Gillingham North East - Election - 7 May 1981

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An election was held in Gillingham North East division on 7 May 1981 to elect one councillor.

It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. Labour won the new seat.

G. Simmonds was elected as councillor for the division.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Simmonds G. G. Simmonds
Labour 2,051 36.8%

Stokes K. K. Stokes
Conservative 1,975 35.4%

Larcombe J. J. Larcombe
Liberal 1,554 27.8%

Turnout 40.4%

Labour win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
Simmonds G. G. Simmonds Labour	2,051	36.8%
Stokes K. K. Stokes Conservative	1,975	35.4%
Larcombe J. J. Larcombe Liberal	1,554	27.8%
Turnout		40.4%
Labour win (new ward)

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Vote Share

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

2 May 1985 »