Gravesham

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See the photos as Nick Ferrari took his Election Battle Bus to Gravesend

Until 2005 Gravesham was the classic bellwether seat – it had been won by the party that went on to form the government at every general election since World War One with the exceptions of 1929 and 1951 – and in both of those cases Gravesend was won by the party that got the largest national share of the vote. In 2005 the trend was broken as Gravesham fell to the Conservatives. It is a major Labour target seat for the 2010 election.

Current MP

Adam Holloway (Conservative)

Candidates

Adam Holloway (Conservative)
Born in 1965, Adam was educated at Cambridge University and Imperial College. A former Grenadier Guards Officer, seeing service in the Gulf War, and television journalist, he Worked for Newsnight, ITN and World In Action, including living homeless for three months as part of the “No Fixed Abode” series. He was first elected for Gravesham in 2005

Kathryn Smith (Labour)
Born in 1959, Kathryn is a Public affairs consultant and a member of the Co-op national board. A Bexley councillor from 1994-2006, she contested Merton and Wandsworth in 2004 London elections.

Anna Arrowsmith (Liberal Democrats)
Educated at St Martins School of Art, Anna was a noted pornography director and anti-censorship feminist campaigner.

Richard Crawford (Green)
Richard is a Postman

Geoffrey Clark (UKIP)
Geoffrey came second in the recent by-election for Meopham South and Vigo, beating both Labour and Lib Dem candidates.

Steven Uncles (English Democrat)
Born in 1964 in Blackheath, Steven was educated at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School and is a Business consultant. Steven contested the South East region in 2004 European elections region and contested the Bromley and Chislehurst by-election 2006 and South Wales West 2007 Welsh elections.

Alice Sakura Dartnell (Independent)
Born in Gravesend, Alice was educated at Gravesend Grammar and Sheffield University.

2005 Result

Conservative: 19,739 (43.7%)
Labour: 19,085 (42.2%)
Liberal Democrat: 4,851 (10.7%)
Other: 1,504 (3.3%)
Majority: 654 (1.4%)

Labour Target Seat