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Election for the constituency of Gillingham and Rainham on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Gillingham and Rainham, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

Conservative hold by Rehman Chishti with a majority of 10,530 - 22.4% - on a turnout of 66.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
CHISHTI, Rehman Con 22,590 48.0% 1.8%
CLARK, Paul Lab 12,060 25.6% -2.0%
HANSON, Mark UKIP 9,199 19.5% 16.3%
CHAPLIN, Paul LD 1,707 3.6% -14.5%
WILLIAMS, Neil Green 1,133 2.4% 1.6%
BERRY, Jacqui TUSC 273 0.6% -
PEACOCK, Roger Ind 72 0.2% -
WALTERS, Mike Ind 44 0.1% -

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 70,984, having a valid vote count of 47,078 and an invalid vote count of 194.

Result declared at 08:48 on 8 May 2015.