Tonbridge and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Tonbridge and Malling County constituency |
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| Tonbridge and Malling shown within Kent, and Kent shown within England | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | John Stanley |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Kent |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Tonbridge and Malling is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Boundaries
It is located in the west of the county of Kent in south eastern England and includes the area of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council as well as parts of Sevenoaks District which were incorporated in 1997. Towns include Tonbridge, Edenbridge and West Malling.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, the Boundary Commission for England has made major changes to the existing constituency boundaries as a consequence of population changes across the county. The Tonbridge and Malling constituency has not as severely affected as others, with the following electoral wards used in the formation of the modified seat;
- Borough Green and Long Mill, Cage Green, Castle, Downs, East Malling, East Peckham and Golden Green, Hadlow, Mereworth and West Peckham, Higham, Hildenborough, Ightham, Judd, Kings Hill, Medway, Trench, Vauxhall, Wateringbury, West Malling and Leybourne and Wrotham from the borough of Tonbridge and Malling
- Cowden and Hever, Edenbridge North and East, Edenbridge South and West, Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway, Penshurst, and Fordcombe and Chiddingstone from the Sevenoaks district
[edit] History
Tonbridge and Malling is a traditional Conservative seat characterised by a large commuter population although significant light engineering, farming and local service industry sectors are also represented. It has good road and rail links with London and low unemployment.
Local concerns include the poor results gained by local hospitals in recent government surveys, the bypass provision and other transport issues.
Famous features include the River Medway which crosses the constituency, Hever Castle, oast houses and the Wealden forests.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1974)
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| Feb. 1974 | Sir John Stanley | Conservative | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
- General election of 2005
| General Election 2005: Tonbridge and Malling | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Stanley | 24,357 | 52.9 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Victoria Hayman | 11,005 | 23.9 | -6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Barstow | 8,980 | 19.5 | +1.6 | |
| UK Independence | Dave Waller | 1,721 | 3.7 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 13,352 | 29.0 | |||
| Turnout | 46,063 | 67.3 | +3.00 | ||
- General election of 2001
| General Election 2001: Tonbridge and Malling | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Stanley | 20,956 | 49.4 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | Victoria Hayman | 12,706 | 29.9 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Merilyn Canet | 7,605 | 17.9 | -1.3 | |
| UK Independence | Lynne Croucher | 1,169 | 2.8 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 8,250 | 19.5 | |||
| Turnout | 42,436 | 64.3 | -11.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
- General election of 1997
| General Election 1997: Tonbridge and Malling | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Stanley | 23,640 | 48.0 | 12.79% | |
| Labour | Barbara Withstandley | 13,410 | 27.2 | 10.15% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Keith Brown | 9,467 | 19.2 | -1.49% | |
| Referendum Party | John Scrivenor | 2,005 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | B Bullen | 502 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Gerard Valente | 205 | 0.4 | - | |
| Turnout | 49,229 | 75.8 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
- General election of 1992
| General Election 1992: Tonbridge and Malling | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Stanley | 36,542 | 57.19 | - | |
| Liberal Democrat | PD Roberts | 14,984 | 23.45 | - | |
| Labour | MA O'Neill | 11,533 | 18.05 | - | |
| Green | J Tidy | 612 | 0.96 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | J Howarth | 221 | 0.35 | N/A | |
| Majority | 21,558 | 33.74 | - | ||
| Turnout | 77,292 | 82.66 | - | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
