UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Medway
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 21,858 | 16,504 | 4,555 | 1,825 |
| Votes gained | +4,720 | -9,420 | -196 | +111 |
| Share of votes | 48.9% | 36.9% | 10.2% | 4.1% |
| Share of eligible voters | 35.3% | 26.7% | 7.4% | 2.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | +14.3% | -15.5% | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +7.6% | -15.3% | -0.3% | +0.2% |
| Total votes: | 44,742 | |
| Electorate: | 61,878 | |
| Turnout: | 72.3% | |
| Outcome: | Labour gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 14.9% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Gravesend, Rochester and Chatham 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Rochester and Strood 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Alliance | Liberal Democrat |
Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 17,120 | 17,333 | 5,152 | 1,488 | |
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 15,134 | 18,914 | 3,604 | 958 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 16,504 | 21,858 | 4,555 | 1,825 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 25,924 | 17,138 | 4,751 | 1,714 | |
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 23,889 | 13,960 | 8,450 | 504 | |
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 22,507 | 13,851 | 9,658 | ||