Herne Bay and Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Herne Bay and Sandwich
|parliament = uk
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Herne Bay and Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|caption = Boundaries since 2024
|image2 = File:South East England - Herne Bay and Sandwich constituency.svg
|caption2 = Boundary of Herne Bay and Sandwich in South East England
|year = 2024
|abolished =
|type = County
|previous = {{ubl|North Thanet|South Thanet (part)|Canterbury (part)}}
|next =
|title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East
|publisher=Boundary Commission for England
|access-date=25 June 2024
|df=dmy
}}
|mp = Roger Gale
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|region = England
|county = Kent
|elects_howmany = One
|towns = {{ubl|Birchington-on-Sea|Fordwich|Herne Bay|Sandwich|Sturry|Westgate-on-Sea}}
}}
Herne Bay and Sandwich is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.{{Cite web |title=South East {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/south-east/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for England}} Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was contested for the first time at the 2024 general election.
It is represented by Roger Gale, of the Conservatives, who was MP for the predecessor seat of North Thanet from 1983 to 2024.
The constituency is named for the towns of Herne Bay and Sandwich in Kent.{{Cite web |title=Two new polling districts and a new constituency name for the area |url=https://www.dover.gov.uk/News/Press-Releases/2023/Two-new-polling-districts-and-a-new-constituency-name-for-the-area.aspx |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.dover.gov.uk}}
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The City of Canterbury wards of: Beltinge; Greenhill; Herne & Broomfield; Heron; Reculver; Sturry; West Bay.
- The District of Dover wards of: Little Stour & Ashstone; Sandwich.
- The District of Thanet wards of: Birchington North; Birchington South; Garlinge; Thanet Villages; Westbrook; Westgate-on-Sea.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region}}
It comprises the following areas of Kent:{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details - Herne Bay and Sandwich |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Herne%20Bay%20and%20Sandwich |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}
- Approximately 80% of the former North Thanet seat,{{Cite web |title=Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK? |url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/boundary-review-2023-which-seats-will-change/}} including Herne Bay, Birchington-on-Sea and Westgate-on-Sea
- Sandwich from South Thanet
- Sturry from Canterbury
Constituency profile
This is a mostly rural seat between the urban areas of Canterbury and Thanet. 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.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Herne+Bay+and+Sandwich
Members of Parliament
North Thanet prior to 2024
| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 2024 |
Elections
= Elections in the 2020s =
{{Election box begin
|title=General election 2024: Herne Bay and Sandwich{{cite news
|title=Herne Bay and Sandwich results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001282 |access-date=5 July 2024}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Roger Gale{{Cite web|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/general-election-mean-kent-133436748.html |title=What does this general election mean for Kent? |access-date=26 May 2024}}
|votes=17,243
|percentage=35.3
|change=−29.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Helen Whitehead{{Cite web|url=https://vote.labour.org.uk/herne-bay-and-sandwich |title=Candidate for Herne Bay and Sandwich |access-date=23 May 2024}}
|votes=14,744
|percentage=30.2
|change=+5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Reform UK
|candidate=Amelia Randall{{Cite web|url= https://www.reformparty.uk/herne-bay-and-sandwich-constituency |title=Herne Bay and Sandwich Constituency |access-date=13 February 2024 |publisher=Reform UK}}
|votes=10,602
|percentage=21.7
|change=N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Green Party of England and Wales
|votes=3,529
|percentage=7.2
|change=+3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate=Angie Curwen{{Cite web|url=https://www.canterburylibdems.org/news/parliamentary-candidate-for-herne-bay-sandwich-announced/|title=Parliamentary candidate for Herne Bay & Sandwich announced|access-date=26 May 2024}}
|votes=2,709
|percentage=5.5
|change=−2.0
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes=2,499
|percentage=5.1
|change=−30.6
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes=48,827
|percentage=62.7
|change=−4.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 77,841
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser =
|swing = −17.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2010s=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="4" | 2019 notional result{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 |title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 |date= |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=UK Parliament}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right| 32,807 | align=right| 64.4 |
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Labour | align=right| 12,435 | align=right| 24.4 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | align=right| 3,799 | align=right| 7.5 |
| {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| Green | align=right| 1,921 | align=right| 3.8 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| | ||
| colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|50,962 |align=right|67.0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|76,028 |
See also
References
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168756.html Herne Bay and Sandwich UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
{{Constituencies in South East England}}
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Kent
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024