East Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)

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East Thanet
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
East Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
South East England - East Thanet constituency.svg
Boundary of East Thanet in South East England
County Kent
Electorate 73,790 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Polly Billington (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from
February 19741983 [a]
SeatsOne
Created from Isle of Thanet
Replaced by South Thanet [2]

East Thanet is a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet in Kent, represented since 2024 by Polly Billington of the Labour Party. The seat previously existed, under the name Thanet East, from 1974 to 1983, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was re-established as East Thanet for the 2024 general election. It is primarily the successor to the former South Thanet parliamentary constituency. [3] [4]

Contents

Boundaries

1974–1983 (Thanet East)

The Borough of Ramsgate, and the Urban District of Broadstairs and St Peter's.

2024–present (East Thanet)

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the District of Thanet wards of Beacon Road, Bradstowe, Central Harbour, Cliffsend & Pegwell, Cliftonville East, Cliftonville West, Dane Valley, Eastcliff, Kingsgate, Margate Central, Nethercourt, Newington, Northwood, St Peters, Salmestone, Sir Moses Montefiore, and Viking. [5]

It comprises those parts of the former constituency of South Thanet in the District of Thanet (85.6% of the electorate), together with three wards from North Thanet, including Central Margate. [4]

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus categorises the proposed seat as being part of the "Somewheres" demographic, indicating socially conservative, economically soft left views and strong support for Brexit. [6] The High Speed 1 railway service has stimulated some regeneration of Margate and Ramsgate, with many residents moving to the towns from Greater London. [7]

History

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, when the former constituency of Isle of Thanet was split in two, and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when Thanet East and the neighbouring Thanet West constituency were replaced by new North Thanet and South Thanet constituencies.

The constituency name was revived at the 2024 general election, where it effectively replaced the South Thanet constituency, with 81.8% of the electorate of the former South Thanet seat becoming part of the new East Thanet, and 85.6% of the new East Thanet seat having previously belonged to the former South Thanet. [4]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1974–1983

Isle of Thanet prior to 1974

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 Jonathan Aitken Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

MPs since 2024

South Thanet prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Polly Billington Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: East Thanet [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Polly Billington 17,054 39.9 +2.3
Conservative Helen Harrison10,08323.6−29.9
Reform UK Paul Webb8,59120.1N/A
Green Steve Roberts4,59010.7+7.0
Liberal Democrats Jai Singh1,3653.2−2.0
Independent Grahame Birchall5631.3N/A
Independent Paul Holton3690.9N/A
Independent Mo Shafaei980.2N/A
Majority6,97116.3N/A
Turnout 42,71357.0−7.9
Registered electors 74,940
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg16.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [9]
PartyVote %
Conservative 25,61653.5
Labour 18,03137.6
Liberal Democrats 2,4865.2
Green 1,7913.7
Turnout47,92464.9
Electorate73,790

Election results 1974–1983

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Thanet East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Aitken 20,367 57.17 +11.1
Labour I Kilberry10,12828.43−4.6
Liberal B Hesketh4,75513.35−5.6
National Front B Dobing3761.06−1.0
Majority10,23928.74+15.6
Turnout 35,62572.72+1.2
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Thanet East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Aitken 15,813 46.10 −0.8
Labour S Bartlett11,31032.97+0.4
Liberal C Hogarth6,47218.87−4.6
National Front K Munson7082.06New
Majority4,50313.13−4.1
Turnout 34,30271.55−9.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Thanet East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Aitken 17,944 46.86
Labour Robert Bean 11,34729.64
Liberal J Cox8,99723.50
Majority6,59717.22
Turnout 38,28980.53
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. As Thanet East

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