Herne Bay and Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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Herne Bay and Sandwich
County constituency
for the House of Commons
South East England - Herne Bay and Sandwich constituency.svg
Boundary of Herne Bay and Sandwich in South East England
County Kent
Major settlements Birchington-on-Sea, Fordwich, Herne Bay, Sandwich, Sturry, Westgate-on-Sea
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from North Thanet, South Thanet (part), & Canterbury (part)

Herne Bay and Sandwich is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election.

Contents

The constituency is named for the towns of Herne Bay and Sandwich in Kent. [2]

Boundaries

Herne Bay and Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It comprises the following areas of Kent: [4]

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit. [6]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Herne Bay and Sandwich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Thea Barrett [7]
Liberal Democrats Angie Curwen [8]
Conservative Roger Gale [9]
Reform UK Amelia Randall [10]
Labour Helen Whitehead [11]
Majority
Turnout

See also

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  2. "Two new polling districts and a new constituency name for the area". www.dover.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
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  6. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Herne+Bay+and+Sandwich
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