| Herne Bay and Sandwich | |
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| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundaries since 2024
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Boundary of Herne Bay and Sandwich in South East England
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| County | Kent |
| Electorate | 76,028 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements |
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| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Roger Gale (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
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Herne Bay and Sandwich is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was contested for the first time at the 2024 general election. It is represented by Roger Gale, of the conservatives.
The constituency is named for the towns of Herne Bay and SandwichinKent.[3]
The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
It comprises the following areas of Kent:[5]
Electoral Calculus characterises the proposed seat as "Strong Right", with right-wing economic and social views, high home ownership levels and strong support for Brexit.[7]
North Thanet prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 2024 | Roger Gale | Conservative | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Roger Gale[9] | 17,243 | 35.3 | -29.1 | |
| Labour | Helen Whitehead[10] | 14,744 | 30.2 | +5.8 | |
| Reform UK | Amelia Randall[11] | 10,602 | 21.7 | +21.7 | |
| Green | Thea Barrett[12] | 3,529 | 7.2 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Angie Curwen[13] | 2,709 | 5.5 | -2.0 | |
| Majority | 2,499 | 5.1 | -30.6 | ||
| Turnout | 48,827 | 62.7 | -4.30 | ||
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