Rochester and Strood
12 December 2019
An election was held in Rochester and Strood on 12 December 2019 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency.
The Conservatives won the previous election in 2017 with a majority of 9,850. At this election, they held the seat with a majority of 17,072.
Kelly Jane Tolhurst was elected as the member of parliament for Rochester and Strood.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Conservative |
Kelly Jane Tolhurst *31,151 | 60.0 | |||
Labour |
Teresa Margaret Murray 14,079 | 27.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat |
Graham David Colley 3,717 | 7.2 | |||
Green party |
Sonia Lesley Hyner 1,312 | 2.5 | |||
Ukip |
Roy Andrew Freshwater 1,080 | 2.1 | |||
Independent |
Chris Spalding 587 | 1.1 | |||
Majority | 17,072 | 32.9 | |||
Turnout | 51,926 | 63.5 | |||
Conservative 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.
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 |
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 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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