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Maidstone and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)

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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.

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

Boundaries

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The seat is defined as composing the following as they existed on 1 December 2020:

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

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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. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  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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