List of Parliamentary constituencies in Kent

The ceremonial county of Kent, (which includes the unitary authority of Medway), is divided into 17 Parliamentary constituencies - 1 Borough constituency and 16 County constituencies.

Constituencies

The results for the 2015 election are as follows:       † Conservative       ‡ Labour       ¤ Liberal Democrat       UKIP

Constituency[nb 1] Electorate Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map
Ashford CC 85,177 19,296   Damian Green   Gerald O'Brien
Canterbury CC 81,341 9,798   Julian Brazier   Hugh Lanning
Chatham and Aylesford CC 68,600 11,455   Tracey Crouch   Tristan Osborne
Dartford CC 75,209 12,345   Gareth Johnson   Simon Thompson
Dover CC 72,930 6,294   Charlie Elphicke   Clair Hawkins
Faversham and Mid Kent CC 69,523 16,652   Helen Whately   Peter Edwards-Daem
Folkestone and Hythe CC 83,651 13,797   Damian Collins   Harriet Yeo
Gillingham and Rainham 72,559 10,530   Rehman Chishti   Paul Clark
Gravesham 72,341 8,370   Adam Holloway   Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Maidstone and The Weald CC 73,181 10,709   Helen Grant   Jasper Gerard
North Thanet CC 71,478 10,948   Roger Gale   Piers Andrew Wauchope
Rochester and Strood CC 78,946 7,133   Kelly Tolhurst   Mark Reckless
Sevenoaks CC 70,471 19,561   Michael Fallon   Steve Lindsay
Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC 76,018 12,168   Gordon Henderson   Richard Palmer
South Thanet CC 70,970 2,812   Craig Mackinlay   Nigel Farage
Tonbridge and Malling CC 74,877 23,734   Thomas Tugendhat   Robert Izzard
Tunbridge Wells CC 73,429 22,874   Greg Clark   Kevin Kerrigan

Boundary changes

NameCurrent boundaries
  1. Ashford CC
  2. Canterbury CC
  3. Chatham and Aylesford CC
  4. Dartford CC
  5. Dover CC
  6. Faversham and Mid Kent CC
  7. Folkestone and Hythe CC
  8. Gillingham BC
  9. Gravesham CC
  10. Maidstone and The Weald CC
  11. Medway CC
  12. North Thanet CC
  13. Sevenoaks CC
  14. Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC
  15. South Thanet CC
  16. Tonbridge and Malling CC
  17. Tunbridge Wells CC

Current proposals by the Boundary Commission for England would retain these 17 constituencies, with changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. They have however 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. These changes are expected to be implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.

Proposed nameProposed boundaries
  1. Ashford CC
  2. Canterbury CC
  3. Chatham and Aylesford CC
  4. Dartford CC
  5. Dover CC
  6. Faversham and Mid Kent CC
  7. Folkestone and Hythe CC
  8. Gillingham and Rainham BC
  9. Gravesham CC
  10. Maidstone and The Weald CC
  11. North Thanet CC
  12. Rochester and Strood CC
  13. Sevenoaks CC
  14. Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC
  15. South Thanet CC
  16. Tonbridge and Malling CC
  17. Tunbridge Wells CC

Results

2005 2010 2015

Historic List of Constituencies in Kent

Used from 1983 to 1997

Notes

  1. ↑ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ↑ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

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