Thanet East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Thanet East in Kent, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
CountyKent
Major settlementsRamsgate and Broadstairs
February 1974–1983
SeatsOne
Created fromIsle of Thanet
Replaced byThanet South[1]

Thanet East was a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet in Kent. It returned 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 will be re-established (as East Thanet) for the next general election. It will be formed primarily from South Thanet.[2]

Boundaries

The Borough of Ramsgate, and the Urban District of Broadstairs and St Peter's.

Constituency profile

Electoral Calculus categorises the proposed seat as a "Somewhere" demographic, indicating socially conservative, economically soft left views and strong support for Brexit.[3]

History

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, when the former constituency of Isle of Thanet was split in two, and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when Thanet East and the neighbouring Thanet West constituency were replaced by new North Thanet and South Thanet constituencies.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974Jonathan AitkenConservative
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

General election 1979: Thanet East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Aitken 20,367 57.17 +11.1
Labour I Kilberry 10,128 28.43 -4.6
Liberal B Hesketh 4,755 13.35 -5.6
National Front B Dobing 376 1.06 -1.0
Majority 10,239 28.74 +15.6
Turnout 35,625 72.72 +1.2
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Thanet East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Aitken 15,813 46.10 -0.8
Labour S Bartlett 11,310 32.97 +0.4
Liberal C Hogarth 6,472 18.87 -4.6
National Front K Munson 708 2.06 New
Majority 4,503 13.13 -4.1
Turnout 34,302 71.55 -9.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Thanet East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Aitken 17,944 46.86
Labour Robert Bean 11,347 29.64
Liberal J Cox 8,997 23.50
Majority 6,597 17.22
Turnout 38,289 80.53
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "'Thanet East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Thanet+East

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