Thanet West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Thanet West
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
ThanetWest1974Constituency.svg
Thanet West in Kent, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
County Kent
Major settlements Margate
February 19741983
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Thanet North and Thanet South [1]
Created from Isle of Thanet

Thanet West was a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet, in Kent.

Contents

It 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 West and the neighbouring Thanet East constituency were replaced by new North Thanet and South Thanet constituencies.

Boundaries

The Borough of Margate, and in the Rural District of Eastry the parishes of Acol, Minster, Monkton, St Nicholas at Wade, and Sarre.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 William Rees-Davies Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

General election 1979: Thanet West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Rees-Davies 18,12255.39+10.1
Labour J. F. Little8,57626.21-2.3
Liberal D. Payne6,01718.39-7.7
Majority9,54629.18+12.3
Turnout 32,71571.60+2.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Thanet West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Rees-Davies 13,76345.34-4.2
Labour C. J. Smith8,65528.51+1.4
Liberal I. G. Tiltman7,93526.14+2.7
Majority5,10816.83-5.7
Turnout 30,35369.14-9.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Thanet West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Rees-Davies 16,88049.55
Liberal I. G. Tiltman9,22027.06
Labour D. Ramage7,96923.39
Majority7,66022.49
Turnout 34,06978.09
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. "'Thanet West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

Coordinates: 51°22′N1°22′E / 51.367°N 1.367°E / 51.367; 1.367