Election results for Downswood and Otham Ward

Maidstone Borough Council Local Election 2011 - Thursday 5th May, 2011

Status: Published
Maidstone Borough Council Local Election 2011 - results by party

Borough Election for Downswood and Otham Ward

Downswood and Otham Ward - results
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Gordon William Newton	The Independent Group	451	52%	Elected
Gary Cooke	Conservative	310	36%	Not elected
Steve Gibson	Labour	84	10%	Not elected
Andrew Crawford Waldie	Green Party	27	3%	Not elected

Voting Summary
Details	Number
Seats	1
Total votes	872
Electorate	2107
Number of proxy votes	3
Number of ballot papers rejected	4
Number of postal votes sent	241
Number of postal votes returned	154

Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Gordon William Newton	52%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Gary Cooke	36%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Steve Gibson	10%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Andrew Crawford Waldie	3%	Not elected

Rejected ballot papers
Description	Number
Being Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	3
Voting for more Candidates than entitled to	1
Total rejected	4