I, Neil Davies, being the Returning Officer at the election of Councillors for Chatham Central and Brompton ward held on Thursday 4 May 2023 do hereby give notice that the number of votes given for each candidate at the election was as follows:

Surname Other names Description Number of votes
Animashaun  Shakirat Oyindamola (Commonly known as Damola Animashaun Labour and Co-operative Party 1,136
Gurung Nina Labour and Co-operative Party 1,211
Juby Geoffrey William (commonly known as Geoff Juby) Liberal Democrats 295
Khera Vrinderpal Singh (commonly known as Paul Khera) Local Conservatives 552
King Claude Jenner Granville Local Conservatives 517
Maple Vincent Stewart (commonly known as Vince Maple) Labour and Co-operative Party 1,394
O'Hanlon Robert Gerald Edward (commonly known as Rob O'Hanlon) Green Party 336
Tejan Habib Odunlamin Local Conservatives 467

And declare that:

  • Damola Animashaun
  • Nina Gurung
  • Vince Maple

Have been duly elected as the councillors for the ward.

The number of votes rejected or not counted by me at this election was:

Reason Number of votes
For want of official mark 0
For voting for more candidates than entitled 0
For writing or marks by which the voter could be identified 0
For being unmarked or voided for uncertainty 21
Total 21

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: 1,194
  • The total number of verified postal ballot papers: 1,007
  • The total number of ballot papers verified: 2,201
  • The electorate as of today: 10,525
  • Turnout: 20.91%

Neil Davies, Returning Officer, 5 May 2023