Rochester & Strood: Candidate scorecard

The results are in! Hundreds of people in Rochester & Strood have been ranking the by-election candidates’ plans on local and national issues.

Together, 38 Degrees members in Rochester and Strood have cut through the media circus and political spin. The scorecard makes it easy to understand what the candidates really think about the issues that matter in the area – Medway Maritime Hospital, tax dodging, Lodge Hill, jobs.

Together, after a member meet up, a poll, and commenting on a draft document of questions, 38 Degrees members came up with questions to put to the candidates. The candidates answered, then everyone was invited to rank their answers between 1 to 5 on the 38 Degrees website.

Here’s how they all compared:

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