Election 97

Medway

Current MP Dame Peggy Fenner
Conservative 97 16,504
Labour 97 21,858
LibDem 97 4,555
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 405
Elected party
Medway

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Medway
Conservative 92 25,924
Labour 92 17,138
LibDem 92 4,751
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 1,714
Elected party Conservative

Medway is one Kent seat where the boundaries are unchanged. The name is slightly misleading as only Rochester of the three 'Medway towns' lies within this constituency. Chatham and Gillingham go elsewhere. Medway was long considered to be something of a bellwether constituency, but over the past decade it has swung closer to the Conservatives and now looks to be a fairly safe Tory seat. Labour does quite well within the city of Rochester itself, but the surrounding countryside tips the balance in favour of the Conservatives.


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