East Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)
- Margate
- Ramsgate
- Broadstairs
- South Thanet
- North Thanet
East Thanet is a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet in Kent. It 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, the seat was re-established as East Thanet for the 2024 general election. It is primarily a successor of the South Thanet parliamentary constituency.[3]
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.[4]
It comprises those parts of the former constituency of South Thanet in the District of Thanet (83% of the electorate), together with three wards from North Thanet, including Central Margate.[5]
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.[6] The High Speed 1 railway service has stimulated some regeneration of Margate and Ramsgate, with many residents moving to the towns from Greater London.[7]
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.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1974–1983
Isle of Thanet prior to 1974
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
Feb 1974 | Jonathan Aitken | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
MPs since 2024
South Thanet prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Polly Billington | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Polly Billington | 17,054 | 39.9 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Helen Harrison | 10,083 | 23.6 | −29.9 | |
Reform UK | Paul Webb | 8,591 | 20.1 | N/A | |
Green | Steve Roberts | 4,590 | 10.7 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jai Singh | 1,365 | 3.2 | −2.0 | |
Independent | Grahame Birchall | 563 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Independent | Paul Holton | 369 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Independent | Mo Shafaei | 98 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,971 | 16.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,713 | 57.0 | −7.9 | ||
Registered electors | 74,940 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.1 |
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result[9] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 25,616 | 53.5 | |
Labour | 18,031 | 37.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2,486 | 5.2 | |
Green | 1,791 | 3.7 | |
Turnout | 47,924 | 64.9 | |
Electorate | 73,790 |
Election results 1974–1983
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Aitken | 20,367 | 57.17 | +11.1 | |
Labour | I Kilberry | 10,128 | 28.43 | −4.6 | |
Liberal | B Hesketh | 4,755 | 13.35 | −5.6 | |
National Front | B Dobing | 376 | 1.06 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 10,239 | 28.74 | +15.6 | ||
Turnout | 35,625 | 72.72 | +1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Aitken | 15,813 | 46.10 | −0.8 | |
Labour | S Bartlett | 11,310 | 32.97 | +0.4 | |
Liberal | C Hogarth | 6,472 | 18.87 | −4.6 | |
National Front | K Munson | 708 | 2.06 | New | |
Majority | 4,503 | 13.13 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 34,302 | 71.55 | −9.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Aitken | 17,944 | 46.86 | ||
Labour | Robert Bean | 11,347 | 29.64 | ||
Liberal | J Cox | 8,997 | 23.50 | ||
Majority | 6,597 | 17.22 | |||
Turnout | 38,289 | 80.53 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Kent
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
Notes
- ^ As Thanet East
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "'Thanet East', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Thanet East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "The Electoral Calculus' profile of East Thanet". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Kent Online https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/greasy-spoons-have-been-replaced-with-chichi-little-bistros-262211/
- ^ "East Thanet Results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
External links
- East Thanet UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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