Chatham and Aylesford
6 May 2010
An election was held in Chatham and Aylesford on 6 May 2010 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency.
Labour won the previous election in 2005 with a majority of 2,332. At this election, the Conservatives gained the seat from Labour with a majority of 6,069.
Tracey Elizabeth Anne Crouch was elected as the member of parliament for Chatham and Aylesford.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Conservative |
Tracey Elizabeth Anne Crouch 20,230 | 46.2 | |||
Labour |
Jonathan Rowland Shaw *14,161 | 32.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat |
John Henry Conyngham McClintock 5,832 | 13.3 | |||
British National party |
Colin James McCarthy-Stewart 1,365 | 3.1 | |||
Ukip |
Stephen William Newton 1,314 | 3.0 | |||
English Democrat |
Sean Michael Varnham 400 | 0.9 | |||
Green party |
Dave Arthur 396 | 0.9 | |||
Christian party |
Maureen Irene Smith 109 | 0.2 | |||
Majority | 6,069 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 43,807 | 61.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
* 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 Chatham and Aylesford in 2010 was £11,902.44 for the short campaign (the period beginning the day the individual officially becomes a candidate) and £29,752.44 for the long campaign.
Candidate | Long Campaign | Short Campaign | Total Expenses | £ per Vote | |
Jonathan Rowland Shaw | £15,819.62 | £10,076.25 | £25,895.87 | £1.83 | |
Tracey Elizabeth Anne Crouch | £10,777.19 | £9,076.98 | £19,854.17 | £0.98 | |
John Henry Conyngham McClintock | £0.00 | £2,260.18 | £2,260.18 | £0.39 | |
Sean Michael Varnham | £1,208.25 | £0.00 | £1,208.25 | £3.02 | |
Dave Arthur | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
Stephen William Newton | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
Colin James McCarthy-Stewart | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
Maureen Irene Smith | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
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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