5 May 2005
Result
An election was held in Medway on 5 May 2005 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Labour |
Bob Graham Marshall-Andrews *17,333 | 42.2 | |||
Conservative |
Mark John Reckless 17,120 | 41.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat |
Geoffrey William Juby 5,152 | 12.5 | |||
Ukip |
Robert Nigel Oakley 1,488 | 3.6 | |||
Majority | 213 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 41,093 | 61.1 | |||
Labour hold |
* Denotes 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 Medway in 2005 was £11,743.75 for the short campaign (the period beginning the day the individual officially becomes a candidate).
Candidate | Short Campaign | Total Expenses | £ per Vote | |
Mark John Reckless | £11,375.05 | £11,375.05 | £0.66 | |
Bob Graham Marshall-Andrews | £9,686.96 | £9,686.96 | £0.56 | |
Geoffrey William Juby | £1,289.03 | £1,289.03 | £0.25 | |
Robert Nigel Oakley | £662.00 | £662.00 | £0.44 |
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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