12 December 2019

Results

The following results were declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kelly Jane Tolhurst *	Conservative	31,151	60.0
	Teresa Margaret Murray	Labour	14,079	27.1
	Graham David Colley	Liberal Democrat	3,717	7.2
	Sonia Lesley Hyner	Green party	1,312	2.5
	Roy Andrew Freshwater	Ukip	1,080	2.1
	Chris Spalding	Independent	587	1.1
Majority			17,072	32.9
Turnout			51,926	63.5
	Conservative hold

* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election

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Rejected Ballots

The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:

Want of official mark	1
Voting for more than one candidate	20
Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified	0
Unmarked or voided for uncertainty	166
Total	187

Election Expenses by Candidate

Candidates have individual limits on the amount they can spend during the election campaign. The limit for each candidate in Rochester and Strood in 2019 was £16,085.04 for the short campaign (the period beginning the day the individual officially becomes a candidate).

Candidate		Short Campaign	Total Expenses	£ per Vote
	Kelly Jane Tolhurst	£14,365.49	£14,365.49	£0.46
	Chris Spalding	£6,494.13	£6,494.13	£11.06
	Teresa Margaret Murray	£5,888.29	£5,888.29	£0.42
	Graham David Colley	£3,324.64	£3,324.64	£0.89
	Roy Andrew Freshwater	£936.98	£936.98	£0.87
	Sonia Lesley Hyner	£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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