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Encyclopedia > South Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)
South Thanet
County constituency
South Thanet shown within Kent, and Kent shown within England
Creation 1983
MP Stephen Ladyman
Party Labour
Type House of Commons
County Kent
EP constituency South East England

South Thanet is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Thanet South (UK Parliament constituency) Categories: GFDL images ... map of Kent within England File links The following pages link to this file: Kent Wikipedia talk:China-related topics notice board Categories: GFDL images ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Dr Stephen John Ladyman (born November 6, 1952) is a British politician, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Thanet South. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The United Kingdom has now four bodies with members elected by constituencies: The House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament The Welsh Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly The House of Commons has over 600 constituencies representing the whole of the United Kingdom. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Contents


Boundaries

South Thanet consists of the southern part of Thanet district (the towns of Ramsgate and Broadstairs & St Peters, plus the villages of Cliffsend, Manston, Minster and Monkton) together with the northern part of Dover district, comprising the ancient Cinque Port of Sandwich and surrounding villages. The Thanet district is a local government district of Kent, England which was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, and came into being on 1 April of 1974. ... Dover is a local government district in Kent, England. ... Formally, in Kent and Sussex there are five Head Ports making up the Confederation of the Cinque Ports. ... Location within the British Isles. ...


Members of Parliament

1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jonathan Aitken (born August 30, 1942) is a former Conservative minister, and convicted perjurer. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr Stephen John Ladyman (born November 6, 1952) is a British politician, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Thanet South. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: South Thanet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Ladyman 16,660 40.4 -5.3
Conservative Mark MacGregor 15,996 38.8 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Guy Voizey 5,431 13.2 +3.8
UKIP Nigel Farage 2,079 5.0 +3.7
Green Howard Green 888 2.2 +2.2
Independent Maude Kinsella 188 0.5 +0.5
Majority 664 1.6
Turnout 41,242 65 1.1
Labour hold Swing -1.5
General Election 2001: South Thanet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Ladyman 18,002 45.7 -0.5
Conservative Mark MacGregor 16,210 41.1 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Guy Voizey 3,706 9.4 -2.3
Independent William Baldwin 770 2.0 N/A
UKIP Terry Eccott 502 1.3 -0.1
National Front Bernard Franklin 242 0.6 N/A
Majority 1,792 4.6
Turnout 39,432 63.9 -7.7
Labour hold Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Dr Stephen John Ladyman (born November 6, 1952) is a British politician, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Thanet South. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is an Eurosceptical political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... Nigel Paul Farage is an English politician, and United Kingdom Independence Party member of the European Parliament for South East England. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Dr Stephen John Ladyman (born November 6, 1952) is a British politician, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Thanet South. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is an Eurosceptical political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is a far right-wing political party that had its heyday during the 1970s and 80s. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

See also

Constituencies in South East England
Conservative:

Aldershot | Arundel and South Downs | Ashford | Aylesbury | Banbury | Basingstoke | Beaconsfield | Bexhill and Battle | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Bracknell | Buckingham | Canterbury | Chesham and Amersham | Chichester | East Hampshire | East Surrey | East Worthing and Shoreham | Eastbourne | Epsom and Ewell | Esher and Walton | Fareham | Faversham and Mid Kent | Folkestone and Hythe | Gosport | Gravesham | Guildford | Havant | Henley | Horsham | Isle of Wight | Maidenhead | Maidstone and The Weald | Mid Sussex | Mole Valley | New Forest East | New Forest West | Newbury | North East Hampshire | North East Milton Keynes | North Thanet | North West Hampshire | Reading East | Reigate | Runnymede and Weybridge | Sevenoaks | South West Surrey | Spelthorne | Surrey Heath | Tonbridge and Malling | Tunbridge Wells | Wantage | Wealden | Windsor | Witney | Woking | Wokingham | Worthing West | Wycombe The ceremonial county of Kent, (which includes the unitary authority of Medway), is divided into 17 Parliamentary constituencies - 1 Borough constituency and 16 County constituencies. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Aldershot is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Arundel and South Downs is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ashford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Aylesbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Banbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1885 MP Maria Miller Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Basingstoke is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Beaconsfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bexhill and Battle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bognor Regis and Littlehampton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bracknell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Buckingham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Canterbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chesham and Amersham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chichester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Michael Mates Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England East Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Surrey East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1997 MP Tim Loughton Party Conservative Type House of Commons County West Sussex EP constituency South East England East Worthing and Shoreham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Eastbourne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Epsom and Ewell is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Esher and Walton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1885, 1974 MP Mark Hoban Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Fareham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1885 MP Hugh Robertson Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Kent EP constituency South East England Faversham and Mid Kent is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Folkestone and Hythe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1974 MP Peter Viggers Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Gosport is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Gravesham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Guildford is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP David Willetts Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Havant is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Henley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Horsham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Isle of Wight is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Maidenhead is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For the local government district, see Maidstone Maidstone and The Weald is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Mid Sussex is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Mole Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... New Forest East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... New Forest West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Newbury is a UK parliamentary constituency consisting of Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford and a large part of the surrounding area of West Berkshire. ... Creation 1997 MP James Arbuthnot Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England North East Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1992 MP Mark Lancaster Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Buckinghamshire EP constituency South East England North East Milton Keynes is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Roger Gale Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Kent EP constituency South East England North Thanet is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Sir George Young Party Conservative Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England North West Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Reading East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Reigate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Runnymede and Weybridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sevenoaks is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Spelthorne is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Surrey Heath is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For the local government district, see Tonbridge and Malling Tonbridge and Malling is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... For the local government district, see Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wantage is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wealden is a constituency covering the Wealden district in East Sussex. ... Windsor is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Witney is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Woking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wokingham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Worthing West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wycombe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Liberal Democrat:

Eastleigh | Lewes | Oxford West and Abingdon | Portsmouth South | Romsey | Winchester The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1955 MP Chris Huhne Party Liberal Democrat Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Eastleigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. ... Oxford West and Abingdon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Portsmouth South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Romsey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1295 MP Mark Oaten Party Liberal Democrat Type House of Commons County Hampshire EP constituency South East England Winchester is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Labour:

Brighton Kemptown | Brighton Pavilion | Chatham and Aylesford | Crawley | Dartford | Dover | Gillingham | Hastings and Rye | Hove | Medway | Milton Keynes South West | Oxford East | Portsmouth North | Reading West | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Slough | Southampton Itchen | Southampton Test | South Thanet The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Brighton Kemptown is a constituency covering the Kemptown district in the city of Brighton & Hove. ... Creation 1950 MP David Lepper Party Labour Type House of Commons County East Sussex EP constituency South East England Brighton Pavilion is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chatham and Aylesford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Crawley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Dartford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Dover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Gillingham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hastings and Rye is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hove is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Medway is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Milton Keynes South West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Oxford East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Portsmouth North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Reading West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sittingbourne and Sheppey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Slough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Southampton Itchen is a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency, currently represented by the Labour Party Member of Parliament John Denham MP (b. ... Southampton Test is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

South East European constituency: Conservative (4) | UKIP (2) | Liberal Democrats (2) | Labour (1) | Green (1)

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