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Maidstone and The Weald (UK Parliament constituency)

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57: 69: 2133: 246:: The Borough of Maidstone wards of Allington, Barming, Boughton Monchelsea, Bridge, Coxheath, East, Farleigh, Heath, High Street, Loose, Marden, North, South, Staplehurst, Yalding; and the Borough of Tunbridge Wells wards of Benenden, Cranbrook, Frittenden and Sissinghurst, Hawkhurst, Sandhurst. 354:
Most of the electorate live in urban Maidstone, which has some light industry but whose economy is increasingly dominated by the service sector (including care, hospitality and insurance). The south of the constituency is rural with significant orchards and market gardens. Many residents commute
259:: The Borough of Maidstone wards of Allington, Barming, Bridge, Coxheath and Hunton, East, Fant, Heath, High Street, Loose, Marden and Yalding, North, South, Staplehurst; and the Borough of Tunbridge Wells wards of Benenden and Cranbrook, Frittenden and Sissinghurst. 3064: 3059: 2045: 2482: 2539: 2718: 2649: 346:
from 1995 to 1997 and later as Shadow Home Secretary from 1999 to 2001. She stood down at the 2010 general election and was succeeded by Helen Grant, also a member of the Conservative Party.
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constituency. The remaining two-thirds of the electorate in west-central Maidstone were reunited with the town wards that had been lost in 1983 to
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Frederic A Youngs, jr, "Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I" (London:
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Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2024
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Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997
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constituency was split in two: its southeast wards of Shepway and
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of the town itself and the rural wards east of the town joined
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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997-2024
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Maidstone and the Weald (UK Parliament constituency)
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She succeeded fellow party member 25: 209:Further to the completion of the 2540:Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven 1901: 1881: 1861: 1841: 1821: 1801: 1781: 1749: 1641: 1620: 1599: 1578: 1545: 1443: 1422: 1401: 1368: 1259: 1236: 1215: 1194: 1173: 1152: 1119: 1015: 992: 971: 950: 929: 908: 875: 771: 750: 729: 708: 687: 654: 552: 531: 510: 489: 456: 219:Borough of Tonbridge and Malling 67: 55: 231:, to be first contested in the 73:Location of Kent within England 2719:Bognor Regis and Littlehampton 2650:Reading West and Mid Berkshire 1: 2814:Romsey and Southampton North 2724:East Grinstead and Uckfield 2422:Almanac of British Politics 251:Map of boundaries 2010-2024 217:, and gaining parts of the 3091: 2585:East Worthing and Shoreham 2191:– via www.bbc.co.uk. 1727:: Maidstone and the Weald 1523:: Maidstone and The Weald 1452:Anthony 'Felix' Robertson 1346:: Maidstone and The Weald 1097:: Maidstone and The Weald 853:: Maidstone and The Weald 632:: Maidstone and The Weald 434:: Maidstone and The Weald 282:borough and partly wooded 2739:Fareham and Waterlooville 2660:Sittingbourne and Sheppey 2380:"Maidstone and the Weald" 1952: 1922: 1743: 1740: 1737: 1734: 1697: 1665: 1539: 1536: 1533: 1530: 1497: 1465: 1362: 1359: 1356: 1353: 1315: 1283: 1113: 1110: 1107: 1104: 1071: 1039: 869: 866: 863: 860: 827: 795: 648: 645: 642: 639: 606: 574: 450: 447: 444: 441: 369: 338:Minister of State in the 225:, it will be reformed as 66: 54: 39: 2953:Oxford West and Abingdon 2545:Buckingham and Bletchley 2430:Royal Historical Society 221:, including the town of 2819:Runnymede and Weybridge 2704:Arundel and South Downs 2020:2011 Electorate Figures 168:Maidstone and The Weald 35:Maidstone and The Weald 2868:Bicester and Woodstock 2774:Herne Bay and Sandwich 2749:Faversham and Mid Kent 2595:Gillingham and Rainham 1719:Elections in the 1990s 1338:Elections in the 2000s 426:Elections in the 2010s 312:Faversham and Mid Kent 190:it was represented by 96:70,576 (December 2010) 2784:Maidstone and Malling 2620:Milton Keynes Central 2555:Chatham and Aylesford 1725:General election 1997 1521:General election 2001 1344:General election 2005 1095:General election 2010 851:General election 2015 630:General election 2017 432:General election 2019 363:Members of Parliament 298:, after the previous 296:1997 general election 233:2024 general election 228:Maidstone and Malling 204:1997 general election 188:2010 general election 160:Maidstone and Malling 3070:Borough of Maidstone 2948:North East Hampshire 2873:Chesham and Amersham 2804:North West Hampshire 2655:Rochester and Strood 2590:Folkestone and Hythe 2350:"Election Data 1997" 2299:"Election Data 2001" 2251:"Election Data 2005" 2203:"Election Data 2010" 2159:"Election Data 2015" 350:Constituency profile 332:Member of Parliament 3027: /  2789:Mid Buckinghamshire 2625:Milton Keynes North 2081:on 27 December 2013 1992:county constituency 1728: 1524: 1347: 1098: 854: 633: 435: 178:represented in the 42:county constituency 2888:Dorking and Horley 2883:Didcot and Wantage 2779:Isle of Wight East 2744:Farnham and Bordon 2714:Bexhill and Battle 2670:Southampton Itchen 2615:Isle of Wight West 2610:Hove and Portslade 2575:Earley and Woodley 2360:on 15 October 2011 2354:Electoral Calculus 2309:on 15 October 2011 2303:Electoral Calculus 2261:on 15 October 2011 2255:Electoral Calculus 2207:Electoral Calculus 2169:on 17 October 2015 2163:Electoral Calculus 2026:on 6 November 2010 1723: 1519: 1342: 1268:Heidi A. 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Index

Maidstone and the Weald (UK Parliament constituency)
county constituency
House of Commons
Outline map
Outline map
County
Kent
Electorate
Maidstone
Staplehurst
Cranbrook
1997
2024
Maidstone
Mid Kent
Tunbridge Wells
Maidstone and Malling
constituency
Kent
House of Commons
UK Parliament
2010 general election
Helen Grant
Conservative Party
Ann Widdecombe
1997 general election
2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
Weald of Kent
Borough of Tonbridge and Malling
West Malling

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