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The Conservatives won the previous election in 1987 with a majority of 9,929. At this election, they held the seat with a majority of 8,786.

Peggy Fenner was elected as the member of parliament for Medway.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Fenner Peggy Peggy Fenner * Conservative	25,924	52.3
	Marshall-Andrews Bob Bob Marshall-Andrews Labour	17,138	34.6
	Trice Cyril L. Cyril L. Trice Liberal Democrat	4,751	9.6
	Austin Mark Mark Austin Liberal	1,480	3.0
	Kember Paul A. Paul A. Kember Natural Law party	234	0.5
	Majority	8,786	17.7
	Turnout	49,527	80.2
	Conservative hold

* Denotes a member of parliament standing for re-election.

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