Maidstone and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)

Maidstone and Malling is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] It was created under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, and was first contested in the 2024 general election. It is represented by Helen Grant of the Conservatives, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Maidstone and the Weald from 2010 to 2024.

Maidstone and Malling
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Maidstone and Malling in South East England
County	Kent
Electorate	73,084 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Helen Grant (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Maidstone and The Weald

Boundaries

Under the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was defined as comprising the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:

• The Borough of Maidstone wards of Allington, Barming and Teston, Bridge, East, Fant, Heath, High Street, North and South – approximately 67% of the abolished Maidstone and The Weald seat,^[3] mainly comprising the town of Maidstone itself.
• The Tonbridge and Malling Borough wards of Aylesford South and Ditton from Chatham and Aylesford.
• The Tonbridge and Malling Borough wards of East Malling, Kings Hill, and West Malling and Leybourne from Tonbridge and Malling (renamed Tonbridge).^[4]

Following local government boundary reviews in Tonbridge and Malling^[5] and Maidstone^[6] which came into effect in May 2023 and May 2024 respectively, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

• The Borough of Maidstone wards or part wards of: Allington & Bridge; Barming Heath and Teston; Fant & Oakwood; Grove Green & Vinters Park (part); High Street; Loose & Linton (part); Palace Wood; Penenden Heath; Ringlestone; Tovil.
• The Borough of Tonbridge and Malling wards or part wards of: Aylesford North & North Downs (small part); Aylesford South & Ditton; Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh (majority); East Malling, West Malling & Offham (most); Kings Hill.^[7]

Members of Parliament

Maidstone & The Weald prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Helen Grant	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Maidstone and Malling^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Helen Grant	14,146	30.5	−27.9
	Labour	Maureen Cleator	12,472	26.9	+8.5
	Reform UK	Paul Thomas	9,316	20.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Naghi	6,375	13.7	−4.9
	Green	Stuart Jeffery	3,727	8.0	+4.2
	Independent	Yolande Kenward	197	0.4	−0.3
	British Democrats	Gary Butler	156	0.3	N/A
Majority			1,674	3.6	−36.2
Turnout			46,389	60.7	−6.2
Registered electors			76,449
	Conservative hold		Swing	−18.2

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[9]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	28,562	58.4
	Liberal Democrats	9,114	18.6
	Labour	8,993	18.4
	Green	1,880	3.8
	Others	358	0.7
Turnout		48,907	66.9
Electorate		73,084

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Kent
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)

References

1. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
2. "South East | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
3. "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".
4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
5. LGBCE. "Medway | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
6. LGBCE. "Maidstone | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
7. "Seat Details - Maidstone and Malling". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
8. "Maidstone and Malling". BBC News. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
9. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Maidstone and Malling UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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