Gillingham and Rainham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Gillingham and Rainham
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Gillingham and Rainham (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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Boundary of Gillingham and Rainham in South East England
County Kent
Electorate 73,951 (2023) [1]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 2010
Member of Parliament Naushabah Khan (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Gillingham

Gillingham and Rainham is a constituency [n 1] in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Naushabah Khan of the Labour Party. [2] [n 2] It was previously represented since its 2010 creation by Rehman Chishti of the Conservative Party and replaced the previous constituency of Gillingham.

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Boundaries

2010–2023: The Borough of Medway wards of Gillingham North, Gillingham South, Hempstead and Wigmore, Rainham Central, Rainham North, Rainham South, Twydall and Watling.

2023–present: Further to a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, [3] [4] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the Borough of Medway:

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged. [6]

Constituency profile

The constituency is generally suburban and centred on Gillingham, historically a small port, which is within the London Commuter Belt. Local retail, industry, business parks, trades and professions provide constituents with a high level of employment, mostly on moderate to middle incomes; [7] however, the area is not wholly resilient to unemployment. Registered claimants who were registered jobseekers were marginally lower than the national average of 3.8% at 3.5% of the population, according to a statistical compilation by The Guardian . [8]

Residents' wealth is around average for the UK, but below average for the South East region. [9] The predecessor constituency of Gillingham was a Labour-Conservative marginal seat though prior to 1997 was a safe Conservative seat. The current constituency had been considered a safe Conservative seat until 2024.

Members of Parliament

Gillingham prior to 2010

ElectionMember [10] Party
2010 Rehman Chishti Conservative
2024 Naushabah Khan Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Gillingham and Rainham [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naushabah Khan 15,562 37.8 +9.4
Conservative Rehman Chishti 11,59028.2−33.1
Reform UK Rizvi Rawoof8,79221.4N/A
Green Kate Belmonte2,3185.6+3.3
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bourne2,2485.5+0.1
Independent Peter Cook3440.8+0.3
CPA Roger Peacock1750.4+0.1
SDP Peter Wheeler1110.3N/A
Majority3,9729.6N/A
Turnout 41,14055.9−6.1
Registered electors 73,523
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg21.3

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Gillingham and Rainham [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rehman Chishti 28,173 61.3 +5.9
Labour Andy Stamp13,05428.4–7.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion2,5035.4+2.6
Green George Salomon1,0432.3+1.2
UKIP Rob Martin8371.8–2.5
Independent Peter Cook2290.5N/A
CPA Roger Peacock1190.30.0
Majority15,11932.9+13.6
Turnout 45,95862.5–4.4
Conservative hold Swing +6.8
General election 2017: Gillingham and Rainham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rehman Chishti 27,091 55.4 +7.4
Labour Andy Stamp17,66136.1+10.5
UKIP Martin Cook2,0974.3–15.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Chaplin1,3722.8–0.8
Green Clive Gregory5201.1–1.3
CPA Roger Peacock1270.3N/A
Majority9,43019.3–3.1
Turnout 48,86866.9+2.1
Conservative hold Swing –1.5
General election 2015: Gillingham and Rainham [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rehman Chishti 22,590 48.0 +1.8
Labour Paul Clark 12,06025.6–2.1
UKIP Mark Hanson9,19919.5+16.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Chaplin [15] 1,7073.6–14.5
Green Neil Williams1,1332.4+1.6
TUSC Jacqui Berry [16] 2730.6N/A
Independent Roger Peacock720.1N/A
Independent Mike Walters440.1N/A
Majority10,53022.4+3.9
Turnout 47,07864.8–1.2
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
General election 2010: Gillingham and Rainham [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rehman Chishti 21,624 46.2 +5.5
Labour Paul Clark 12,94427.7–13.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stamp8,48418.1+2.8
UKIP Robert Oakley1,5153.2+0.6
BNP Brian Ravenscroft1,1492.5N/A
English Democrat Dean Lacey4641.0N/A
Green Trish Marchant3560.8N/A
IndependentGordon Bryan1410.3N/A
Medway Independent Party George Meegan 1090.2N/A
Majority8,68018.5N/A
Turnout 46,78666.0+2.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.3

Paul Clark was the incumbent MP for Gillingham.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gillingham and Rainham – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ↑ LGBCE. "Medway | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Medway (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  5. ↑ "New Seat Details – Gillingham and Rainham". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  7. ↑ "Local statistics – Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
  8. ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  9. ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Gillingham+and+Rainham
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  12. ↑ "Gillingham and Rainham - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "General Election 2019 candidates". www.medway.gov.uk.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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  16. ↑ "MORE TUSC CANDIDATES IN PLACE AS ELECTION CHALLENGE GROWS". www.tusc.org.uk. 19 December 2014.
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