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East Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974–1983 and 2024 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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East Thanet is a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet in Kent. It previously existed, under the name Thanet East, from 1974 to 1983, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was re-established as East Thanet for the 2024 general election. It is primarily a successor of the South Thanet parliamentary constituency.[3]
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East Thanet | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
![]() Boundary of East Thanet in South East England | |
County | Kent |
Electorate | 73,790 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Polly Billington (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | |
February 1974–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Isle of Thanet |
Replaced by | South Thanet[2] |
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