Faversham and Mid Kent
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Faversham and Mid Kent is a county 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.
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.
, the Boundary Commission for England has made major changes to the existing constituency boundaries as a consequence of population changes across the county.
For the most part in Faversham and Mid Kent, the changes simply re-align the constituency boundary to match electoral ward boundaries. The electoral wards used in the formation of the modified constituency are:
seat was abolished and split into Sittingbourne and Sheppey and the town of Faversham
which was then merged with Mid Kent to form this constituency.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
Faversham and Mid Kent covers sections of the SwaleSwale
Swale is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Its council is based in Sittingbourne. The borough is named after the narrow channel called The Swale, a channel that separates the mainland of Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, and which occupies the central part of the...
and Maidstone
Maidstone (borough)
Maidstone is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Its administrative centre is Maidstone which is also the County town of Kent...
boroughs. The constituency includes the East of the Town of Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
. 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.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in KentKent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, the Boundary Commission for England has made major changes to the existing constituency boundaries as a consequence of population changes across the county.
For the most part in Faversham and Mid Kent, the changes simply re-align the constituency boundary to match electoral ward boundaries. The electoral wards used in the formation of the modified constituency are:
- From the borough of MaidstoneMaidstoneMaidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
- Bearsted, Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton, Boxley, Detling & Thurnham, Downswood & Otham, Harrietsham & Lenham, Headcorn, Leeds, North Downs, Park Wood, Shepway North, Shepway South and Sutton Valence & Langley. - From the borough of SwaleSwaleSwale is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Its council is based in Sittingbourne. The borough is named after the narrow channel called The Swale, a channel that separates the mainland of Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, and which occupies the central part of the...
- Abbey, Boughton & Courtenay, Davington Priory, East Downs, St. Ann’s and Watling.
History
In 1997 this constituency was formed when the previous FavershamFaversham (UK Parliament constituency)
Faversham was a parliamentary constituency centered on the town of Faversham in Kent which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
seat was abolished and split into Sittingbourne and Sheppey and the town of Faversham
Faversham
Faversham is a market town and civil parish in the Swale borough of Kent, England. The parish of Faversham grew up around an ancient sea port on Faversham Creek and was the birthplace of the explosives industry in England.-History:...
which was then merged with Mid Kent to form this constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
Andrew Rowe Andrew Rowe Andrew John Bernard Rowe was a politician in the United Kingdom. He was born in London. He served as Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Mid Kent from 1983 to 1997 and its successor constituency Faversham and Mid Kent from 1997 until he stepped down in 2001 - being replaced by Hugh... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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| 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
Hugh Robertson | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
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Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1997 - 2005 (Guardian)