Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
Medway, Strood South - Conservative gain from UKIP
| Party | 2016 votes | 2016 share | since 2015 "top" | since 2015 "average" | since 2011 "top" | since 2011 "average" |
| Conservative |
724
|
38.4%
|
+3.4%
|
+4.0%
|
-3.5%
|
-2.1%
|
Labour
|
521
|
27.7%
|
+3.4%
|
+1.9%
|
-11.2%
|
-12.2%
|
UKIP
|
480
|
25.5%
|
-13.2%
|
-11.9%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
Green
|
74
|
3.9%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
Liberal Democrat
|
62
|
3.3%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
-2.2%
|
-1.9%
|
English Democrat
|
23
|
1.2%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
-12.4%
|
-13.2%
|
TUSC
|
-2.2%
|
-2.4%
| ||||
Total votes
|
1,884
|
29%
|
32%
|
50%
|
53%
|
Swing UKIP to Conservative ~8% since 2015 and Labour to Conservative ~4% / 5% since 2011
Council now 36 Conservative, 15 Labour, 2 UKIP, 1 Independent, 1 Vacant
Strood South - Medway UA - Catriona Brown-Reckless (UKIP) resigned, most likely to follow her husband Mark Reckless AM to Wales. She was a councillor since 2015 and the deputy leader of the UKIP group.
2015: UKIP 2527/2203/1898, Con 2289/2085/1734, Lab 1583/1576/1411, TUSC 141
2011: Con 1576/1412/1332, Lab 1459/1395/1388, ED 513, LD 207/175/170
2007: Con 1578/1487/1484, Lab 1395/1391/1338
2003: Lab 1094/992/964, Con 1070/1033/1020, LD 305/265/216, UKIP 135
Isabelle Cherry (Liberal Democrats)
Stephen Dyke (Green Party - Say No To Racism)
Isaac Igwe (Labour Party)
Josie Iles (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Mike Russell (English Democrats - "Putting England First!")
Karl Weller (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
