5 May 1989
An election was held in Medway Rural division on 5 May 1989 to elect one councillor.
Prior to the election, the seat was held by Labour. Following the election, Labour held the seat.
Cyril Button was elected as councillor for the division.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
C. Button *2,068 | 39.5% | ||
Conservative |
G. Gates 1,508 | 28.8% | ||
Liberal Democrat |
C. Trice 1,429 | 27.3% | ||
Green party |
Ms. M. Harris 224 | 4.3% | ||
Turnout | 41.7% | |||
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.
Vote Change
Swing
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.
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