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Election results for Downswood and Otham Ward

Maidstone Borough Council Local Election - Thursday 7th May, 2015

Downswood and Otham Ward - results
Election Candidate Party Votes % Outcome
Gordon William Newton The Independent Group 569 40% Elected
Matthew David Boughton Conservative Party 536 37% Not elected
Michael Harris UK Independence Party 170 12% Not elected
Audrey Dorothea Gardner Labour Party 109 8% Not elected
Elaine Boylett Green Party 50 3% Not elected
Voting Summary
Details Number
Seats 1
Total votes 1434
Number of ballot papers rejected 4
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Gordon William Newton 40% Elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Matthew David Boughton 37% Not elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Michael Harris 12% Not elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Audrey Dorothea Gardner 8% Not elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Elaine Boylett 3% Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
DescriptionNumber
Being Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty4
Total rejected4