Gillingham
5 July 1945
An election was held in Gillingham on 5 July 1945 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency.
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 | % | |||
Labour |
Jospeh Binns 15,110 | 53.3 | |||
Conservative |
Johnnie Dodge 13,254 | 46.7 | |||
Majority | 1,856 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 28,364 | 71.3 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative |
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Vote Change
Swing
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