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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Sittingbourne and Sheppey

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

355latest majority
51.9%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Kevin McKenna

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate79,067
Turnout51.9%
Majority355
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Mad Mike YoungOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party2230.5%
Matt BrownIndependent5291.3%
Frances KnellerLiberal Democrat1,3213.2%
Sam BanksGreen Party1,6924.1%
Mike BaldockSwale Independents3,2387.9%
William Fotheringham-BrayReform UK10,51225.6%
Aisha CuthbertConservative11,56428.2%
Kevin McKennaLabour11,91929.1%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 21,337 · 60.9% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries
2017 Conservative Majority 15,211 · 62.9% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries
2015 Conservative Majority 12,168 · 65.0% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population116,581Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1822.6%Share of population
Aged 65+18.2%Share of population
Home owners66.5%Households
Private renters19.4%Households
Social renters12.8%Households
One-person households26.2%Of households
Families with children31.6%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.