Mid Kent (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Mid Kent
Parliament:uk
Year:1983
Abolished:1997
Type:County
Previous:Maidstone and Rochester & Chatham[1]
Elects Howmany:One
Region:England
County:Kent
Towns:Chatham, Maidstone (part)

Mid Kent was a county constituency in the county of Kent, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It was created for the 1983 general election from parts of the seats of Rochester and Chatham & Maidstone, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

A previous two-member constituency called Mid Kent existed from 1868 to 1885.

Boundaries

The City of Rochester-upon-Medway wards of Holcombe, Horsted, Lordswood, Luton, Walderslade, Wayfield, and Weedswood, and the Borough of Maidstone wards of Bearsted, Boxley, Detling, East, Harrietsham and Lenham, Hollingbourne, North, and Thurnham.

The constituency was predominantly rural between the urban areas of Medway and Maidstone.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1983Andrew RoweConservative
1997constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Kent Mid', June 1983 up to May 1997. ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. 11 March 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160312061332/http://electionweb.co.uk/Bp/P83341.htm. 12 March 2016.