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Election results for Kenton

By-election Kenton Ward - Thursday 17 February 2011

Status: Published

Kenton ward by election

Kenton - results
Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Suresh Kansagra	Conservative	1063	44.13%	Elected
Ellie Southwood	Labour	907	37.65%	Not elected
Robert Dunwell	Independent	185	7.68%	Not elected
Chunilal Hirani	Liberal Democrats	179	7.43%	Not elected
Alan Mathison	Green Party	75	3.11%	Not elected

Voting Summary
Details	Number
Seats	1
Total votes	2409
Electorate	9319
Number of ballot papers issued	2418
Number of proxy votes	25
Number of ballot papers rejected	9
Number of postal votes sent	905
Number of postal votes returned	511
Turnout	25.95%

Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Suresh Kansagra	44.13%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Ellie Southwood	37.65%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Robert Dunwell	7.68%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Chunilal Hirani	7.43%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Alan Mathison	3.11%	Not elected

Rejected ballot papers
Description	Number
being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty	2
voting for more candidates than the voter was entitled	7
Total rejected	9