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Not to be confused with Dagenham and Rainham (UK Parliament constituency).

Gillingham and Rainham is a constituency[n 1] in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Naushabah Khan of the Labour Party.[2][n 2] It was previously represented since its 2010 creation by Rehman Chishti of the Conservative Party and replaced the previous constituency of Gillingham.

Boundaries

2010–present: The Borough of Medway wards of: Gillingham North (nearly all); Gillingham South; Hempstead & Wigmore (nearly all); Rainham North; Rainham South East; Rainham South West; Twydall; Watling.[3]

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the 2024 general election remained unchanged.[4]

Constituency profile

The constituency is generally suburban and centred on Gillingham, historically a small port, which is within the London Commuter Belt. Local retail, industry, business parks, trades and professions provide constituents with a high level of employment, mostly on moderate to middle incomes;[5] however, the area is not wholly resilient to unemployment. Registered claimants who were registered jobseekers were marginally lower than the national average of 3.8% at 3.5% of the population, according to a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[6]

Residents' wealth is around average for the UK, but below average for the South East region.[7] The predecessor constituency of Gillingham was a Labour-Conservative marginal seat though prior to 1997 was a safe Conservative seat. The current constituency had been considered a safe Conservative seat until 2024.

Members of Parliament

Gillingham prior to 2010

Election Member[8] Party
2010 Rehman Chishti Conservative
2024 Naushabah Khan Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Gillingham and Rainham [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Naushabah Khan 15,562 37.8 +9.4
Conservative Rehman Chishti 11,590 28.2 −33.1
Reform UK Rizvi Rawoof 8,792 21.4 +21.4
Green Kate Belmonte 2,318 5.6 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bourne 2,248 5.5 +0.1
Independent Peter Cook - UCAT 344 0.8 +0.3
CPA Roger Peacock 175 0.4 +0.1
SDP Peter Wheeler 111 0.3 N/A
Majority 3,972 9.6 N/A
Turnout 41,140 55.9 −6.1
Registered electors 73,523
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase21.3

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Gillingham and Rainham[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rehman Chishti 28,173 61.3 +5.9
Labour Andy Stamp 13,054 28.4 –7.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Bullion 2,503 5.4 +2.6
Green George Salomon 1,043 2.3 +1.2
UKIP Rob Martin 837 1.8 –2.5
Independent Peter Cook 229 0.5 N/A
CPA Roger Peacock 119 0.3 0.0
Majority 15,119 32.9 +13.6
Turnout 45,958 62.5 –4.4
Conservative hold Swing +6.8
General election 2017: Gillingham and Rainham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rehman Chishti 27,091 55.4 +7.4
Labour Andy Stamp 17,661 36.1 +10.5
UKIP Martin Cook 2,097 4.3 –15.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Chaplin 1,372 2.8 –0.8
Green Clive Gregory 520 1.1 –1.3
CPA Roger Peacock 127 0.3 N/A
Majority 9,430 19.3 –3.1
Turnout 48,868 66.9 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing –1.5
General election 2015: Gillingham and Rainham[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rehman Chishti 22,590 48.0 +1.8
Labour Paul Clark 12,060 25.6 –2.1
UKIP Mark Hanson 9,199 19.5 +16.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Chaplin[12] 1,707 3.6 –14.5
Green Neil Williams 1,133 2.4 +1.6
TUSC Jacqui Berry[13] 273 0.6 N/A
Independent Roger Peacock 72 0.1 N/A
Independent Mike Walters 44 0.1 N/A
Majority 10,530 22.4 +3.9
Turnout 47,078 64.8 –1.2
Conservative hold Swing +1.9
General election 2010: Gillingham and Rainham[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rehman Chishti 21,624 46.2 +5.5
Labour Paul Clark 12,944 27.7 –13.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stamp 8,484 18.1 +2.8
UKIP Robert Oakley 1,515 3.2 +0.6
BNP Brian Ravenscroft 1,149 2.5 N/A
English Democrat Dean Lacey 464 1.0 N/A
Green Trish Marchant 356 0.8 N/A
Independent Gordon Bryan 141 0.3 N/A
Medway Independent Party George Meegan 109 0.2 N/A
Majority 8,680 18.5 N/A
Turnout 46,786 66.0 +2.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.3

Paul Clark was the incumbent MP for Gillingham.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Gillingham and Rainham - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ "New Seat Details - Gillingham and Rainham". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  5. ^ "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
  6. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  7. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Gillingham+and+Rainham
  8. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
  9. ^ "General election 2024 candidates". Medway Council. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  10. ^ "General Election 2019 candidates". www.medway.gov.uk.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ^ "General Election Candidates". Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  13. ^ "MORE TUSC CANDIDATES IN PLACE AS ELECTION CHALLENGE GROWS". www.tusc.org.uk.
  14. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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