UK Polling History: Election of 5 May 2005 – Medway
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 17,333 | 17,120 | 5,152 | 1,488 |
| Votes gained | -1,581 | +1,986 | +1,548 | +530 |
| Share of votes | 42.2% | 41.7% | 12.5% | 3.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 26.5% | 26.1% | 7.9% | 2.3% |
| Gain in share of votes | -6.8% | +2.5% | +3.2% | +1.1% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -2.7% | +2.8% | +2.3% | +0.8% |
| Total votes: | 41,093 | |
| Electorate: | 65,522 | |
| Turnout: | 62.7% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 5.0% | Liberal Democrat from Labour |
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 | ||