Herne Bay and Sandwich | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Kent |
Major settlements | Birchington-on-Sea, Fordwich, Herne Bay, Sandwich, Sturry, Westgate-on-Sea |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
Seats | One |
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.
The constituency is named for the towns of Herne Bay and Sandwich in Kent. [2]
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
It comprises the following areas of Kent: [4]
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Thea Barrett [7] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Angie Curwen [8] | ||||
Conservative | Roger Gale [9] | ||||
Reform UK | Amelia Randall [10] | ||||
Labour | Helen Whitehead [11] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
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