Rochester West
8 March 2018
I, the undersigned, being the Returning Officer for the ward hereby give notice that the number of votes given for each candidate in the Rochester West ward by-election was as follows:
- Sonia Lesley Hyner from the Green Party: 107
- Alan Geoffrey Kew from The Conservative Party: 1,007
- Robert McCulloch Martin from UKIP: 104
- Alexander John Paterson from the Labour Party: 1,212
- Martin Jacob Rose from the Liberal Democrats: 119
I declare that Alex Paterson from the Labour Party has been elected as councillor for the ward.
The number of votes rejected and not counted at this election was:
- For want of Official Mark: 0
- For voting for more than one candidate: 0
- For writing or marks by which the voter could be identified: 0
- For being unmarked or voided for uncertainty: 3
- Total: 3
Verification statement
As Returning Officer, I declare that having concluded the verification of ballot papers:
- The total number of verified ballot papers from the polling stations: 1,692
- The total number of verified postal ballot papers: 860
- The total number of ballot papers verified: 2,552
- The electorate as of today: 7,733
- Turnout: 33%
Neil Davies, Returning Officer, 8 March 2018