Maidstone and Malling (UK Parliament constituency) explained
| Maidstone and Malling |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Type: | County |
| Electorate: | 73,084 (2023)[1] |
| Region: | England |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
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. It is represented by Helen Grant of the Conservatives, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Maidstone and the Weald from 2010 to 2024.
Boundaries
The seat is defined as composing the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:
- The Borough of Maidstone wards of Allington, Barming and Teston, Bridge, East, Fant, Heath, High Street, North and South – approximately 67% of the abolished Maidstone and The Weald seat,[3] mainly comprising the town of Maidstone itself
- The Tonbridge and Malling Borough wards of Aylesford South and Ditton from Chatham and Aylesford
- The Tonbridge and Malling Borough wards of East Malling, Kings Hill, and West Malling and Leybourne from Tonbridge and Malling (renamed Tonbridge)[4]
Following a local government boundary review in Tonbridge and Malling which came into effect in May 2023,[5] [6] the constituency now comprises 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
Maidstone & The Weald prior to 2024
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[8] |
|---|
| Party | Vote | % |
|---|
| | 28,562 | 58.4 |
| | 9,114 | 18.6 |
| | 8,993 | 18.4 |
| | 1,880 | 3.8 |
| Others | 358 | 0.7 |
|
| Turnout | 48,907 | 66.9 |
| Electorate | 73,084 | |
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East . Boundary Commission for England . 25 June 2024 . dmy .
- Web site: South East Boundary Commission for England . 2023-06-20 . Boundary Commission for England.
- Web site: Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK? .
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- Web site: LGBCE . Medway LGBCE . 2024-04-01 . www.lgbce.org.uk . en.
- Web site: The Medway (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 .
- Web site: New Seat Details - Maidstone and Malling . 2024-04-01 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
- Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.
