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Maidstone and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)

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Maidstone and Malling
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Maidstone and Malling in South East England
CountyKent
Electorate73,084 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentHelen Grant (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromMaidstone and The Weald

Maidstone and Malling is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] It was created under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and was first contested in the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

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The seat is formed from:

Following a local government boundary review in Tonbridge and Malling which came into effect in May 2023,[5][6] the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

  • The Borough of Maidstone wards of: Allington; Barming and Teston; Bridge; East; Fant; Heath; High Street; North; South.
  • The Borough of Tonbridge and Malling wards of: Aylesford North & North Downs (small part); Aylesford South & Ditton; Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh (majority); East Malling, West Malling & Offham (most); Kings Hill.[7]

Members of Parliament

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Maidstone & The Weald prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Helen Grant Conservative

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Maidstone and Malling[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Grant 14,146 30.5 –27.9
Labour Maureen Cleator 12,472 26.9 +8.5
Reform UK Paul Thomas 9,316 20.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Naghi 6,375 13.7 –4.9
Green Stuart Jeffery 3,727 8.0 +4.2
Independent Yolande Kenward 197 0.4 –0.3
British Democrats Gary Butler 156 0.3 N/A
Majority 1,674 3.6 –36.2
Turnout 46,389 60.7 –6.2
Registered electors 76,449
Conservative hold Swing –18.2

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[9]
Party Vote %
Conservative 28,562 58.4
Liberal Democrats 9,114 18.6
Labour 8,993 18.4
Green 1,880 3.8
Others 358 0.7
Turnout 48,907 66.9
Electorate 73,084

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".
  4. ^ "New Seat Details - Tonbridge". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  5. ^ LGBCE. "Medway | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. ^ "The Medway (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  7. ^ "New Seat Details - Maidstone and Malling". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  8. ^ "Maidstone and Malling". BBC News. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
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