Faversham and Mid Kent (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Faversham and Mid Kent
Map1 = FavershamMidKent
Map2 = Kent
Entity = Kent
Type = County
Year = 1997
Entity = Kent
County = Kent
EP = South East England
MP = Hugh Robertson
Party = Conservative

Faversham and Mid Kent 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

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.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, 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 Maidstone - 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 Swale - Abbey, Boughton & Courtenay, Davington Priory, East Downs, St. Ann’s and Watling.

History

In 1997 this constituency was formed when the previous Faversham was abolished and split into Sittingbourne and Sheppey and the town of Faversham which was then merged with Mid Kent to form this constituency.

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created" (1997)

Elections

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Faversham and Mid KentElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Robertson
votes = 21,690
percentage = 49.7
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Bradstock
votes = 12,970
percentage = 29.7
change = -5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Naghi
votes = 7,204
percentage = 16.5
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Robert Thompson
votes = 1,152
percentage = 2.6
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = Norman Davidson
votes = 610
percentage = 1.4
change = +1.4Election box majority
votes = 8,720
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,626
percentage = 65.7
change = +5.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +4.9Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Faversham and Mid KentElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Hugh Robertson
votes = 18,739
percentage = 45.6
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Grahame Birchall
votes = 14,556
percentage = 35.5
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mike Sole
votes = 5,529
percentage = 13.5
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jim Gascoyne
votes = 828
percentage = 2.0
change = +1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Penny Kemp
votes = 799
percentage = 1.9
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party
candidate = Norman Davidson
votes = 600
percentage = 1.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,183
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 41,051
percentage = 60.4
change = -13.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Faversham and Mid KentElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Rowe
votes = 22,016
percentage = 44.4
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Stewart
votes = 17,843
percentage = 36.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bruce Parmenter
votes = 6,138
percentage = 12.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Robin Birley
votes = 2,073
percentage = 4.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = Norman Davidson
votes = 511
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Michael Cunningham
votes = 431
percentage = 0.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = David Currer
votes = 380
percentage = 0.8
change = Election box candidate
party = Green Referendum Lawless Naturally Street Party
candidate = Caroline Morgan
votes = 115
percentage = 0.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Natural Law Party
candidate = Nigel Pollard
votes = 99
percentage = 0.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 4,173
percentage = 8.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 49,606
percentage = 73.5
change =

ources

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/250.stm Election result, 2005] (BBC)
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/250.stm Election results, 1997 - 2001] (BBC)
* [http://www.election.demon.co.uk/1997EC2.html Election results, 1997 - 2001] (Election Demon)
* [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/hoc/constituency/0,9338,-940,00.html Election results, 1997 - 2005] (Guardian)

ee also

*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Kent