Gillingham
7 June 2001
An election was held in Gillingham on 7 June 2001 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency.
Labour won the previous election in 1997 with a majority of 1,980. At this election, they held the seat with a majority of 2,272.
Paul Clark was elected as the member of parliament for Gillingham.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Labour |
Paul Clark *18,782 | 44.5 | |||
Conservative |
Tim Butcher 16,510 | 39.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat |
Jonathan Hunt 5,755 | 13.6 | |||
Ukip |
Tony Scholfield 933 | 2.2 | |||
Socialist Alliance |
Wynford Vaughan Thomas 232 | 0.5 | |||
Majority | 2,272 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 42,212 | 59.5 | |||
Labour 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
Election Expenses by Candidate
Candidates have individual limits on the amount they can spend during the election campaign. The limit for each candidate in Gillingham in 2001 was £8,744.45 for the short campaign (the period beginning the day the individual officially becomes a candidate).
Candidate | Short Campaign | Total Expenses | £ per Vote | |
Paul Clark | £9,562.88 | £9,562.88 | £0.51 | |
Tim Butcher | £6,846.83 | £6,846.83 | £0.41 | |
Jonathan Hunt | £2,849.77 | £2,849.77 | £0.50 | |
Tony Scholfield | £2,405.01 | £2,405.01 | £2.58 | |
Wynford Vaughan Thomas | £1,392.50 | £1,392.50 | £6.00 |
To order the candidates by name, amount spent or the cost per vote received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Election Expenses
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