Medway
11 June 1987
An election was held in Medway on 11 June 1987 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency.
The Conservatives won the previous election in 1983 with a majority of 8,656. At this election, they held the seat with a majority of 9,929.
Peggy Fenner was elected as the member of parliament for Medway.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
| Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|
Peggy Fenner * Conservative |
23,889 | 51.0 | |||
|
Vernon Hull Labour |
13,960 | 29.8 | |||
|
Jennifer Horne-Roberts Social Democratic party |
8,450 | 18.1 | |||
|
June Rosser Green party |
504 | 1.1 | |||
| Majority | 9,929 | 21.2 | |||
| Turnout | 46,803 | 73.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | |||||
* Denotes a member of parliament standing for re-election.
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote Change
Swing
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