote share for the electoral division is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.
Next election |
5 May 1977 » |