Medway council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 22 wards · 55 seats contested

Most seats
33
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
55
across 22 wards
Turnout
31.2%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 33 — 56,677 40.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party 20 — 46,879 33.1% —
Independent 2 — 13,082 9.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 12,137 8.6% —
Green Party 0 — 6,304 4.4% —
Liberal Democrats 0 — 6,012 4.2% —
Christian Peoples Alliance 0 — 364 0.3% —
Animal Welfare Party 0 — 229 0.2% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 55
Conservative and Unionist Party 55
Labour Party 55
Independent 25
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 23
Liberal Democrats 22
Green Party 16
Christian Peoples Alliance 2
Animal Welfare Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 55 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Chatham Central 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Vince Maple Elected 1,577 66.0% —
Labour Party Harinder Mahil Elected 1,343 56.2% —
Labour Party Siju Adeoye Elected 1,258 52.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nicole Bushill 520 21.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Peter Jarrett 508 21.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pat Gulvin 503 21.1% —
Independent Peter Ronald Jenkins 439 18.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Denise Kay Wildey 435 18.2% —
Independent Lisa Frimston 415 17.4% —
Christian Peoples Alliance John Wesley Gibson 166 7.0% —
Majority738
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,388

Cuxton and Halling

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Fearn Elected 911 52.1% —
Independent Jaqueline Anne Cook 239 13.7% —
Labour Party Katherine Porter 230 13.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Naomi Caroline Wilson 191 10.9% —
Green Party Tina Munro 178 10.2% —
Majority672
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,749

Gillingham North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Andy Stamp Elected 1,896 67.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Pat Cooper Elected 1,854 65.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Adam Price Elected 1,702 60.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Robert Oakley 613 21.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Faisal Ahmed 497 17.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kwashie Amartei Anang 485 17.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Cartell Cheema 462 16.4% —
Green Party George Salomon 383 13.6% —
Liberal Democrats Sid Kingman 221 7.9% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Richard 180 6.4% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Sams 152 5.4% —
Majority1,089
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,815

Gillingham South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Naushabah Khan Elected 1,670 59.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Clive Johnson Elected 1,666 59.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Dan McDonald Elected 1,653 59.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Terry Allen 655 23.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Heidi Folk 557 20.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Les Wicks 553 19.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harbans Singh Sidhu 502 18.0% —
Liberal Democrats Alan John Jeffries 398 14.3% —
Liberal Democrats Geoff Juby 387 13.9% —
Liberal Democrats Nemia Juby 324 11.6% —
Majority998
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,788

Hempstead and Wigmore 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Diane Chambers Elected 1,641 72.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rodney Chambers Elected 1,613 71.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Raymond David John Eldridge 325 14.4% —
Liberal Democrats Terry Reginald Lucy 240 10.7% —
Labour Party Louwella Prenter 233 10.3% —
Labour Party Nabilah Khan 228 10.1% —
Liberal Democrats Veronica Williams 224 9.9% —
Majority1,288
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,252

Lordswood and Capstone 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Jarrett Elected 1,357 71.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Wildey Elected 1,189 62.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jonathan Phillips 476 25.1% —
Labour Party John Strevens 262 13.8% —
Green Party Simon Marchant 258 13.6% —
Labour Party Funmi Ayeni 248 13.1% —
Majority713
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,895

Luton and Wayfield 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tris Osborne Elected 1,045 45.0% —
Labour Party Jo Howcroft-Scott Elected 1,009 43.5% —
Labour Party Simon Curry Elected 1,005 43.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robbie Lammas 730 31.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex McDermott 693 29.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Keith Leslie Fletcher 662 28.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ade Kosoko 647 27.9% —
Independent Sam Craven 556 23.9% —
Independent Mike Franklin 415 17.9% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Antony O'Neill 205 8.8% —
Majority275
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,322

Peninsula 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ron Sands Elected 1,413 42.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Filmer Elected 1,157 34.8% —
Independent Mick Pendergast Elected 1,125 33.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Roy Andrew Freshwater 1,002 30.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gloria Rose Thienel 834 25.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harold Ogunfemi 792 23.8% —
Independent Julie Wallace 734 22.1% —
Independent Chris Spalding 512 15.4% —
Labour Party Elizabeth Castell 449 13.5% —
Green Party Sonia Hyner 446 13.4% —
Green Party Clive Gregory 442 13.3% —
Labour Party Joe Murray 399 12.0% —
Green Party Mohammad Ahmad 371 11.2% —
Labour Party Simon Williams 298 9.0% —
Majority123
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,325

Princes Park 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tashi Bhutia Elected 962 55.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gloria Opara Elected 951 55.0% —
Labour Party Rav Jassal 554 32.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nicholas David Chambers 497 28.7% —
Labour Party Oluseyi Obadare 494 28.6% —
Majority397
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,729

Rainham Central 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jan Aldous Elected 1,699 52.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry Kemp Elected 1,696 52.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nusrat Ahmed Elected 1,439 44.8% —
Independent Matt Durcan 929 28.9% —
Independent Mark John Mencattelli 670 20.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David James Baylis 585 18.2% —
Green Party Mary Smith 575 17.9% —
Labour Party Sajjad Khan 475 14.8% —
Labour Party Smitha Campbell 468 14.6% —
Labour Party Robert Taylor 460 14.3% —
Independent Shanthi Ravikumar 365 11.4% —
Independent Charlie Sheregill 279 8.7% —
Majority510
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,213

Rainham North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Potter Elected 1,633 70.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kirstine Carr Elected 1,580 68.0% —
Labour Party Chiron Peter Mottram 565 24.3% —
Labour Party Benjamin Pranczke 517 22.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Raymond Platt 352 15.1% —
Majority1,015
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,324

Rainham South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Hackwell Elected 1,565 59.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Howard Doe Elected 1,527 57.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Barrett Elected 1,388 52.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jean Katherine Shirley Appleton 682 25.8% —
Labour Party Alex Chatfield 610 23.1% —
Labour Party Dave Carman 601 22.7% —
Independent Tom Davies 559 21.1% —
Labour Party Eddie Peake 496 18.7% —
Liberal Democrats Mike Walters 312 11.8% —
Christian Peoples Alliance Roger James Peacock 198 7.5% —
Majority706
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,646

River 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Piers Thompson Elected 780 40.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Habib Tejan Elected 742 38.7% —
Labour Party Lia Mandaracas 677 35.3% —
Labour Party Tony Scudder 622 32.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Leon Simmonds 337 17.6% —
Green Party Caroline Mary Bowes 300 15.6% —
Liberal Democrats John Castle 207 10.8% —
Liberal Democrats Alan Wells 172 9.0% —
Majority65
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,918

Rochester East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Teresa Margaret Murray Elected 1,332 59.7% —
Labour Party Nick Bowler Elected 1,277 57.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Teresa Jane Fawcett 542 24.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jon Lyndon Jones 414 18.6% —
Green Party Marilyn Stone 393 17.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Scott Bradley Harris 329 14.8% —
Liberal Democrats Adrian Brindley 174 7.8% —
Majority735
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,230

Rochester South and Horsted 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Trevor Clarke Elected 1,658 55.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sylvia Griffin Elected 1,563 51.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rupert Turpin Elected 1,498 49.7% —
Labour Party Joe Wastell 816 27.1% —
Labour Party Mark Jones 767 25.4% —
Labour Party Meenatchi Gopal 766 25.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Rose Atkinson 566 18.8% —
Green Party Bernard Hyde 427 14.2% —
Liberal Democrats Viv Parker 365 12.1% —
Liberal Democrats Sarah Louise Manuel 342 11.3% —
Liberal Democrats Cathy Sutton 277 9.2% —
Majority682
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,015

Rochester West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Tranter Elected 1,248 44.8% +5.3
Labour Party Alex Paterson Elected 1,126 40.4% -7.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Rebecca Ryan 1,017 36.5% —
Labour Party Elaine Thomas 775 27.8% —
Green Party Cat Jamieson 431 15.5% +11.3
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Robert Newton 335 12.0% +7.9
Liberal Democrats Anita Jane Holloway 244 8.8% +4.1
Animal Welfare Party Mina da Rui 229 8.2% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Loftus 166 6.0% —
Majority109
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,786

Strood North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Chitty Elected 1,331 43.5% —
Labour Party Stephen Hubbard Elected 1,313 42.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Iles Elected 1,200 39.2% —
Labour Party James Braithwaite 1,118 36.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Fatima Mitchell 1,055 34.5% —
Labour Party Zoe Van Dyke 1,037 33.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David John Atkinson 604 19.7% —
Green Party Trish Marchant 499 16.3% —
Independent John George 410 13.4% —
Independent Les Nithsdale 349 11.4% —
Independent Kevin Riches Nutter 264 8.6% —
Majority82
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,060

Strood Rural 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Williams Elected 1,407 47.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Etheridge Elected 1,331 44.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Turpin Elected 1,232 41.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Martin Cook 770 25.9% —
Independent Ben Cook 724 24.4% —
Labour Party Julia Hawkins 588 19.8% —
Independent Brian Styles 538 18.1% —
Labour Party Charlie Kennedy 520 17.5% —
Green Party Ken Watkins 501 16.9% —
Independent Frank William Hurley Moreton 491 16.5% —
Labour Party Gareth Myton 467 15.7% —
Liberal Democrats Andy Milsom 350 11.8% —
Majority462
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,973

Strood South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Josie Iles Elected 938 38.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Chris Buckwell Elected 861 35.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Niall Thorne Elected 777 32.1% —
Labour Party Isaac Ikechukwu Igwe 758 31.3% —
Labour Party Lindsey Burke 758 31.3% —
Labour Party Anthony Marcus McNulty Hill 755 31.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Shane Karl Back 611 25.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Frederick Fahey 549 22.7% —
Green Party Marja Astrid Kingma 384 15.9% —
Independent Neil James Atkinson 382 15.8% —
Independent Steve McManus 269 11.1% —
Independent Alan James Tucker 216 8.9% —
Majority19
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,419

Twydall 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Lloyd Elected 1,190 44.4% —
Labour Party Hazel Louise Browne Elected 1,139 42.5% —
Labour Party Mark Prenter Elected 1,066 39.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Natalie Jarvis 893 33.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Gilbourne 844 31.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Joy 819 30.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Rob McCulloch Martin 645 24.1% —
Independent Christine Barnacle 489 18.2% —
Green Party Kate Belmonte 420 15.7% —
Independent Leona Jane McCord 300 11.2% —
Liberal Democrats Maureen Ruparel 235 8.8% —
Majority173
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,680

Walderslade 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Brake Elected 1,241 64.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Gulvin Elected 1,091 56.8% —
Labour Party Jonathan Brind 551 28.7% —
Labour Party Rob Heathfield 500 26.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steve Newton 460 23.9% —
Majority540
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,922

Watling 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Purdy Elected 949 38.8% —
Labour Party Chrissy Stamp Elected 928 38.0% —
Labour Party Jordan Hartley 768 31.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew William John Lawrence 740 30.3% —
Liberal Democrats Alan William Collins Rosell 473 19.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) David Noel Paul Radlett 371 15.2% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Jacob Rose 364 14.9% —
Green Party Joel Andrew Love 296 12.1% —
Majority160
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,444

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