Election results for Staplehurst Ward

Maidstone Borough Council Local Election - Thursday 6th May, 2010

Status: Published
Maidstone Borough Council Local Election - results by party

Maidstone Borough Council Local Election

Staplehurst Ward - results
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Eric Ernest Charles Hotson	Conservative	1906	60%	Elected
Steven John Williams	Liberal Democrat	1082	34%	Not elected
Ian Francis Stewart McDonald	Green Party	202	6%	Not elected

Voting Summary
Details	Number
Seats	1
Total votes	3190
Electorate	4447
Number of ballot papers issued	3212
Number of ballot papers rejected	20
Number of postal votes sent	731
Number of postal votes returned	628
Turnout	72%

Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Eric Ernest Charles Hotson	60%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Steven John Williams	34%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Ian Francis Stewart McDonald	6%	Not elected

Rejected ballot papers
Description	Number
Being Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	19
Rejected in Part	1
Total rejected	20