Canterbury Results
Despite the enthusiastic hard work done by Alex and his team of helpers
- especially Nick (Hope you'll soon be feeling fully recovered, Nick)
- we weren't able to buck the national trend. There was a swing to the
Tories of 5.5%, incresing their majority from 2,069 to 7,471.
Despite all
their claims to be able to win the seat, the Lib Dems failed to reach
their 1997 level in the poll and remain in
third place, 3,583 behind Labour.
|
Julian
Brazier |
CON |
21,113 |
44.4 |
+2.9 |
|
Alex
Hilton |
LAB |
13,642 |
28.7 |
-8.2 |
|
Jenny
Barnard-Langston |
LIB |
10,059 |
21.1 |
+3.3 |
|
Geoffrey
Meaden |
GRN |
1,521 |
3.2 |
+1.2 |
|
John
Moore |
UKI |
926 |
1.9 |
+0.1 |
|
Rocky
van de Benderskum |
LCA |
326 |
0.7 |
- |
Turnout was 66.1% compared with 60.9% four years ago.
In Kent only Chris Pond in Gravesham lost his seat. All other Kent MPs
held on. Kent now has 7 Labour MPs; the Liberals have none, their
attempt to decapitate Michael Howard having failed miserably.
Kent County Council
The Tories have strengthened their stranlehold on the county, now
holding 57 of the 84 seats. Labour has 21 and the Lib Dems 6.
Of the Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay Dividions Divisions, the
Tories now hold all but one, the Lib
Dems having Canterbury City South-West.
|
CANTERBURY
CITY NORTH-EAST
|
|
Graham
Gibbens |
CON |
2,154 |
|
Jean
Butcher |
LAB |
1,547 |
|
Alex
Perkins |
LIB |
1,410 |
|
Geoffrey
Meaden |
GRN |
471 |
|
Richard
ilkins-Oppler |
IND |
68 |
|
CANTERBURY
CITY SOUTH-WEST |
|
Martin
Vye |
LIB |
2,806 |
|
Richard
Waters |
CON |
1,933 |
|
P
aul
Prentice |
LAB |
1,755 |
|
T
heodore
Smith |
GRN |
501 |
|
CANTERBURY
WEST |
|
John
Simmonds |
CON |
2830 |
|
James
Flanagan |
LIB |
1890 |
|
Michael
Fuller |
LAB |
1332 |
|
Richard
Podger |
GRN |
476 |
|
CANTERBURY
SOUTH-EAST |
|
Michael
Northey |
CON |
3,573 |
|
Brian
Staley |
LIB |
2,474 |
|
Andrew
Fenyo |
LAB |
1,396 |
|
Emily
Shirley |
GRN |
654 |
|
WHITSTABLE
(2
seats) |
|
Mark
Dance |
CON |
7,339 |
|
Michael
Harrison |
CON |
7,126 |
|
Vincent
Buchanan |
LAB |
4,134 |
|
Julia
Hykin |
LAB |
3,876 |
|
Donna
Dwight |
LIB |
3,039 |
|
Rich'd
Loxton-Barnard |
LIB |
2,763 |
|
Philip
Rogers |
GRN |
1,367 |
|
Grahame
Birchall |
IND |
815 |
|
Terence
Kendall |
UKI |
695 |
|
HERNE & STURRY |
|
|
|
Alan
Marsh |
CON |
3,370 |
|
Michael
Nee |
LAB |
2,048 |
|
Roger
Mathews |
LIB |
2,018 |
|
John
Moore |
UKI |
435 |
|
HERNE BAY (2 seats) |
|
|
|
David
Hirst |
CON |
5,189 |
|
John
Law |
CON |
5,189 |
|
Ron
Flaherty |
LIB |
4,530 |
|
Nigel
Oakes |
LIB |
3,928 |
|
Brian
Hunter |
LAB |
3,207 |
|
John
Neil |
LAB |
2,879 |
|
Ronald
Garretty |
UKI |
938 |
On the City Council, the Tories having taken the West Bay seat, they
now have an overall majority.
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