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It was the first election to take place in the constituency following a boundary review. At this election, Unionist won the seat with a majority of 4,587.

Alexander Richardson was elected as the member of parliament for Gravesend.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Richardson Alexander Alexander Richardson Unionist	7,841	51.7
	Butts James James Butts Labour	3,254	21.5
	Davis Henry Edward Henry Edward Davis Independent Unionist	1,817	12.0
	Best Charles Edward Charles Edward Best Liberal	1,271	8.4
	Hinkley Harry Harry Hinkley National party	985	6.5
	Majority	4,587	30.2
	Turnout	15,168	48.8
	Unionist win (new constituency)

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

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