Google Maps API containsLocation not working as expected

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I am trying to create a property search for a website where users can draw a polygon on a google map, and the relevant properties within the boundaries will be shown.

I have a group of markers created from lat/lng definitions in a database. When the polygon is complete, I loop through the markers and compare to the polygon using containsLocation. If containsLocation returns false, I remove the marker from the map.

Unfortunately, this isn't working - many properties that are a long way outside the polygon are left intact, and I have no idea why. I've included my JS below, and a link to a JSFiddle where you can see this in action:

jQuery(function() {
  map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('search_map'), {
    zoom: 10,
    center: {lat: 53.1877837, lng: -2.890695400000027}
  });

  var markers = [];
  var properties = [
    {"lat":"53.19744","lng":"-2.90324"},{"lat":"53.20113","lng":"-2.88327"},{"lat":"53.19467","lng":"-2.89708"},{"lat":"53.19408","lng":"-2.90420"},{"lat":"53.19122","lng":"-2.86685"},{"lat":"53.19157","lng":"-2.87039"},{"lat":"53.19495","lng":"-2.90185"},{"lat":"53.19912","lng":"-2.90328"},{"lat":"53.19744","lng":"-2.89996"},{"lat":"53.19939","lng":"-2.90310"},{"lat":"53.19955","lng":"-2.90304"},{"lat":"53.18981","lng":"-2.89322"},{"lat":"53.19707","lng":"-2.89818"},{"lat":"53.19246","lng":"-2.86232"},{"lat":"53.19694","lng":"-2.89845"},{"lat":"53.19248","lng":"-2.87886"},{"lat":"53.19393","lng":"-2.90255"},{"lat":"53.19675","lng":"-2.89979"},{"lat":"53.19426","lng":"-2.90188"},{"lat":"53.28044","lng":"-2.89737"},{"lat":"53.27536","lng":"-2.93683"},{"lat":"53.16830","lng":"-3.08807"},{"lat":"53.17966","lng":"-2.90035"},{"lat":"53.27380","lng":"-2.89055"},{"lat":"53.20563","lng":"-2.92282"},{"lat":"53.20092","lng":"-2.89327"},{"lat":"53.19120","lng":"-2.86799"},{"lat":"53.18154","lng":"-2.88894"},{"lat":"53.19474","lng":"-2.88410"},{"lat":"53.19995","lng":"-2.89468"},{"lat":"53.19354","lng":"-2.88157"},{"lat":"53.21982","lng":"-2.88244"},{"lat":"53.20004","lng":"-2.89296"},{"lat":"53.19487","lng":"-2.87742"},{"lat":"53.19640","lng":"-2.88485"},{"lat":"53.22933","lng":"-2.95355"},{"lat":"53.21318","lng":"-2.87070"},{"lat":"53.20609","lng":"-2.92817"},{"lat":"53.19710","lng":"-2.87817"},{"lat":"53.18776","lng":"-2.89100"},{"lat":"53.19487","lng":"-2.87742"},{"lat":"53.17526","lng":"-2.91006"},{"lat":"53.19338","lng":"-2.88320"},{"lat":"53.18978","lng":"-2.86599"},{"lat":"53.19143","lng":"-2.88282"},{"lat":"53.19479","lng":"-2.88436"}
  ];

  for (var i = 0; i < properties.length; i++) {
    var markerPosition = new google.maps.LatLng(parseFloat(properties[i].lat), parseFloat(properties[i].lng));
    var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
      position: markerPosition,
      map: map
    });

    // Add it to the array
    markers.push(marker);
  }

  var drawingManager = new google.maps.drawing.DrawingManager({
    drawingMode: google.maps.drawing.OverlayType.POLYGON,
    drawingControl: false,
    drawingControlOptions: {
      drawingModes: ['polygon']
    }
  });
  drawingManager.setMap(map);

  google.maps.event.addListener(drawingManager, 'overlaycomplete', function(polygon) {
    for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
      if (!google.maps.geometry.poly.containsLocation(markers[i].position, polygon.overlay)) {
        markers[i].setMap(null);
        markers.splice(i, 1);
      }
    }
    jQuery('#result').text(markers.length + ' properties found');
  });
 });

https://jsfiddle.net/mwttowd8/21/

I have stripped my code right back to this and it still isn't returning the correct markers. I've also tried using lat/lng objects instead of google maps LatLng objects and still no luck - I'm not sure what else to try!

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