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> Election results, Downswood and Otham Ward
Election results for Downswood and Otham Ward
Maidstone Borough Council Local Election - Thursday 7th May, 2015
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Published
Maidstone Borough Council Local Election - results by party
Downswood and Otham Ward - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Gordon William Newton
The Independent Group
569
40%
Elected
Matthew David Boughton
Conservative
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
Description
Number
Being Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty
4
Total rejected
4
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