• 3 years ago
Medway's latest councillor Alex Paterson's taken the seat after Tory MP Kelly Tolhurst stepped down from the role. In a ward seen by many as a Conservative safe seat, a turnout of 33% saw the Labour candidate receive more than 1,200 votes, 205 more than nearest Conservative rival Alan Kew.

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