Mid Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency main Mid Kent was a county constituency in the county of Kent, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It was created for the 1983 general election from parts of the seats of Rochester and Chatham & Maidstone, and abolished for the 1997 general election.
A previous two-member constituency called Mid Kent existed from 1868 to 1885.
Boundaries
The City of Rochester-upon-Medway wards of Holcombe, Horsted, Lordswood, Luton, Walderslade, Wayfield, and Weedswood, and the Borough of Maidstone wards of Bearsted, Boxley, Detling, East, Harrietsham and Lenham, Hollingbourne, North, and Thurnham.
The constituency was predominantly rural between the urban areas of Medway and Maidstone.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1983 | Andrew Rowe | Conservative |
| 1997 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Allison Wainman | 12,857 | 27.0 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Vernon Hull | 8,928 | 18.8 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dennis Delderfield | 324 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 12,543 | 26.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 47,509 | 71.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Graham Colley | 13,951 | 26.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jack Hazelgrove | 9,420 | 18.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 14,768 | 28.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 52,090 | 71.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
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Elections in the 1990s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Timothy Robson | 13,984 | 23.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Graham Colley | 11,476 | 19.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gerard Valente | 224 | 0.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 19,649 | 33.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 59,317 | 79.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
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Notes and references
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