20 November 2014
Result
A by-election was held in Rochester and Strood on 20 November 2014 to elect a member of parliament for the constituency following the resignation of Conservative MP Mark Reckless. The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Ukip |
Mark John Reckless *16,867 | 42.1 | |||
Conservative |
Kelly Tolhurst 13,947 | 34.8 | |||
Labour |
Naushabah Parveen Khan 6,713 | 16.8 | |||
Green party |
Clive Gregory 1,692 | 4.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat |
Geoff Juby 349 | 0.9 | |||
Official Monster Raving Loony party |
Hairy Knorm Davidson 151 | 0.4 | |||
Independent |
Stephen William Goldsbrough 69 | 0.2 | |||
People Before Profit |
Nick Long 69 | 0.2 | |||
Britain First |
Jayda Kaleigh Fransen 56 | 0.1 | |||
Independent |
Mike Barker 54 | 0.1 | |||
Independent |
Charlotte Rose 43 | 0.1 | |||
Patriotic Socialist party |
Dave Osborn 33 | 0.1 | |||
Independent |
Christopher CharleyQ Challis 22 | 0.1 | |||
Majority | 2,920 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 40,065 | 50.6 | |||
Ukip gain from Conservative |
* Denotes member of parliament standing for re-election
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Rejected Ballots
The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:
Want of official mark | 0 | |
Voting for more than one candidate | 10 | |
Writing or marks by which the voter could be identified | 1 | |
Unmarked or voided for uncertainty | 37 | |
Total | 48 |
Vote Change
Swing
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