Election results for Staplehurst Ward

Maidstone Borough Council Local Election - Thursday 6th May, 2010

Maidstone Borough Council Local Election

Staplehurst Ward - results
Election Candidate Party Votes % Outcome
Eric Ernest Charles Hotson Conservative 1906 60% Elected
Steven John Williams Liberal Democrat 1082 34% Not elected
Ian Francis Stewart McDonald Green Party 202 6% Not elected
Voting Summary
Details Number
Seats 1
Total votes 3190
Electorate 4447
Number of ballot papers issued 3212
Number of ballot papers rejected 20
Number of postal votes sent 731
Number of postal votes returned 628
Turnout 72%
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Eric Ernest Charles Hotson 60% Elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Steven John Williams 34% Not elected
Candidate name Vote percentage Elected
Ian Francis Stewart McDonald 6% Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
DescriptionNumber
Being Unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty19
Rejected in Part1
Total rejected20