Gravesham (/ˈɡreɪvʃəm/) is a constituency in Kent, represented by Lauren Sullivan for the Labour since July 2024.
Gravesham | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundaries since 1983 | |
![]() Boundary of Gravesham in South East England | |
County | Kent |
Electorate | 72,866 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | Gravesend |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Lauren Sullivan (Labour UK) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Gravesend |
Constituency profile
editThe seat covers the historic riverside town of Gravesend and a more rural area extending to Higham and Vigo Village on the North Downs. The electorate voted strongly to leave in the 2016 EU referendum. Health and wealth are roughly average for the UK.[2]
Boundaries
edit1983–present: The Borough of Gravesham wards of: Central; Chalk; Coldharbour; Higham; Istead Rise; Meopham North; Meopham South and Vigo; Northfleet North; Northfleet South; Painters Ash; Pelham; Riverside; Riverview; Shorne, Cobham and Luddesdown; Singlewell; Westcourt, Whitehill; Woodlands.[3]
Since the constituency's creation, its boundaries have been co-terminous with those of the Borough of Gravesham. The largest town in the constituency is Gravesend.
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the 2024 general election remained unchanged.[4]
History
editThis particular name of the seat was created in 1983 effectively as the new name for the Gravesend seat.
The constituency and its predecessor together was considered a bellwether seat: from World War I until 2005 with the exceptions of the General Elections in 1929 Election and 1951, its winner came from the winning party.[n 1] In 2005 Adam Holloway was one of 36 Conservative candidates to gain a seat from other parties, and held the seat until 2024. Since the 2005 result conflicted with the UK outcome, the seat was regarded as having lost its bellwether status.[5] However, since the 2010 election, it has returned to this status, voting for the Conservatives in every election until 2024, when Labour gained it for the first time in 19 years.
Members of Parliament
editGravesend prior to 1983
Election | Member[6] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Tim Brinton | Conservative | |
1987 | Jacques Arnold | Conservative | |
1997 | Chris Pond | Labour | |
2005 | Adam Holloway | Conservative | |
2024 | Lauren Sullivan | Labour |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lauren Sullivan | 16,623 | 38.5 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | Adam Holloway | 13,911 | 32.2 | −30.0 | |
Reform UK | Matthew Fraser Moat | 8,910 | 20.6 | New | |
Green | Rebecca Hopkins | 2,254 | 5.2 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Obasi | 1,534 | 3.5 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 2,712 | 6.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 43,232 | 59.0 | −6.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.5 |
Elections in the 2010s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Holloway | 29,580 | 62.2 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Lauren Sullivan | 13,999 | 29.4 | −7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ukonu Obasi | 2,584 | 5.4 | +2.9 | |
Green | Marna Gilligan | 1,397 | 2.9 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 15,581 | 32.8 | +13.7 | ||
Turnout | 47,560 | 64.9 | −2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Holloway | 27,237 | 55.6 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Mandy Garford | 17,890 | 36.5 | +6.4 | |
UKIP | Emmanuel Feyisetan | 1,742 | 3.6 | −15.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Willis | 1,210 | 2.5 | +0.3 | |
Green | Marna Gilligan | 723 | 1.5 | −0.8 | |
Independent | Michael Rogan | 195 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 9,347 | 19.1 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,106 | 67.2 | −0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Holloway | 23,484 | 46.8 | −1.7 | |
Labour | Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi[10] | 15,114 | 30.1 | +1.3 | |
UKIP | Sean Marriott | 9,306 | 18.6 | +13.8 | |
Green | Mark Lindop | 1,124 | 2.2 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne-Marie Bunting | 1,111 | 2.2 | −11.1 | |
Majority | 8,370 | 16.7 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 50,139 | 67.5 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Holloway | 22,956 | 48.5 | +4.8 | |
Labour Co-op | Kathryn Smith | 13,644 | 28.8 | −13.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anna Arrowsmith | 6,293 | 13.3 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Geoffrey Clark | 2,265 | 4.8 | +2.9 | |
English Democrat | Steve Uncles | 1,005 | 2.1 | New | |
Green | Richard Crawford | 675 | 1.4 | New | |
Independent | Alice Dartnell | 465 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 9,312 | 19.7 | +18.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,303 | 67.4 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.1 |
Elections in the 2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Holloway | 19,739 | 43.7 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Chris Pond | 19,085 | 42.2 | −7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bruce Parmenter | 4,851 | 10.7 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | Geoff Coates | 850 | 1.9 | −0.2 | |
English Independence Party | Christopher Nickerson | 654 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 654 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45,179 | 65.8 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Pond | 21,773 | 49.9 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Jacques Arnold | 16,911 | 38.8 | 0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bruce Parmenter | 4,031 | 9.2 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | William Jenner | 924 | 2.1 | New | |
Majority | 4,862 | 11.1 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,639 | 62.7 | −14.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Elections in the 1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Pond | 26,460 | 49.7 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Jacques Arnold | 20,681 | 38.8 | −10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Merilyn Canet | 4,128 | 7.8 | −1.1 | |
Referendum | Patricia Curtis | 1,441 | 2.7 | New | |
Independent Labour | Anthony Leyshon | 414 | 0.8 | New | |
Natural Law | David Palmer | 129 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 5,779 | 10.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 53,253 | 76.9 | −6.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -10.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacques Arnold | 29,322 | 49.7 | −0.4 | |
Labour | Graham A. Green | 23,829 | 40.4 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek R. Deedman | 5,269 | 8.9 | −6.2 | |
Independent | AJ Bunstone | 273 | 0.5 | New | |
Ind. Conservative | REB Khilkoff-Boulding | 187 | 0.3 | New | |
Independent Socialist | BJ Buxton | 174 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 5,493 | 9.3 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 59,054 | 83.4 | +4.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −3.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacques Arnold | 28,891 | 50.1 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Martin Coleman | 20,099 | 34.8 | +2.9 | |
Liberal (Alliance) | Robert Crawford | 8,724 | 15.1 | −4.6 | |
Majority | 8,792 | 15.3 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 57,714 | 79.3 | +2.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tim Brinton | 25,968 | 47.4 | ||
Labour | John Ovenden | 17,505 | 31.9 | ||
SDP (Alliance) | M Horton | 10,826 | 19.7 | ||
National Front | P Johnson | 420 | 0.8 | ||
Ecology | Martin Sewell | 103 | 0.2 | ||
Majority | 8,463 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 54,822 | 77.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Nonetheless, in the 1929 and 1951 elections, the seat elected into office the candidate from the party with the largest national share of the vote
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Gravesham
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ Jones, Ian. "Is the bell about to toll for bellwether seats?". May 2015 Election. New Statesman. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Timothy Brinton former MP, Grsvesham". TheyWorkForYou.com. mySociety. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations". Gravesham Council. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "GRAVESHAM 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
edit- Gravesham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Gravesham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK