Rochester and Strood: what the local elections say
Adding up the most recent local election votes in Rochester and Strood (10 of 13 wards, 2023–2026), Labour leads on 41.3%, the same party that won the seat at the 2024 general election.
Coverage: 77% of the constituency's wards have recent local results.
| Party | Local election share | Local votes | 2024 general election share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 41.3% | 23,675 | 36.2% | +5.1 pts |
| Conservative | 34.9% | 20,661 | 29.3% | +5.6 pts |
| Independent | 12.9% | 7,599 | 0.0% | — |
| Green | 5.8% | 4,057 | 5.7% | +0.1 pts |
| Liberal Democrats | 4.1% | 3,161 | 4.4% | -0.4 pts |
| HER | 0.4% | 217 | 0.0% | — |
| Heritage Party | 0.4% | 217 | 0.4% | -0.1 pts |
| Reform UK | 0.4% | 418 | 23.4% | -23.0 pts |
| Workers Party of Britain | 0.0% | 0 | 0.6% | — |