Chatham and Aylesford (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chatham and Aylesford is a constituency[n 1] in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Tris Osborne of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Chatham and Aylesford | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Kent |
Population | 97,281 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 74,840 (2023)[2] |
Major settlements | Chatham, Walderslade, Larkfield, Snodland |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Tris Osborne (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Mid Kent and Tonbridge and Malling |
Most of the population lives in two distinct areas divided by the North Downs. These are Chatham and its suburbs of Luton and Walderslade, within the Medway Towns conurbation; and a patchwork of smaller settlements in the Medway Gap further west.
This is one of the less affluent seats in the otherwise wealthy South East, as shown by lower rates of formal qualifications and cheaper house prices.[3]
Local voters returned the Labour candidate in the first three elections to 2005 then the Conservative candidate in the four general elections up to and including 2019, then reverted to Labour in 2024, reflecting the winner of the national general election in each case.
The greatest third party share of vote was 24.5% for Reform UK in 2024, followed by 19.9% for the UK Independence Party candidate in 2015. A Liberal Democrat came third in the first four elections reaching a vote share of 15% in 1997.
In June 2016, an estimated 63.9% of local adults voting in the EU membership referendum chose to leave the European Union instead of to remain. This was matched in two January 2018 votes in Parliament by its MP.[4]
1997–2010: The City of Rochester-upon-Medway wards of Holcombe, Horsted, Lordswood, Luton, Walderslade, Wayfield, and Weedswood, and the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling wards of Aylesford, Blue Bell Hill, Burham, Eccles and Wouldham, Ditton, Larkfield North, Larkfield South, Snodland East, and Snodland West.
2010–2024: The Borough of Medway wards of Chatham Central, Lordswood and Capstone, Luton and Wayfield, Princes Park, and Walderslade, and the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling wards of Aylesford, Blue Bell Hill and Walderslade, Burham, Eccles and Wouldham, Ditton, Larkfield North, Larkfield South, Snodland East, and Snodland West.
2024–present: The Borough of Medway wards of Chatham Central & Brompton (part), Fort Horsted, Fort Pitt (part), Lordswood & Walderslade, Luton, Princes Park, Rochester East & Warren Wood (part), Wayfield & Weeds Wood, and Hempstead & Wigmore (part), and the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling wards of Aylesford North & North Downs (part), Larkfield, Snodland East and Ham Hill, Snodland West and Holborough Lakes, Walderslade.[5]
Mid Kent and Tonbridge & Malling prior to 1997
Election | Member[6][7] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1997 | Jonathan Shaw | Labour | |
2010 | Tracey Crouch | Conservative | |
2024 | Tris Osborne | Labour | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tris Osborne | 13,689 | 33.5 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | Nathan Gamester | 11,691 | 28.6 | −37.3 | |
Reform UK | Thomas Mallon | 9,989 | 24.5 | N/A | |
Green | Kim Winterbottom | 2,504 | 6.1 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Chan | 2,175 | 5.3 | −1.4 | |
Workers Party | Matt Valentine | 340 | 0.8 | N/A | |
CPA | Adedotun Ogundemuren | 316 | 0.8 | +0.3 | |
SDP | Steven Tanner | 141 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,998 | 4.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,845 | 54.4 | –6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 75,109 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 23.2 |
2019 notional result[9] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Conservative | 30,183 | 65.9 | |
Labour | 11,191 | 24.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3,085 | 6.7 | |
Green | 1,138 | 2.5 | |
Others | 212 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 45,809 | 61.2 | |
Electorate | 74,840 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracey Crouch | 28,856 | 66.6 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Vince Maple | 10,316 | 23.8 | −9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Naghi | 2,866 | 6.6 | +4.1 | |
Green | Geoff Wilkinson | 1,090 | 2.5 | +1.2 | |
CPA | John Gibson | 212 | 0.5 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 18,540 | 42.8 | +19.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,340 | 59.1 | −4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracey Crouch | 25,587 | 57.0 | +6.8 | |
Labour | Vince Maple | 15,129 | 33.7 | +10.1 | |
UKIP | Nicole Bushill | 2,225 | 5.0 | −14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Quinton | 1,116 | 2.5 | −0.7 | |
Green | Bernard Hyde | 573 | 1.3 | −1.3 | |
CPA | John-Wesley Gibson | 260 | 0.6 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 10,458 | 23.3 | −3.3 | ||
Turnout | 44,963 | 63.7 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracey Crouch[13] | 21,614 | 50.2 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Tris Osborne | 10,159 | 23.6 | −8.7 | |
UKIP | Ian Wallace[14] | 8,581 | 19.9 | +16.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Quinton | 1,360 | 3.2 | −10.1 | |
Green | Luke Balnave | 1,101 | 2.6 | +1.7 | |
CPA | John-Wesley Gibson[15] | 133 | 0.3 | New | |
TUSC | Ivor Riddell | 125 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 11,455 | 26.6 | +12.7 | ||
Turnout | 43,073 | 62.8 | +1.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracey Crouch | 20,230 | 46.2 | +9.4 | |
Labour | Jonathan Shaw | 14,161 | 32.3 | −12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John McClintock | 5,832 | 13.3 | −0.2 | |
BNP | Colin McCarthy-Stewart | 1,365 | 3.1 | New | |
UKIP | Steve Newton | 1,314 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
English Democrat | Sean Varnham | 400 | 0.9 | −0.8 | |
Green | Dave Arthur | 396 | 0.9 | New | |
Christian | Maureen Smith | 109 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 6,069 | 13.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,807 | 61.6 | +1.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +11.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jonathan Shaw | 18,387 | 43.7 | −4.6 | |
Conservative | Anne Jobson | 16,055 | 38.2 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Debbie Enever | 5,744 | 13.7 | +1.9 | |
UKIP | Jeffrey King | 1,226 | 2.9 | +0.4 | |
English Democrat | Michael Russell | 668 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 2,332 | 5.5 | −5.5 | ||
Turnout | 42,080 | 59.7 | +2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jonathan Shaw | 19,180 | 48.3 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Sean Holden | 14,840 | 37.3 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Lettington | 4,705 | 11.8 | −3.2 | |
UKIP | Gregory Knopp | 1,010 | 2.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 4,340 | 11.0 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 39,735 | 57.0 | −13.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jonathan Shaw | 21,191 | 43.1 | ||
Conservative | Richard Knox-Johnston | 18,401 | 37.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Robin Murray | 7,389 | 15.0 | ||
Referendum | Keith Riddle | 1,538 | 3.1 | ||
UKIP | Alan Harding | 493 | 1.0 | ||
Natural Law | Timothy Martell | 149 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 2,790 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 49,161 | 70.6 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
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