Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
Medway, Rainham Central - Conservative hold
Party
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2016 votes
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2016 share
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since 2015 "top"
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since 2015 "average"
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since 2011 "top"
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since 2011 "average"
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Conservative
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1,448
|
61.1%
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+9.9%
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+12.7%
|
+1.0%
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+2.9%
|
UKIP
|
389
|
16.4%
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-5.2%
|
-8.1%
|
+8.0%
|
+7.4%
|
Labour
|
320
|
13.5%
|
-2.9%
|
-1.4%
|
-5.7%
|
-6.7%
|
Liberal Democrat
|
137
|
5.8%
|
from nowhere
|
from nowhere
|
-0.5%
|
-0.5%
|
Green
|
61
|
2.6%
|
-5.2%
|
-6.2%
|
-3.3%
|
-3.7%
|
English Democrat
|
14
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0.6%
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from nowhere
|
from nowhere
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from nowhere
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from nowhere
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TUSC
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-1.9%
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-2.2%
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Independent
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-1.1%
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-1.2%
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Total votes
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2,369
|
28%
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31%
|
49%
|
52%
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Swing UKIP to Conservative ~7½% / 10½% since 2015 but if meaningful Conservative to UKIP 3½% / 2¼% since 2011
Council now 37 Conservative, 15 Labour, 2 UKIP, 1 Independent
Rainham Central - Medway UA - Mike O'Brien (Conservative) died. He was a councillor since 2007 and was a Cabinet member since 2010 (for Community Safety and Customer Contact until 2013, then Children Services).
2015: Con 4386/3473/3115, UKIP 1854, Lab 1405/1018/946, Grn 665, TUSC 165, Ind 92
2011: Con 2931/2538/2514, Lab 938/917/912, UKIP 412, LD 308/298/251, Grn 286
2007: Con 2353/2216/2204, LD 1081/905/818, Ind 1008/622, Lab 503/408/389, UKIP 310
2003: Con 1415/1357/1307, LD 1121/1109/1061, Lab 470/437/434, UKIP 167
The 2007 top Independent was elected as Conservative in 2003 (and one of the councillors who replaced him is Rehman Chishti, still a councillor for that ward despite becoming an MP in 2010).
Jan Aldous (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Simon Allen (Labour Party)
Paul Chaplin (Liberal Democrat)
George Meegan (Green Party - Say No To Racism)
Mark Mencattelli (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Mike Russell (English Democrats - "Putting England First!")
2015: Con 4386/3473/3115, UKIP 1854, Lab 1405/1018/946, Grn 665, TUSC 165, Ind 92
2011: Con 2931/2538/2514, Lab 938/917/912, UKIP 412, LD 308/298/251, Grn 286
2007: Con 2353/2216/2204, LD 1081/905/818, Ind 1008/622, Lab 503/408/389, UKIP 310
2003: Con 1415/1357/1307, LD 1121/1109/1061, Lab 470/437/434, UKIP 167
The 2007 top Independent was elected as Conservative in 2003 (and one of the councillors who replaced him is Rehman Chishti, still a councillor for that ward despite becoming an MP in 2010).
Jan Aldous (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Simon Allen (Labour Party)
Paul Chaplin (Liberal Democrat)
George Meegan (Green Party - Say No To Racism)
Mark Mencattelli (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Mike Russell (English Democrats - "Putting England First!")
