UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Rochester and Chatham
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 26,510 | 25,487 |
| Votes gained | +2,312 | -1,158 |
| Share of votes | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.2% | 39.6% |
| Gain in share of votes | +3.4% | -3.4% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +2.0% | -3.5% |
| Total votes: | 51,997 | |
| Electorate: | 64,386 | |
| Turnout: | 80.8% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative gain from Labour | |
| Swing: | 3.4% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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First contested 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Medway, Mid Kent 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 27,574 | 24,886 | 5,219 | 417 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 23,049 | 25,467 | 9,035 | 1,150 |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 24,326 | 23,483 | 14,945 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 30,263 | 24,922 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 25,692 | 27,938 | ||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 25,148 | 26,161 | ||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 26,510 | 25,487 | ||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 24,198 | 26,645 | ||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 25,543 | 26,390 | ||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 24,378 | 24,855 | ||