|
|
|
Gillingham
|
|
gain
from Conservative
|
|
James Couchman
|
|
0 ( 0.0%)
|
|
18,207 (35.9%)
|
|
20,187 (39.8%)
|
|
9,649 (19.0%)
|
|
0 ( 0.0%)
|
|
2,640 ( 5.2%)
|
|
|
|
70,389
|
|
50,683 (72.0%)
|
|
James Couchman
|
|
Gillingham
|
|
15,760 (28.1%)
|
|
29,092 (52.0%)
|
|
13,332 (23.8%)
|
|
13,150 (23.5%)
|
|
0 ( 0.0%)
|
|
425 ( 0.8%)
|
|
|
Conservative
|
|
70,789
|
|
55,999 (79.1%)
|
|
|
-16.0%
|
|
+16.0%
|
|
-4.4%
|
|
+0.0%
|
|
+4.4%
|
|
-0.6%
|
|
-7.1%
|
|
|
|
The Medway town of Gillingham, in Kent, is at best lower middle-class. There are many modest owner-occupiers, and fairly secure local employment. The safety of the Conservative majority here is enhanced by an opposition fairly evenly split between Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates in recent elections.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,884
|
7.29
|
9.03
|
81
|
|
|
2,440
|
6.17
|
11.17
|
55
|
|
|
7,409
|
18.74
|
11.25
|
167
|
|
|
10,706
|
27.07
|
14.70
|
184
|
|
|
2,724
|
6.89
|
10.45
|
66
|
|
|
0
|
0.00
|
2.81
|
0
|
|
|
5,248
|
13.27
|
8.01
|
166
|
|
|
4,927
|
12.46
|
15.25
|
82
|
|
|
1,131
|
2.86
|
7.13
|
40
|
|
|
1,960
|
4.96
|
10.17
|
49
|
|
|
