Medway local elections
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Medway unitary authority in Kent, England is elected every four years. The council is divided up into 22 wards, electing 55 councillors, since the last boundary changes in 2003.[1]
Political control
Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1997–2000 |
| No overall control | 2000–2003 |
| Conservative | 2003 – present |
Council elections
Medway Council election, 1997
Medway Council election, 2000
Medway Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 25)[3]
Medway Council election, 2007
By-election results
| Gillingham South By-Election 19 February 1998 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 656 | 54.3 | +6.7 | ||
| Labour | 372 | 30.8 | +0.8 | ||
| Conservative | 180 | 14.9 | -7.5 | ||
| Majority | 284 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,208 | 27.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| River Ward By-Election 21 October 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Jones | 695 | 45.5 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Mackness | 631 | 41.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Garry Harrison | 92 | 6.0 | ||
| UKIP | Anthony Cook | 42 | 2.8 | ||
| Green | Steven Keevil | 36 | 2.4 | ||
| English Democrats | Ron Sands | 31 | 2.0 | ||
| Majority | 64 | 4.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1527 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Rochester South and Horsted By-Election 8 May 2008[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Trevor Clarke | 1,847 | 48.7 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | Adam Price | 819 | 21.6 | -5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Viv Parker | 767 | 20.2 | +3.6 | |
| BNP | Brian Ravenscroft | 257 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Green | Simon Marchant | 104 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 1,028 | 27.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,794 | 41.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Luton & Wayfield By-Election 3 September 2009[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tashi Bhutia | 1,042 | 36.9 | +10.8 | |
| Labour | Sam Whittington | 1,038 | 36.7 | -12.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Gary Allanach | 223 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
| UKIP | Robin Johnson | 200 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| BNP | Brian Ravenscroft | 186 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Independent | Brian Cartwright | 87 | 3.1 | -21.9 | |
| Green | Sarah D'Angelo | 51 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 4 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,827 | 29.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Your council". Medway Council. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- ↑ "Medway". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ "Medway". BBC Online. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
- ↑ "Rochester South and Horsted by-election result". Medway Council. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
- ↑ "Luton and Wayfield ward by-election". Medway Council. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
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