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The Conservatives won the previous election in 1935 with a majority of 8,694. At this election, Labour gained the seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 1,856.

Jospeh Binns was elected as the member of parliament for Gillingham.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Binns Jospeh Jospeh Binns Labour	15,110	53.3
	Dodge Johnnie Johnnie Dodge Conservative	13,254	46.7
	Majority	1,856	6.5
	Turnout	28,364	71.3
	Labour gain from Conservative

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