All the Rochester and Strood General Election candidates after your vote in 2024

Tom van Klaveren

3 July 2024 at 9:08 am·1-min read

Historic architecture of the old town of Rochester - a lovely old stone bridge, bright blue skies and period buildings in the background — -Credit: (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto/Darko Mlinarevic)

Voters in the constituency of Rochester and Strood will have the choice between seven candidates when they cast their votes in the 2024 General Election.

The seat has been held by Conservative MP Kelly Tolhurst since 2015 and was won by a majority of more 17,000 votes in 2019. However, a much closer race is forecast this time around.

Alongside Ms Tolhurst, candidates from Labour, Lib Dems, the Green Party, Reform UK, the Heritage Party and the Workers Party of Britain are standing for your vote.

The constituency also includes the areas of Chatham and the Hoo Peninsula and a full list of candidates is available below:

Peter Burch, Heritage
Graham Colley, Lib Dem
Daniel Dabin, Reform
Lauren Edwards, Lab
John Innes, Workers Party of Britain
Cat Jamieson, Green
Kelly Tolhurst, Con

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