Thanet East was a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet, in Kent. It consisted of the coastal towns of Ramsgate and Broadstairs.
Jonathan Aitken was the MP for the lifetime of the constituency, from February 1974 until 1983.
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It was created for the February 1974 general election, and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The former constituency of Isle of Thanet was split into Thanet West (around Margate) and Thanet East (Ramsgate and Broadstairs).
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.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Jonathan Aitken | Conservative | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
Election 28 Feb 1974
Electorate 47,546
Turnout 80.53%
Voters 38,289
Jonathan Aitken Conservative 17,944 46.86%
Robert Ernest Bean Labour 11,347 29.64%
J Cox Liberal 8,997 23.50%
Election 10 Oct 1974
Electorate 47,941
Turnout 71.55%
Voters 34,302
Jonathan Aitken Conservative 15,813 46.10%
S Bartlett Labour 11,310 32.97%
C Hogarth Liberal 6,472 18.87%
K Munson National Front 708 2.06%
Election 28 May 1979
Electorate 48,989
Turnout 72.72%
Voters 35,625
Jonathan Aitken Conservative 20,367 57.17%
I Kilberry Labour 10,128 28.43%
B Hesketh Liberal 4,755 13.35%
B Dobing National Front 376 1.06%