Thanet West (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Thanet West
Parliament:uk
Abolished:1983
Type:Borough
Elects Howmany:One
Next:Thanet North and Thanet South[1]
Region:England
Towns:Margate

Thanet West was a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet, in Kent.

It 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 West and the neighbouring Thanet East constituency were replaced by new North Thanet and South Thanet constituencies.

Boundaries

The Borough of Margate, and in the Rural District of Eastry the parishes of Acol, Minster, Monkton, St Nicholas at Wade, and Sarre.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974Conservative
1983constituency abolished

References

51.3667°N 23°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Thanet West', Feb 1974 - May 1983. ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. 24 March 2016.