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Election results for East Ward
Maidstone Borough Council Local Election - Thursday 5th May, 2016
Status:
Published
Maidstone Borough Council Local Election - results by party
Previous results for East Ward
Summary of comparison with previous results for East Ward
East Ward - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Martin Ashley Richard Cox
Liberal Democrat
987
46%
Elected
Steven Peter Sheppard
Conservative
464
22%
Not elected
Gareth Anthony Kendall
UK Independence Party
376
18%
Not elected
Richard John Coates
Labour and Co-Operative Party
230
11%
Not elected
Benjamin Joseph Darlington
Green Party
78
4%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Seats
1
Total votes
2135
Number of ballot papers rejected
11
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Martin Ashley Richard Cox
46%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Steven Peter Sheppard
22%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Gareth Anthony Kendall
18%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Richard John Coates
11%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Benjamin Joseph Darlington
4%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
Being Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty
6
Voting for more Candidates than entitled to
5
Total rejected
11
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