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    Rochester and Chatham, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Peggy Fenner (Conservative Party) won Rochester and Chatham, with a majority of 2,688 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    10
    Recorded results
    28
    Rochester and Chatham: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Peggy FennerConservative Party27,57447.5%Yes
    Robert BeanThe Labour Party24,88642.8%No
    Mike BlackLiberal Democrats5,2199%No
    John William KingNational Front4170.7%No
    Rochester and Chatham: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 73.6%, electorate 79,780
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert BeanThe Labour Party26,46744.3%Yes
    Peggy FennerConservative Party23,04938.6%No
    Mike BlackLiberal Democrats9,03515.1%No
    George Thomas HazeldenNational Front1,1501.9%No
    Rochester and Chatham: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Robert BeanThe Labour Party26,46726.6%Yes
    Peggy FennerConservative Party24,32624.5%Yes
    Roger KenwardThe Labour Party23,48323.6%No
    Colin Victor FellowesLiberal Democrats14,94515%No
    Mike BlackLiberal Democrats9,0359.1%No
    George Thomas HazeldenNational Front1,1501.2%No
    Rochester and Chatham: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Peggy FennerConservative Party30,26354.8%Yes
    Anne KerrThe Labour Party24,92245.2%No
    Rochester and Chatham: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Anne KerrThe Labour Party27,93852.1%Yes
    Julian CritcheyConservative Party25,69247.9%No
    Rochester and Chatham: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Anne KerrThe Labour Party26,16151%Yes
    Julian CritchleyConservative Party25,14849%No
    Rochester and Chatham: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Julian CritchleyConservative Party26,51051%Yes
    Arthur BottomleyThe Labour Party25,48749%No
    Rochester and Chatham: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Arthur BottomleyThe Labour Party26,64552.4%Yes
    John Donington CampbellConservative Party24,19847.6%No
    Rochester and Chatham: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Arthur BottomleyThe Labour Party26,39050.8%Yes
    Robert MathewConservative Party25,54349.2%No
    Rochester and Chatham: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Arthur BottomleyThe Labour Party24,85550.5%Yes
    Robert MathewConservative Party24,37849.5%No

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