Kelly Tolhurst has been reelected as MP for Rochester and Strood.

Miss Tolhurst received 29,232 votes, almost 10,000 more votes than Labour candidate Teresa Murray.

She said: "Thank you to the police for the hard work they have done over the past week and today for making these elections safe.

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"Well done to everyone who has worked really hard.

"I have loved representing the place I love over the past two years."

Turnout in Rochester and Strood was 65.1% meaning 53,840 people, out of 82,702, voted.

In 2015 the turnout was 66.8%.

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