6 May 2010
Result
An election was held in Gillingham and Rainham on 6 May 2010 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency . The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Conservative |
Rehman Chishti 21,624 | 46.2 | |||
Labour |
Paul Gordon Clark *12,944 | 27.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Stamp 8,484 | 18.1 | |||
Ukip |
Bob Oakley 1,515 | 3.2 | |||
British National party |
Brian Christian Ravenscroft 1,149 | 2.5 | |||
English Democrat |
Dean Robert Lacey 464 | 1.0 | |||
Green party |
Trish Marchant 356 | 0.8 | |||
Independent |
Gordon Craig Bryan 141 | 0.3 | |||
Medway Independent party |
George Geoffrey Meegan 109 | 0.2 | |||
Majority | 8,680 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 46,786 | 66.0 | |||
Conservative win (new constituency) |
* 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.
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 and Rainham in 2010 was £10,686.70 for the short campaign (the period beginning the day the individual officially becomes a candidate) and £28,536.70 for the long campaign.
Candidate | Long Campaign | Short Campaign | Total Expenses | £ per Vote | |
Paul Gordon Clark | £13,324.39 | £9,380.45 | £22,704.84 | £1.75 | |
Rehman Chishti | £14,979.54 | £7,329.52 | £22,309.06 | £1.03 | |
Andrew Stamp | £2,772.70 | £5,847.77 | £8,620.47 | £1.02 | |
George Geoffrey Meegan | £627.69 | £0.00 | £627.69 | £5.76 | |
Gordon Craig Bryan | £0.00 | £603.13 | £603.13 | £4.28 | |
Dean Robert Lacey | £500.00 | £0.00 | £500.00 | £1.08 | |
Brian Christian Ravenscroft | £0.00 | £400.00 | £400.00 | £0.35 | |
Bob Oakley | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
Trish Marchant | £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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