Gillingham (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Gillingham
Map1 = Gillingham
Map2 = Kent
Type = Borough
Year = 1918
Entity = Kent
County = Kent
EP = South East England
MP = Paul Clark
Party = Labour

Gillingham 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.

Boundaries

The constituency is based around the town of Gillingham in Kent.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, the Boundary Commission for England has created an extended constituency of Gillingham and Rainham.

This seat should not be confused with the new constituency of Dagenham and Rainham, which is in London

Members of Parliament

The current member for Gillingham is Paul Clark, of Labour, who held his seat in the General Election of 2005 with a majority of 254 votes (0.6%).

Elections

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: GillinghamElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Clark
votes = 18,621
percentage = 41.2
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tim Butcher
votes = 18,367
percentage = 40.7
change = +1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Stamp
votes = 6,734
percentage = 14.9
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Craig Mackinlay
votes = 1,191
percentage = 2.6
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Gordon Bryan
votes = 254
percentage = 0.6
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 254
percentage = 0.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 45,167
percentage = 62.5
change = +3.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −2.4

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: GillinghamElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Clark
votes = 18,782
percentage = 44.5
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tim Butcher
votes = 16,510
percentage = 39.1
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Hunt
votes = 5,755
percentage = 13.6
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Tony Scholefield
votes = 933
percentage = 2.2
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Wynford Thomas
votes = 232
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 2,272
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 42,212
percentage = 59.5
change = -12.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +0.7

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: GillinghamElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Clark
votes = 20,187
percentage = 39.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Couchman
votes = 18,207
percentage = 35.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Robert Sayer
votes = 9,649
percentage = 19.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Geoffrey Cann
votes = 1,492
percentage = 2.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Craig Mackinlay
votes = 590
percentage = 1.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = David Robinson
votes = 305
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Christopher Jury
votes = 194
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = Gabriel Duguay
votes = 58
percentage = 0.1
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 1980
percentage = 3.0
change = "N/A"Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +16

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: GillinghamElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Couchman
votes = 30,201
percentage = 52.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Clark
votes = 13,563
percentage = 23.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Wallabank
votes = 13,509
percentage = 23.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Craig MacKinlay
votes = 248
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = D Jolicoeur
votes = 190
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 16638
percentage = 28.8
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 57711
percentage = 80.3
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Kent