The ceremonial county of Kent (which includes the unitary authority of Medway) is divided into 18 parliamentary constituencies: 2 borough constituencies and 16 county constituencies.

Constituencies

ConstituencyBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.ElectorateMajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.Member of ParliamentNearest oppositionMapAshford CC76,2331,779 Sojan Joseph ‡ Damian Green †Canterbury CC71,1558,653 Rosie Duffield(re-elected as Labour) Louise Harvey-Quirke †Chatham and Aylesford CC75,1091,998 Tris Osborne ‡ Nathan Gamester †Dartford CC75,4261,192 Jim Dickson ‡ Gareth Johnson †Dover and Deal CC76,4067,559 Mike Tapp ‡ Howard Cox ‡East Thanet BC74,9276,971 Polly Billington ‡ Helen Harrison †Faversham and Mid Kent CC74,3011,469 Helen Whately † Mel Dawkins ‡Folkestone and Hythe CC70,0563,729 Tony Vaughan ‡ Damian Collins †Gillingham and Rainham BC73,5233,972 Naushabah Khan ‡ Rehman Chishti †Gravesham CC73,0942,712 Lauren Sullivan ‡ Adam Holloway †Herne Bay and Sandwich CC77,8692,499 Roger Gale † Helen Whitehead ‡Maidstone and Malling CC76,4491,674 Helen Grant † Maureen Cleator ‡Rochester and Strood CC74,2572,293 Lauren Edwards ‡ Kelly Tolhurst †Sevenoaks CC73,7085,440 Laura Trott † Richard Streatfeild ¤Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC79,067355 Kevin McKenna ‡ Aisha Cuthbert †Tonbridge CC72,79911,166 Tom Tugendhat † Lewis Bailey ‡Tunbridge Wells CC78,7388,687 Mike Martin ¤ Neil Mahapatra †Weald of Kent CC75,9878,422 Katie Lam † Lenny Rolles ‡

Boundary changes 2024 See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Former nameBoundaries 2010-2024Current nameBoundaries 2024–present Ashford CC Canterbury CC Chatham and Aylesford CC Dartford CC Dover CC Faversham and Mid Kent CC Folkestone and Hythe CC Gillingham and Rainham BC Gravesham CC Maidstone and The Weald CC North Thanet CC Rochester and Strood CC Sevenoaks CC Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC South Thanet CC Tonbridge and Malling CC Tunbridge Wells CC Ashford CC Canterbury CC Chatham and Aylesford CC Dartford CC Dover and Deal CC East Thanet CC Faversham and Mid Kent CC Folkestone and Hythe CC Gillingham and Rainham BC Gravesham CC Herne Bay and Sandwich CC Maidstone and Malling CC Rochester and Strood CC Sevenoaks CC Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC Tonbridge CC Tunbridge Wells CC Weald of Kent CC

For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England created an additional seat in Kent to reflect the growth of its electorate, with the formation of the constituency of Weald of Kent. As a consequence, Maidstone and the Weald, and Tonbridge and Malling were renamed Maidstone and Malling, and Tonbridge respectively. Changes to North Thanet and South Thanet resulted in them being renamed Herne Bay and Sandwich, and Thanet East respectively. Although only subject to a very minor boundary change, Dover reverted to its previous name of Dover and Deal.

The following constituencies resulted from the boundary review:

Containing electoral wards from Ashford Ashford (part) Weald of Kent (part) Containing electoral wards from Canterbury Canterbury Herne Bay and Sandwich (part) Containing electoral wards from Dartford Dartford Sevenoaks (part) Containing electoral wards from Dover Dover and Deal Herne Bay and Sandwich (part) Containing electoral wards from Folkestone and Hythe Ashford (part) Folkestone and Hythe Containing electoral wards from Gravesham Gravesham Containing electoral wards from Maidstone Faversham and Mid Kent (part) Maidstone and Malling (part) Weald of Kent (part) Containing electoral wards from Medway Chatham and Aylesford (part) Gillingham and Rainham Rochester and Strood Containing electoral wards from Sevenoaks Sevenoaks (part) Tonbridge (part) Containing electoral wards from Swale Faversham and Mid Kent (part) Sittingbourne and Sheppey Containing electoral wards from Thanet East Thanet Herne Bay and Sandwich (part) Containing electoral wards from Tonbridge and Malling Chatham and Aylesford (part) Maidstone and Malling (part) Tonbridge (part) Containing electoral wards from Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells Weald of Kent (part)

2010

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain Kent's 17 constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies, including the transfer of Cliftonville from North Thanet to South Thanet. They recommended two name changes: Gillingham to Gillingham and Rainham to reflect the similar stature of the two towns, and Medway to Rochester and Strood to avoid confusion with the larger Medway unitary authority. Name (1997–2010)Boundaries 1997–2010Name (2010–2024)Boundaries 2010–2024 Ashford CC Canterbury CC Chatham and Aylesford CC Dartford CC Dover CC Faversham and Mid Kent CC Folkestone and Hythe CC Gillingham BC Gravesham CC Maidstone and The Weald CC Medway CC North Thanet CC Sevenoaks CC Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC South Thanet CC Tonbridge and Malling CC Tunbridge Wells CC Ashford CC Canterbury CC Chatham and Aylesford CC Dartford CC Dover CC Faversham and Mid Kent CC Folkestone and Hythe CC Gillingham and Rainham BC Gravesham CC Maidstone and The Weald CC North Thanet CC Rochester and Strood CC Sevenoaks CC Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC South Thanet CC Tonbridge and Malling CC Tunbridge Wells CC

1997

Under the Fourth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England opted to increase the number of constituencies in Kent from 16 to 17, reflecting the growth of the county's electorate. The "new" constituency, i.e. the constituency that did not contain a majority of any previous constituency's electorate, was Faversham & Mid Kent, which was formed from portions of the previous Maidstone, Faversham, Mid Kent and Canterbury constituencies. This had knock-on effects throughout the county, and resulted in the renaming of the former constituencies of Faversham and Mid Kent to Sittingbourne & Sheppey and Chatham & Aylesford, respectively. Name (1983–1997)Boundaries 1983–1997Name (1997–2010)Boundaries 1997–2010 Ashford CC Canterbury CC Dartford CC Dover CC Faversham CC Folkestone and Hythe CC Gillingham BC Gravesham CC Maidstone CC Medway CC Mid Kent CC North Thanet CC Sevenoaks CC South Thanet CC Tonbridge and Malling CC Tunbridge Wells CC Ashford CC Canterbury CC Chatham and Aylesford CC Dartford CC Dover CC Faversham and Mid Kent CC Folkestone and Hythe CC Gillingham BC Gravesham CC Maidstone and The Weald CC Medway CC North Thanet CC Sevenoaks CC Sittingbourne and Sheppey CC South Thanet CC Tonbridge and Malling CC Tunbridge Wells CC

1983

Under the Third Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England opted to increase the number of constituencies in Kent from 15 to 16, reflecting the growth of the county's electorate. This resulted in the previously oversized Rochester and Chatham being split in half, with the city of Rochester becoming part of the new seat of Medway, along with the rural Hoo Peninsula (previously part of the Gravesend constituency) while town of Chatham became part of the new seat of Mid Kent, along with the northern portion of Maidstone. Thanet East (renamed North Thanet) and Thanet West (renamed South Thanet) gained parts of Canterbury and Dover and Deal (renamed Dover) respectively. Small transfer from Sevenoaks to Dartford to make their electorates more equal and minor or no changes to Ashford, Faversham, Folkestone and Hythe, Gillingham, Tonbridge and Malling, and Tunbridge Wells. Name (1974–1983)Boundaries 1974–1983Name (1983–1997)Boundaries 1983–1997 Ashford CC Canterbury CC Dartford CC Dover and Deal CC Faversham CC Folkestone and Hythe CC Gillingham BC Gravesham CC Maidstone CC Rochester and Chatham CC North Thanet CC Sevenoaks CC Thanet West CC Tonbridge and Malling CC Tunbridge Wells CC Ashford CC Canterbury CC Dartford CC Dover CC Faversham CC Folkestone and Hythe CC Gillingham BC Gravesham CC Maidstone CC Medway CC Mid Kent CC North Thanet CC Sevenoaks CC South Thanet CC Tonbridge and Malling CC Tunbridge Wells CC

Results history Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019

2024 The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Kent in the 2019 general election were as follows: PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019Conservative251,86031.3%28.8%610Labour249,04331.0%6.0%1110Reform168,65221.0%21.0%00Greens64,3038.0%4.8%00Liberal Democrats57,5797.0%3.4%11Others13,0591.6%0.3%00Total804,496100.0181

Percentage votes Election year1974 (Feb)1974 (Oct)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative44.244.053.953.954.053.140.543.445.850.549.256.460.131.3Labour29.533.329.918.619.324.337.137.732.421.120.031.725.031.0Reform1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21.0Green Party - - - -*****1.03.62.23.28.0Liberal Democrat225.721.815.126.926.121.317.015.517.320.96.35.510.47.0UKIP - - - - - -***3.920.33.6**Other0.60.91.10.70.61.35.43.44.42.60.50.61.31.6 12019 - Brexit Party 21974 & 1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP–Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats Election year1974 (Feb)1974 (Oct)197919831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour230000887001111Conservative1312151616169910171716166Liberal Democrats00000000000001Total1515151616161717171717171718

Maps 1885-1910

1918-1945

1950-1970

1974-present

Historic representation by party A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1918

Constituency1885188688891892931895989919000103041906Jan 1910Dec 1910111213151718AshfordPomfretHardyCanterburyHeatonBennett-GoldneyAndersonChatham GorstLoydDaviesJenkinsHohlerDartfordDykeRowlandsMitchellRowlandsDoverDicksonWyndhamPonsonby→FavershamKnatchbull-HugessenBarnesHowardNapierWhelerGravesendWhitePalmerRyderParkerRichardsonHytheWatkin→EdwardsE. SassoonP. SassoonIsle of ThanetKing-HarmanLowtherMarksCraigMaidstoneRossCornwallisHuntCornwallisBarkerEvansVane-Tempest-StewartBellairsMedway Gathorne-HardyWardeRochester Hughes-HallettKnatchbull-HugessenDaviesGascoyne-CecilTuffLambRidleyLambSt Augustine's Akers-DouglasMcNeillSevenoaksMillsForsterTunbridge NortonGriffith-BoscawenHedgesSpender-Clay

1918 to 1950

Constituency191819202119222319231924272819293031193133351935373839431945454647BexleyAdamsonBramallOrpingtonSmithersAshfordSteelKedwardKnatchbullSpensSmithBromleyForsterJamesCampbellMacmillanCanterburyMcNeillWaylandWhiteChathamMoore-BrabazonMarkham→GoffPluggeBottomleyChislehurstA. SmithersNesbittW. SmithersWallaceDartfordRowlandsMillsJarrett→MillsMcDonnellMillsClarkeAdamsonDoddsDoverPonsonbyPolsonAstorThomasFavershamWhelerMaitlandWellsGillinghamHohlerGowerBinnsGravesendRichardsonIsaacsAlberyAllighanAclandHytheP. SassoonBrabnerMackesonIsle of ThanetCraigHarmsworthBalfourCarsonMaidstoneBellairsBossomSevenoaksBennettWilliamsStylesYoungPonsonbyTonbridgeSpender-ClayBaillieWilliams

1950 to 1974