The ceremonial county of Kent, (which includes the unitary authority of Medway), is divided into 17 parliamentary constituencies - one borough constituency and 16 county constituencies.
Conservative † Labour ‡ Liberal Democrats ¤
Constituency [nb 1] | Electorate [1] | Majority [2] [nb 2] | Member of Parliament [2] | Nearest opposition [2] | Map | ||
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Ashford CC | 89,553 | 24,029 | Damian Green † | Dara Farrell ‡ | |||
Canterbury CC | 80,203 | 1,836 | Rosie Duffield ‡ | Anna Firth † | |||
Chatham and Aylesford CC | 71,642 | 18,540 | Tracey Crouch † | Vince Maple ‡ | |||
Dartford CC | 82,209 | 19,160 | Gareth Johnson † | Sacha Gosine ‡ | |||
Dover CC | 76,355 | 12,278 | Natalie Elphicke ‡ | Charlotte Cornell ‡ | |||
Faversham and Mid Kent CC | 73,403 | 21,976 | Helen Whately † | Jenny Reeves ‡ | |||
Folkestone and Hythe CC | 88,272 | 21,337 | Damian Collins † | Laura Davison ‡ | |||
Gillingham and Rainham BC | 73,549 | 15,119 | Rehman Chishti † | Andy Stamp ‡ | |||
Gravesham CC | 73,242 | 15,581 | Adam Holloway † | Lauren Sullivan ‡ | |||
Maidstone and The Weald CC | 76,109 | 21,772 | Helen Grant † | Dan Wilkinson ‡ | |||
North Thanet CC | 72,756 | 17,189 | Roger Gale † | Coral Jones ‡ | |||
Rochester and Strood CC | 82,056 | 17,072 | Kelly Tolhurst † | Teresa Murray ‡ | |||
Sevenoaks CC | 71,757 | 20,818 | Laura Trott † | Gareth Willis ¤ | |||
Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC | 83,917 | 24,479 | Gordon Henderson † | Clive Johnson ‡ | |||
South Thanet CC | 73,223 | 10,587 | Craig Mackinlay † | Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt ‡ | |||
Tonbridge and Malling CC | 79,278 | 26,941 | Tom Tugendhat † | Richard Morris ¤ | |||
Tunbridge Wells CC | 74,823 | 14,645 | Greg Clark † | Ben Chapelard ¤ | |||
Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England [3] decided to retain Kent's 17 constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies, including the transfer of Cliftonville from North Thanet to South Thanet. They recommended two name changes: Gillingham to Gillingham and Rainham to reflect the similar stature of the two towns, and Medway to Rochester and Strood to avoid confusion with the larger Medway unitary authority.
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. [4] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.
The commission has proposed that an additional seat is created in Kent, with the formation of the constituency of Weald of Kent. As a consequence, Maidstone and the Weald, and Tonbridge and Malling would be renamed Maidstone and Malling, and Tonbridge respectively. Changes to North Thanet and South Thanet would result in them being replaced by Herne Bay and Sandwich, and East Thanet respectively. Although only subject to a very minor boundary change, Dover would revert to its previous name of Dover and Deal. [5] [6] [7]
The following constituencies are proposed:
Containing electoral wards from Ashford
Containing electoral wards from Canterbury
Containing electoral wards from Dartford
Containing electoral wards from Dover
Containing electoral wards from Folkestone and Hythe
Containing electoral wards from Gravesham
Containing electoral wards from Maidstone
Containing electoral wards from Medway
Containing electoral wards from Sevenoaks
Containing electoral wards from Swale
Containing electoral wards from Thanet
Containing electoral wards from Tonbridge and Malling
Containing electoral wards from Tunbridge Wells
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [8]
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Kent in the 2019 general election were as follows:
Party | Votes | % | Change from 2017 | Seats | Change from 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 532,342 | 60.1% | 3.7% | 16 | 0 |
Labour | 221,554 | 25.0% | 6.7% | 1 | 0 |
Liberal Democrats | 91,973 | 10.4% | 4.9% | 0 | 0 |
Greens | 28,264 | 3.2% | 1.0% | 0 | 0 |
Others | 11,063 | 1.3% | 2.9% | 0 | 0 |
Total | 885,196 | 100.0 | 17 |
Election year | 1974 (Feb) | 1974 (Oct) | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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Conservative | 44.2 | 44.0 | 53.9 | 53.9 | 54.0 | 53.1 | 40.5 | 43.4 | 45.8 | 50.5 | 49.2 | 56.4 | 60.1 |
Labour | 29.5 | 33.3 | 29.9 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 24.3 | 37.1 | 37.7 | 32.4 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 31.7 | 25.0 |
Liberal Democrat 1 | 25.7 | 21.8 | 15.1 | 26.9 | 26.1 | 21.3 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 17.3 | 20.9 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 10.4 |
Green Party | - | - | - | - | * | * | * | * | * | 1.0 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
UKIP | - | - | - | - | - | - | * | * | * | 3.9 | 20.3 | 3.6 | * |
Other | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
11974 & 1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Election year | 1974 (Feb) | 1974 (Oct) | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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Conservative | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Labour | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
Conservative Independent Conservative Independent Liberal Labour Liberal Liberal Unionist National Party
Constituency | 1885 | 1886 | 88 | 89 | 1892 | 93 | 1895 | 98 | 99 | 1900 | 01 | 03 | 04 | 1906 | Jan 1910 | Dec 1910 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
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Ashford | Pomfret | Hardy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Canterbury | Heaton | Bennett-Goldney | Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||
Chatham | Gorst | Loyd | Davies | Jenkins | Hohler | |||||||||||||||||
Dartford | Dyke | Rowlands | Mitchell | Rowlands | ||||||||||||||||||
Dover | Dickson | Wyndham | Ponsonby | → | ||||||||||||||||||
Faversham | Knatchbull-Hugessen | Barnes | Howard | Napier | Wheler | |||||||||||||||||
Gravesend | White | Palmer | Ryder | Parker | Richardson | |||||||||||||||||
Hythe | Watkin | → | Edwards | E. Sassoon | P. Sassoon | |||||||||||||||||
Isle of Thanet | King-Harman | Lowther | Marks | Craig | ||||||||||||||||||
Maidstone | Ross | Cornwallis | Hunt | Cornwallis | Barker | Evans | Vane-Tempest-Stewart | Bellairs | ||||||||||||||
Medway | Gathorne-Hardy | Warde | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rochester | Hughes-Hallett | Knatchbull-Hugessen | Davies | Gascoyne-Cecil | Tuff | Lamb | Ridley | Lamb | ||||||||||||||
St Augustine's | Akers-Douglas | McNeill | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sevenoaks | Mills | Forster | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tunbridge | Norton | Griffith-Boscawen | Hedges | Spender-Clay |
Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23) Conservative Constitutionalist Independent Labour Liberal National Labour
Constituency | 1918 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 1922 | 23 | 1923 | 1924 | 27 | 28 | 1929 | 30 | 31 | 1931 | 33 | 35 | 1935 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 1945 | 45 | 46 | 47 |
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Bexley | Adamson | Bramall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Orpington | Smithers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ashford | Steel | Kedward | Knatchbull | Spens | Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bromley | Forster | James | Campbell | Macmillan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Canterbury | McNeill | Wayland | White | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chatham | Moore-Brabazon | Markham | → | Goff | Plugge | Bottomley | |||||||||||||||||||
Chislehurst | A. Smithers | Nesbitt | W. Smithers | Wallace | |||||||||||||||||||||
Dartford | Rowlands | Mills | Jarrett | → | Mills | McDonnell | Mills | Clarke | Adamson | Dodds | |||||||||||||||
Dover | Ponsonby | Polson | Astor | Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||
Faversham | Wheler | Maitland | Wells | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gillingham | Hohler | Gower | Binns | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gravesend | Richardson | Isaacs | Albery | Allighan | Acland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hythe | P. Sassoon | Brabner | Mackeson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Isle of Thanet | Craig | Harmsworth | Balfour | Carson | |||||||||||||||||||||
Maidstone | Bellairs | Bossom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sevenoaks | Bennett | Williams | Styles | Young | Ponsonby | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tonbridge | Spender-Clay | Baillie | Williams |
Constituency | 1950 | 1951 | 53 | 55 | 1955 | 56 | 57 | 1959 | 62 | 64 | 1964 | 1966 | 1970 | |
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Ashford | Deedes | |||||||||||||
Beckenham | Buchan-Hepburn | Goodhart | Transferred to Greater London | |||||||||||
Bexley | Heath | Transferred to Greater London | ||||||||||||
Bromley | Macmillan | Hunt | Transferred to Greater London | |||||||||||
Canterbury | White | Thomas | Crouch | |||||||||||
Chislehurst | Hornsby-Smith | Macdonald | Hornsby-Smith | Transferred to Greater London | ||||||||||
Dartford | Dodds | Irving | Trew | |||||||||||
Dover | Arbuthnot | Ennals | Rees | |||||||||||
Erith and Crayford | Dodds | Transferred to Greater London | ||||||||||||
Faversham | Wells | Boston | Moate | |||||||||||
Folkestone and Hythe | Mackeson | Costain | ||||||||||||
Gillingham | Burden | |||||||||||||
Gravesend | Acland | Kirk | Murray | White | ||||||||||
Isle of Thanet | Carson | Rees-Davies | ||||||||||||
Maidstone | Bossom | Wells | ||||||||||||
Orpington | Smithers | Sumner | Lubbock | Stanbrook | Transferred to Greater London | |||||||||
Rochester and Chatham | Bottomley | Critchley | Kerr | Fenner | ||||||||||
Sevenoaks | Rodgers | |||||||||||||
Tonbridge | Williams | Hornby |
Conservative Independent Labour UKIP
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