East Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK constituency main East Thanet is a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet in Kent, represented since 2024 by Polly Billington of the Labour Party. The seat previously existed, under the name Thanet East, from 1974 to 1983, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was re-established as East Thanet for the 2024 general election. It is primarily the successor to the former South Thanet parliamentary constituency.[1][2]
Boundaries
1974–1983 (Thanet East)
The Borough of Ramsgate, and the Urban District of Broadstairs and St Peter's.
2024–present (East Thanet)
Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the District of Thanet wards of Beacon Road, Bradstowe, Central Harbour, Cliffsend & Pegwell, Cliftonville East, Cliftonville West, Dane Valley, Eastcliff, Kingsgate, Margate Central, Nethercourt, Newington, Northwood, St Peters, Salmestone, Sir Moses Montefiore, and Viking.[3]
It comprises those parts of the former constituency of South Thanet in the District of Thanet (85.6% of the electorate), together with three wards from North Thanet, including Central Margate.[2]
Constituency profile
Electoral Calculus categorises the proposed seat as being part of the "Somewheres" demographic, indicating socially conservative, economically soft left views and strong support for Brexit.[4] The High Speed 1 railway service has stimulated some regeneration of Margate and Ramsgate, with many residents moving to the towns from Greater London.[5]
History
The constituency 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 East and the neighbouring Thanet West constituency were replaced by new North Thanet and South Thanet constituencies.
The constituency name was revived at the 2024 general election, where it effectively replaced the South Thanet constituency, with 81.8% of the electorate of the former South Thanet seat becoming part of the new East Thanet, and 85.6% of the new East Thanet seat having previously belonged to the former South Thanet.[2]
Members of Parliament
MPs 1974–1983
Isle of Thanet prior to 1974
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Feb 1974 | Jonathan Aitken | Conservative |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
MPs since 2024
South Thanet prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2024 | Polly Billington | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Helen Harrison | 10,083 | 23.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Webb | 8,591 | 20.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Steve Roberts | 4,590 | 10.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jai Singh | 1,365 | 3.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Grahame Birchall | 563 | 1.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Holton | 369 | 0.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mo Shafaei | 98 | 0.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 6,971 | 16.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 42,713 | 57.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Template:Party color cell | Conservative | 25,616 | 53.5 |
| Template:Party color cell | Labour | 18,031 | 37.6 |
| Template:Party color cell | Liberal Democrats | 2,486 | 5.2 |
| Template:Party color cell | Green | 1,791 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | 47,924 | 64.9 | |
| Electorate | 73,790 | ||
Election results 1974–1983
Elections in the 1970s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | I Kilberry | 10,128 | 28.43 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | B Hesketh | 4,755 | 13.35 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | B Dobing | 376 | 1.06 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 10,239 | 28.74 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 35,625 | 72.72 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | S Bartlett | 11,310 | 32.97 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | C Hogarth | 6,472 | 18.87 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | K Munson | 708 | 2.06 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 4,503 | 13.13 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 34,302 | 71.55 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robert Bean | 11,347 | 29.64 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | J Cox | 8,997 | 23.50 | ||
| Majority | 6,597 | 17.22 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 38,289 | 80.53 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Kent
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
Notes
References
External links
- East Thanet UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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