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Dartford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Dartford UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries.
The constituency covers the Borough of Dartford as well as Horton Kirby & South Dareth and Farningham in the District of Sevenoaks.
List of Parliamentary constituencies in Kent
Dartford UK Parliament constituency ...
The Medway constituency covers a similar area to that of the borough of Medway, although the constituency's coverage is different. Some towns in the borough, such as Gillingham (Gillingham) or Chatham (Chatham and Aylesford) have their own constituency. The Labour MP here since 1997, Bob Marshall-Andrews, is assuredly not one of Tony Blair's biggest supporters, and he has often made this clear in frequent TV interviews. He predicted he'd lose his seat in 2005 on General Election night during another of these interviews; he actually held on ( ...
It is located in the west of the county of Kent in south eastern England and includes the area of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council as well as parts of Sevenoaks District which were incorporated in 1997. Towns include Tonbridge, Edenbridge and West Malling.
The Boundary Commission has proposed no boundary changes for this constituency in the boundary review due before the next election.
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The constituency shares similar borders to that of Gravesham. The largest town in the constituency is Gravesend.
The Boundary Commission has proposed no boundary changes for this constituency in the boundary review due before the next election.
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As of the 2005 election, this is now the third most marginal seat in the country. The election count was slightly controversial as the orginal result gave the seat to the Tories, but a partial recount (of only Tory and Labour votes) resulted in the lead switching to Derek Wyatt for Labour. The Returning Officer denied the Conservatives request for a recount despite the fact that the lead had switched and the majority was a small as 79. The Lib Dem vote was never recounted ev ...
The constituency of Maidstone has sent members to Parliament since 1560. In 1997 the name of the constituency was changed from Maidstone to its current form, Maidstone and The Weald.
The constituency is rural with strong Conservative support although there is a degree of light engineering too and many residents commute to London.
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Faversham and Mid Kent covers sections of the Swale and Maidstone boroughs. The constituency includes the East of the Town of Maidstone; This caused much confusion amongst local residents when the boundaries were first changed in 1997 as the constituency named Maidstone and the Weald was retained but did not cover the entire town.
Changes to the boundaries have been proposed by the Boundary Commission and should take effect in time for the next election. For the most part, the changes simply re-align the constituency boundary to match electoral ward boundaries, but the ward o ...
The constituency is based around the town of Gillingham in Kent.
Gillingham UK Parliament constituency - Boundary Review.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new constituency of Gillingham and Rainham.
This seat should not be confused with the new constituency of Dagenham and Rainham, which is in London
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Tonbridge and Malling UK Parliament constituency - Elections in the 2000s.
General election of 2005
General election of 2001
Tonbridge and Malling UK Parliament constituency - Elections in the 1990s.
General election of 1997
General election of 1992
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Tonbridge and Malling is a traditional Conservative seat characterised by a large commuter population although significant light engineering, farming and local service industry sectors are also represented. It has good road and rail links with London and low unemployment.
Local concerns include the poor results gained by local hospitals in recent government surveys and the bypass provision and other transport issues.
Famous features include the River Medway which ...
