England · Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Covers West Malling · Fant · Foley Park · Ringlestone
Photograph shows Tovil, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Maidstone and Malling.
Your member of parliament
Helen Grant
ConservativeConservative won Maidstone and Malling at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,674 votes, or 3.6 points. A swing of 1.8 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 82 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 568.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 3.6 points, which is larger than 82 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 1,674 votes.
Majority
1,674
3.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
60.7%
+1.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
46,389 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen GrantElected | Conservative | 14,146 | 30.5% | +6.8 |
| Maureen Cleator | Labour | 12,472 | 26.9% | -6.8 |
| Paul Thomas | Reform UK | 9,316 | 20.1% | +5.8 |
| David Naghi | Liberal Democrat | 6,375 | 13.7% | +1.5 |
| Stuart Jeffery | Green Party | 3,727 | 8.0% | +1.6 |
| Yolande Kenward | Independent | 197 | 0.4% | -1.6 |
| Gary Butler | British Democratic Party | 156 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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