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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 will be formed primarily from the South Thanet parliamentary constituency.[2]
| Thanet East | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of East Thanet in South East England | |
| County | Kent |
| Major settlements | Ramsgate and Margate |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | None |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | South Thanet |
| February 1974–1983 | |
| Created from | Isle of Thanet |
| Replaced by | Thanet South[1] |
Boundaries
edit1974-1983 (Thanet East)
editThe Borough of Ramsgate, and the Urban District of Broadstairs and St Peter's.
Proposed (East Thanet)
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The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The District of Thanet wards of: Beacon Road; Bradstowe; Central Harbour; Cliffsend and Pegwell; Cliftonville East; Cliftonville West; Dane Valley; Eastcliff; Kingsgate; Margate Central; Nethercourt; Newington; Northwood; St. Peters; Salmestone; Sir Moses Montefiore; Viking.[3]
It comprise 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.[4]
Constituency profile
editElectoral Calculus categorises the proposed seat as being part of the “Somewheres” demographic, indicating socially conservative, economically soft left views and strong support for Brexit.[5] The High Speed 1 railway service has stimulated some regeneration of Margate and Ramsgate, with many residents moving to the towns from Greater London.[6]
History
editThe 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
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Jonathan Aitken | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
Election results
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Polly Billington | ||||
| Independent | Grahame Birchall | ||||
| Conservative | Helen Harrison | ||||
| Independent | Paul Holton | ||||
| Green | Steve Roberts | ||||
| Independent | Mo Shafaei | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Jai Singh | ||||
| Reform UK | Paul Webb | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 1970s
edit| 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) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "'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/
- ^ "Candidates running to become the Member of Parliament for East Thanet". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
External links
edit- East Thanet UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK