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Result

An election was held in Chatham and Aylesford on 1 May 1997 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency. The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Shaw Jonthan Jonthan Shaw Labour	21,191	43.1
	Knox-Johnston Richard Richard Knox-Johnston Conservative	18,401	37.4
	Murray Robin Robin Murray Liberal Democrat	7,389	15.0
	Riddle Keith Keith Riddle Referendum party	1,538	3.1
	Harding Alan Alan Harding Ukip	493	1.0
	Martel Timothy Timothy Martel Natural Law party	149	0.3
	Majority	2,790	5.7
	Turnout	49,161	71.1
	Labour win (new constituency)

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

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