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Gillingham
1 May 1997

An election was held in Gillingham on 1 May 1997 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency.

The Conservatives won the previous election in 1992 with a majority of 16,638. At this election, Labour gained the seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 1,980.

Paul Clark was elected as the member of parliament for Gillingham.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %
  Majority 1,980 3.9
  Turnout 50,683 72.0
  Labour gain from Conservative

* 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 Share

Vote Change

Swing

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