Maidstone and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)

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Maidstone and Malling
County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Kent
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from Maidstone and The Weald

Maidstone and Malling is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested in the 2024 general election.

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Boundaries

Maidstone and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The seat is formed from:

Following a local government boundary review in Tonbridge and Malling which came into effect in May 2023, [4] [5] the constituency will now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit. [3]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Maidstone and Malling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP Mark Alexander [7]
Labour Maureen Cleator [8]
Conservative Helen Grant [9]
Green Stuart Jeffery [10]
Liberal Democrats David Naghi [11]
Reform UK Paul Thomas [12]
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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References

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  4. LGBCE. "Medway | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  5. "The Medway (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  6. "New Seat Details - Maidstone and Malling". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  7. "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP . Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  8. . Crick, Michael https://twitter.com/tomorrowsmps/status/1789205193344655454 . Retrieved 11 May 2024.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Helen Grant selected to fight new Maidstone & Malling seat at next General Election". Helen Grant. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  10. "Green Party announces Stuart Jeffery as its candidate to fight Maidstone and Malling in the next General Election". Kent Online. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  11. "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack . Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  12. "Maidstone and Malling Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 13 February 2024.

See also