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Medway 2019

Local elections held 2 May 2019.

22 ward races
55 seats
0 elected below the proportional quota
0.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 22 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 55 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Conservative Party56,67740.0%3360.0%2341.8%+10
Labour Party46,87933.1%2036.4%1934.5%+1
Independent13,0829.2%23.6%59.1%-3
UK Independence Party (UKIP)12,1378.6%00.0%47.3%-4
Green Party6,3044.4%00.0%23.6%-2
Liberal Democrats6,0124.2%00.0%23.6%-2
Christian Peoples Alliance3640.3%00.0%00.0%0
AnimalW2290.2%00.0%00.0%0
Total141,684100.0%55100.0%55100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2019 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2019 election (current) and on the eve of it (2018), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2019)
Previous (2018)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Cuxton and Halling · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,749

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Matt FearnConservative Party91152.1%+2.1 ptsElected
2Jacqueline CookIndependent23913.7%
3Katherine PorterLabour Party23013.2%
4Naomi WilsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)19110.9%
5Tina MunroGreen Party17810.2%

EC ward code E05002250 · Back to ward index

Watling · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 38.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +4.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,445

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Wendy PurdyConservative Party94919.4%38.8%+5.5 ptsElected
2Chrissy StampLabour Party92819.0%38.0%+4.6 ptsElected
3Jordan HartleyLabour Party76815.7%31.4%
4Andrew LawrenceConservative Party74015.1%30.3%
5Alan CollinsLiberal Democrats4739.7%19.3%
6David RadlettUK Independence Party (UKIP)3717.6%15.2%
7Martin RoseLiberal Democrats3647.4%14.9%
8Joel LoveGreen Party2966.1%12.1%

EC ward code E05002270 · Back to ward index

River · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 38.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +5.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,919

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Piers ThompsonConservative Party78020.3%40.7%+7.3 ptsElected
2Habib TejanConservative Party74219.3%38.7%+5.3 ptsElected
3Lia MandaracasLabour Party67717.6%35.3%
4Tony ScudderLabour Party62216.2%32.4%
5Leon SimmondsUK Independence Party (UKIP)3378.8%17.6%
6Caroline BowesGreen Party3007.8%15.6%
7John CastleLiberal Democrats2075.4%10.8%
8Alan WellsLiberal Democrats1724.5%9.0%

EC ward code E05002261 · Back to ward index

Rochester West · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 40.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,786

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Stuart TranterConservative Party1,24822.4%44.8%+11.5 ptsElected
2Alex PatersonLabour Party1,12620.2%40.4%+7.1 ptsElected
3Rebecca RyanConservative Party1,01718.3%36.5%
4Elaine ThomasLabour Party77513.9%27.8%
5Catriona JamiesonGreen Party4317.7%15.5%
6Robert NewtonUK Independence Party (UKIP)3356.0%12.0%
7Anita HollowayLiberal Democrats2444.4%8.8%
8Mina da RuiAnimalW2294.1%8.2%
9Peter LoftusLiberal Democrats1663.0%6.0%

EC ward code E05002264 · Back to ward index

Strood South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 32.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,419

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Josie IlesConservative Party93812.9%38.8%+13.8 ptsElected
2Chris BuckwellConservative Party86111.9%35.6%+10.6 ptsElected
3Richard ThorneConservative Party77710.7%32.1%+7.1 ptsElected
4Lindsey BurkeLabour Party75810.4%31.3%
5Isaac IgweLabour Party75810.4%31.3%
6Anthony HillLabour Party75510.4%31.2%
7Shane BackUK Independence Party (UKIP)6118.4%25.3%
8David FaheyUK Independence Party (UKIP)5497.6%22.7%
9Marja KingmaGreen Party3845.3%15.9%
10Neil AtkinsonIndependent3825.3%15.8%
11Steve McManusIndependent2693.7%11.1%
12Alan TuckerIndependent2163.0%8.9%

EC ward code E05002267 · Back to ward index

Peninsula · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 33.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,325

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Ron SandsIndependent1,41314.2%42.5%+17.5 ptsElected
2Phil FilmerConservative Party1,15711.6%34.8%+9.8 ptsElected
3Mick PendergastIndependent1,12511.3%33.8%+8.8 ptsElected
4Roy FreshwaterUK Independence Party (UKIP)1,00210.0%30.1%
5Gloria ThienelConservative Party8348.4%25.1%
6Harold OgunfemiConservative Party7927.9%23.8%
7Julie WallaceIndependent7347.4%22.1%
8Chris SpaldingIndependent5125.1%15.4%
9Elizabeth CastellLabour Party4494.5%13.5%
10Sonia HynerGreen Party4464.5%13.4%
11Clive GregoryGreen Party4424.4%13.3%
12Joe MurrayLabour Party3994.0%12.0%
13Mohammad AhmadGreen Party3713.7%11.2%
14Simon WilliamsLabour Party2983.0%9.0%

EC ward code E05002256 · Back to ward index

Strood North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 39.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,060

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Elizabeth ChittyConservative Party1,33114.5%43.5%+18.5 ptsElected
2Stephen HubbardLabour Party1,31314.3%42.9%+17.9 ptsElected
3Steve IlesConservative Party1,20013.1%39.2%+14.2 ptsElected
4James BraithwaiteLabour Party1,11812.2%36.5%
5Fatima MitchellConservative Party1,05511.5%34.5%
6Zöe van DykeLabour Party1,03711.3%33.9%
7David AtkinsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)6046.6%19.7%
8Trish MarchantGreen Party4995.4%16.3%
9Chembukkavu GeorgeIndependent4104.5%13.4%
10Les NithsdaleIndependent3493.8%11.4%
11Kevin NutterIndependent2642.9%8.6%

EC ward code E05002265 · Back to ward index

Twydall · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 39.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,680

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1John LloydLabour Party1,19014.8%44.4%+19.4 ptsElected
2Hazel Browne-WilliamsLabour Party1,13914.2%42.5%+17.5 ptsElected
3Mark PrenterLabour Party1,06613.3%39.8%+14.8 ptsElected
4Natalie JarvisConservative Party89311.1%33.3%
5Jim GilbourneConservative Party84410.5%31.5%
6Mark JoyConservative Party81910.2%30.6%
7Rob McCulloch MartinUK Independence Party (UKIP)6458.0%24.1%
8Christine BarnacleIndependent4896.1%18.2%
9Kate BelmonteGreen Party4205.2%15.7%
10Leona McCordIndependent3003.7%11.2%
11Maureen RuparelLiberal Democrats2352.9%8.8%

EC ward code E05002268 · Back to ward index

Strood Rural · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 41.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +16.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,973

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1John WilliamsConservative Party1,40715.8%47.3%+22.3 ptsElected
2Gary EtheridgeConservative Party1,33114.9%44.8%+19.8 ptsElected
3Elizabeth TurpinConservative Party1,23213.8%41.4%+16.4 ptsElected
4Martin CookUK Independence Party (UKIP)7708.6%25.9%
5Ben CookIndependent7248.1%24.4%
6Julia HawkinsLabour Party5886.6%19.8%
7Brian StylesIndependent5386.0%18.1%
8Charlie KennedyLabour Party5205.8%17.5%
9Ken WatkinsGreen Party5015.6%16.9%
10Frank MoretonIndependent4915.5%16.5%
11Gareth MytonLabour Party4675.2%15.7%
12Andy MillsomLiberal Democrats3503.9%11.8%

EC ward code E05002266 · Back to ward index

Luton and Wayfield · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 43.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +18.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,322

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Tristan OsborneLabour Party1,04515.0%45.0%+20.0 ptsElected
2Joanne Howcroft-ScottLabour Party1,00914.5%43.4%+18.4 ptsElected
3Simon CurryLabour Party1,00514.4%43.3%+18.3 ptsElected
4Robbie LammasConservative Party73010.5%31.4%
5Alex McDermottConservative Party6939.9%29.8%
6Keith FletcherUK Independence Party (UKIP)6629.5%28.5%
7Ade KosokoConservative Party6479.3%27.9%
8Sam CravenIndependent5568.0%23.9%
9Mike FranklinIndependent4156.0%17.9%
10Paul O'NeillLiberal Democrats2052.9%8.8%

EC ward code E05002255 · Back to ward index

Rainham Central · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 44.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +19.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,213

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Jan AldousConservative Party1,69917.6%52.9%+27.9 ptsElected
2Barry KempConservative Party1,69617.6%52.8%+27.8 ptsElected
3Nusrat AhmedConservative Party1,43914.9%44.8%+19.8 ptsElected
4Matt DurcanIndependent9299.6%28.9%
5Mark MencattelliIndependent6707.0%20.9%
6David BaylisUK Independence Party (UKIP)5856.1%18.2%
7Mary SmithGreen Party5756.0%17.9%
8Sajjad KhanLabour Party4754.9%14.8%
9Smitha CampbellLabour Party4684.9%14.6%
10Robert TaylorLabour Party4604.8%14.3%
11Shanthi RavikumarIndependent3653.8%11.4%
12Charlie SheregillIndependent2792.9%8.7%

EC ward code E05002258 · Back to ward index

Princes Park · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 55.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +21.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,729

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Tashi BhutiaConservative Party96227.8%55.6%+22.3 ptsElected
2Gloria OparaConservative Party95127.5%55.0%+21.7 ptsElected
3Rav JassalLabour Party55416.0%32.0%
4Nicholas ChambersUK Independence Party (UKIP)49714.4%28.7%
5Olu ObadareLabour Party49414.3%28.6%

EC ward code E05002257 · Back to ward index

Walderslade · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 56.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +23.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,922

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1David BrakeConservative Party1,24132.3%64.6%+31.3 ptsElected
2Adrian GulvinConservative Party1,09128.4%56.8%+23.4 ptsElected
3Jonathan BrindLabour Party55114.3%28.7%
4Robert HeathfieldLabour Party50013.0%26.0%
5Stephen NewtonUK Independence Party (UKIP)46012.0%23.9%

EC ward code E05002269 · Back to ward index

Rochester East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 57.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +23.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,231

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Teresa MurrayLabour Party1,33229.9%59.7%+26.4 ptsElected
2Nick BowlerLabour Party1,27728.6%57.3%+23.9 ptsElected
3Teresa FawcettConservative Party54212.1%24.3%
4Jon JonesConservative Party4149.3%18.6%
5Marilyn StoneGreen Party3938.8%17.6%
6Scott HarrisUK Independence Party (UKIP)3297.4%14.8%
7Adrian BrindleyLiberal Democrats1743.9%7.8%

EC ward code E05002262 · Back to ward index

Rochester South and Horsted · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 49.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +24.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,015

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Trevor ClarkeConservative Party1,65818.3%55.0%+30.0 ptsElected
2Sylvia GriffinConservative Party1,56317.3%51.8%+26.8 ptsElected
3Rupert TurpinConservative Party1,49816.6%49.7%+24.7 ptsElected
4Joe WastellLabour Party8169.0%27.1%
5Mark JonesLabour Party7678.5%25.4%
6Meenatchi GopalLabour Party7668.5%25.4%
7Rose AtkinsonUK Independence Party (UKIP)5666.3%18.8%
8Bernard HydeGreen Party4274.7%14.2%
9Viv ParkerLiberal Democrats3654.0%12.1%
10Sarah ManuelLiberal Democrats3423.8%11.3%
11Cathy SuttonLiberal Democrats2773.1%9.2%

EC ward code E05002263 · Back to ward index

Rainham South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 52.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,646

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Gary HackwellConservative Party1,56519.7%59.1%+34.1 ptsElected
2Howard DoeConservative Party1,52719.2%57.7%+32.7 ptsElected
3Roger BarrettConservative Party1,38817.5%52.5%+27.5 ptsElected
4Jean AppletonUK Independence Party (UKIP)6828.6%25.8%
5Alexandra ChatfieldLabour Party6107.7%23.1%
6David CarmanLabour Party6017.6%22.7%
7Tom DaviesIndependent5597.0%21.1%
8Eddie PeakeLabour Party4966.2%18.7%
9Mike WaltersLiberal Democrats3123.9%11.8%
10Roger PeacockChristian Peoples Alliance1982.5%7.5%

EC ward code E05002260 · Back to ward index

Chatham Central · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 52.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +27.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,388

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Vince MapleLabour Party1,57722.0%66.0%+41.0 ptsElected
2Harinder Singh MahilLabour Party1,34318.7%56.2%+31.2 ptsElected
3Siju AdeoyeLabour Party1,25817.6%52.7%+27.7 ptsElected
4Nicole BushillUK Independence Party (UKIP)5207.3%21.8%
5David JarrettConservative Party5087.1%21.3%
6Pat GulvinConservative Party5037.0%21.1%
7Peter JenkinsIndependent4396.1%18.4%
8Denise WildeyConservative Party4356.1%18.2%
9Lisa FrimstonIndependent4155.8%17.4%
10John GibsonChristian Peoples Alliance1662.3%7.0%

EC ward code E05002249 · Back to ward index

Lordswood and Capstone · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 62.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +29.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,895

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Alan JarrettConservative Party1,35735.8%71.6%+38.3 ptsElected
2David WildeyConservative Party1,18931.4%62.7%+29.4 ptsElected
3Jonathan PhillipsUK Independence Party (UKIP)47612.6%25.1%
4John StrevensLabour Party2626.9%13.8%
5Simon MarchantGreen Party2586.8%13.6%
6Funmi AyeniLabour Party2486.5%13.1%

EC ward code E05002254 · Back to ward index

Gillingham South · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 59.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +34.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,788

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Naushabah KhanLabour Party1,67020.0%59.9%+34.9 ptsElected
2Clive JohnsonLabour Party1,66619.9%59.7%+34.7 ptsElected
3Dan McDonaldLabour Party1,65319.8%59.3%+34.3 ptsElected
4Terry AllenUK Independence Party (UKIP)6557.8%23.5%
5Heidi FolkConservative Party5576.7%20.0%
6Les WicksConservative Party5536.6%19.8%
7Harbans Singh SidhuConservative Party5026.0%18.0%
8Alan JefferiesLiberal Democrats3984.8%14.3%
9Geoff JubyLiberal Democrats3874.6%13.9%
10Nemia JubyLiberal Democrats3243.9%11.6%

EC ward code E05002252 · Back to ward index

Rainham North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 68.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +34.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,324

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Martin PotterConservative Party1,63335.1%70.3%+36.9 ptsElected
2Kirstine CarrConservative Party1,58034.0%68.0%+34.7 ptsElected
3Chiron MottramLabour Party56512.2%24.3%
4Benjamin PranczkeLabour Party51711.1%22.3%
5David PlattUK Independence Party (UKIP)3527.6%15.1%

EC ward code E05002259 · Back to ward index

Gillingham North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~3× smaller. 60.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +35.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 3 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,815

This is a 3-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~3×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 3, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 3 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 3. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Andy StampLabour Party1,89622.5%67.4%+42.4 ptsElected
2Pat CooperLabour Party1,85422.0%65.9%+40.9 ptsElected
3Adam PriceLabour Party1,70220.2%60.5%+35.5 ptsElected
4Robert OakleyUK Independence Party (UKIP)6137.3%21.8%
5Faisal AhmedConservative Party4975.9%17.7%
6Kwashie AnangConservative Party4855.7%17.2%
7Cartell CheemaConservative Party4625.5%16.4%
8George SalomonGreen Party3834.5%13.6%
9Sid KingmanLiberal Democrats2212.6%7.9%
10Ian RichardLiberal Democrats1802.1%6.4%
11Chris SamsLiberal Democrats1521.8%5.4%

EC ward code E05002251 · Back to ward index

Hempstead and Wigmore · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 71.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +38.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,252

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Diane ChambersConservative Party1,64136.4%72.9%+39.5 ptsElected
2Rodney ChambersConservative Party1,61335.8%71.6%+38.3 ptsElected
3Raymond EldridgeUK Independence Party (UKIP)3257.2%14.4%
4Terry LucyLiberal Democrats2405.3%10.7%
5Louwella PrenterLabour Party2335.2%10.3%
6Nabilah KhanLabour Party2285.1%10.1%
7Veronica WilliamsLiberal Democrats2245.0%9.9%

EC ward code E05002253 · Back to ward index