Faversham and Mid Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Faversham and Mid Kent is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2015, the seat has been represented by Helen Whately of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Faversham and Mid Kent | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Faversham and Mid Kent in Kent for the 2010 general election | |
![]() Location of Kent within England | |
County | Kent |
Electorate | 68,521 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Faversham and Shepway, Maidstone |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Helen Whately (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Faversham and Mid Kent |
Boundaries
1997–2010: The Borough of Swale wards of Abbey, Boughton & Courtenay, Davington Priory, East Downs, St Ann's, Teynham and Lynsted, and Watling, and the Borough of Maidstone wards of Bearsted, Boxley, Detling, Harrietsham and Lenham, Headcorn, Hollingbourne, Langley, Leeds, Park Wood, Shepway East, Shepway West, Sutton Valence, and Thurnham.
2010–present: The Borough of Swale wards of Abbey, Boughton and Courtenay, Davington Priory, East Downs, St Ann’s, and Watling, and the Borough of Maidstone wards of Bearsted, Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton, Boxley, Detling and Thurnham, Downswood and Otham, Harrietsham and Lenham, Headcorn, Leeds, North Downs, Park Wood, Shepway North, Shepway South, and Sutton Valence and Langley.
Faversham and Mid Kent covers sections of the Swale and Maidstone boroughs. The constituency includes the easternmost outlying residents of the county town, Maidstone. This caused minor confusion among a large minority of residents of the Maidstone electoral wards when the boundaries were first changed in 1997 as a constituency named Maidstone and The Weald was also created at the same time (largely replacing the former Maidstone constituency), but residents in the Shepway and Park Wood areas of the town found themselves in Faversham and Mid Kent instead.[2]
History
In 1997, the Faversham and Mid Kent constituency was formed when the previous Faversham seat was abolished and split into Sittingbourne and Sheppey and the town of Faversham which was then merged with Mid Kent to form this constituency.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[3] | Party | |
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1997 | Andrew Rowe | Conservative | |
2001 | Sir Hugh Robertson | Conservative | |
2015 | Helen Whately | Conservative |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Helen Whately | 31,864 | 63.2 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Jenny Reeves | 9,888 | 19.6 | -6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hannah Perkin | 6,170 | 12.2 | +5.7 | |
Green | Hannah Temple | 2,103 | 4.2 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Gary Butler | 369 | 0.7 | New | |
Majority | 21,976 | 43.6 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 50,394 | 68.7 | -0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Helen Whately | 30,390 | 61.1 | +6.7 | |
Labour | Michael Desmond | 12,977 | 26.1 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David S. Naghi | 3,249 | 6.5 | -0.1 | |
UKIP | Mark McGiffin | 1,702 | 3.4 | -14.6 | |
Green | Alastair Gould | 1,431 | 2.9 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 17,413 | 35.0 | -1.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,749 | 68.9 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Helen Whately[7] | 24,895 | 54.4 | −1.8 | |
UKIP | Peter Edwards-Daem | 8,243 | 18.0 | +14.3 | |
Labour | Michael Desmond | 7,403 | 16.2 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David S. Naghi | 3,039 | 6.6 | −13.1 | |
Green | Tim Valentine | 1,768 | 3.9 | +2.0 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Hairy Knorm Davidson[8] | 297 | 0.6 | −0.2 | |
English Democrat | Gary Butler | 158 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 16,652 | 36.4 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 45,803 | 65.9 | −1.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hugh Robertson | 26,250 | 56.2 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David S. Naghi | 9,162 | 19.6 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Ashok Rehal | 7,748 | 16.6 | −12.5 | |
UKIP | Sarah Larkins | 1,722 | 3.7 | +1.0 | |
Green | Tim Valentine | 890 | 1.9 | New | |
National Front | Graham Kemp[10] | 542 | 1.2 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Hairy Knorm Davidson | 398 | 0.9 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 17,088 | 36.6 | +16.6 | ||
Turnout | 46,712 | 67.8 | +2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hugh Robertson | 21,690 | 49.7 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Andrew W. Bradstock | 12,970 | 29.7 | −5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David S. Naghi | 7,204 | 16.5 | +3.0 | |
UKIP | Robert P. Thompson | 1,152 | 2.6 | +0.6 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Norman W. Davidson | 610 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 8,720 | 20.0 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 43,626 | 65.7 | +5.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Hugh Robertson | 18,739 | 45.6 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Grahame Birchall | 14,556 | 35.5 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Sole | 5,529 | 13.5 | +1.1 | |
UKIP | James Gascoyne | 828 | 2.0 | +1.1 | |
Green | Penelope Kemp | 799 | 1.9 | +1.2 | |
Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Norman W. Davidson | 600 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 4,183 | 10.1 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,051 | 60.4 | -13.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Rowe | 22,016 | 44.4 | ||
Labour | Alan Stewart | 17,843 | 36.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bruce E. Parmenter | 6,138 | 12.4 | ||
Referendum | Robin M. Birley | 2,073 | 4.2 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | Norman W. Davidson | 511 | 1.0 | ||
UKIP | Michael J. Cunningham | 431 | 0.9 | ||
Green | David J. Currer | 380 | 0.8 | ||
Green Referendum Lawless Naturally Street Party | Caroline Morgan | 115 | 0.2 | ||
Natural Law | Nigel P.J. Pollard | 99 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 4,173 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 49,606 | 73.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Notes and references
- Notes
- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- "Maidstone News & Sport, latest news from the Kent Messenger". Kent Online.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/317189/SPN_NP_Faversham-and-Mid-Kent.pdf
- "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "UKIP in Faversham and Mid-Kent elect candidate for 2015". Canterbury Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-02-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Official Monster Raving Loony Party leaflet". ElectionLeaflets.org.
- "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- National Front
- "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)