Gillingham and Rainham

I, Councillor Marian Nestorov, the Worshipful Mayor of Medway, being the Returning Officer for the Parliamentary constituency of Gillingham and Rainham, hereby give notice that the number of votes given for each candidate in the General Election on 4 July 2024 was as follows:

Candidate Party Vote
Catherine Victoria Belmonte, known as Kate Belmonte  The Green Party 2318
Stuart James Bourne Liberal Democrats 2248
Atta-Ur-Rehman Chishti, known as Rehman Chishti The Conservative Party Candidate 11590
Peter James Cook Independent 344
Naushabah Parveen Khan Labour Party 15562
Roger James Peacock Christian Peoples Alliance 175
Mohamed Rizvi Rawoof, known as Rizvi Rawoof Reform UK 8792
Peter Anthony Wheeler Social Democratic Party 111

and declare that Naushabah Parveen Khan of the Labour Party has been elected as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Gillingham and Rainham.

The number of votes rejected and not counted by me at this election was:

  • For want of official mark: 0
  • For voting for more than one candidate: 32
  • For writing or marks by which the voter could be identified: 0
  • For being unmarked or voided for uncertainty: 106
  • Total: 138.

Cllr Marian Nestorov, Mayor of Medway, Returning Officer      
5 July 2024.

Verification statement

I, Richard Hicks, the Acting Returning Officer, having concluded the verification of ballot papers for the Parliamentary constituency of Gillingham and Rainham, declare that in connection with the general election on 4 July 2024:

  • The total number of verified ballot papers from the polling stations: 31455
  • The total number of verified postal ballot papers: 9822
  • The total number of ballot papers verified: 41277
  • The electorate as of today: 73523
  • Turnout: 56.1%.

Richard Hicks, Acting Returning Officer, 5 July 2024.