Chatham and Aylesford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Chatham and Aylesford County constituency
Chatham and Aylesford shown within Kent, and Kent shown within England
Created:	1997
MP:	Jonathan Shaw
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Kent
EP constituency:	South East England

Chatham and Aylesford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a marginal seat between the Labour Party and the Conservatives.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency covers the towns of Chatham and Aylesford in Kent.Labour are very strong in Chatham and Snodland,whereas the Tories strength is concentrated in the smaller surrounding towns and villages.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, the Boundary Commission for England has made major changes to existing constituencies as a consequence of population changes. The modified Chatham and Aylesford constituency has been formed with electoral wards from the borough of Medway and Tonbridge and Malling;

• From Medway - Chatham Central, Lordswood and Capstone, Luton and Wayfield, Princes Park, and Walderslade
• From Tonbridge and Malling - Aylesford, Blue Bell Hill and Walderslade, Burham, Eccles and Wouldham, Ditton, Larkfield North, Larkfield South, Snodland East and Snodland West.
• The electoral ward of Luton should not be confused with the city of the same name
• The electoral ward of Eccles should not be confused with the Salford town of the same name

[edit] Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1997)

Election		Member	Party
	1997	Jonathan Shaw	Labour

[edit] Elections

General Election 2005: Chatham and Aylesford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jonathan Shaw	18,387	43.7	-4.6
	Conservative	Anne Jobson	16,055	38.2	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Debbie Enever	5,744	13.7	+1.9
	UK Independence	Jeffrey King	1,226	2.9	+0.4
	English Democrats	Michael Russell	668	1.6	+1.6
Majority			2,332	5.5
Turnout			42,080	59.7	2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.7

General Election 2001: Chatham and Aylesford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jonathan Shaw	19,180	48.3	+5.2
	Conservative	Sean Holden	14,840	37.3	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	David Lettington	4,705	11.8	-3.2
	UK Independence	Gregory Knopp	1,010	2.5	+1.5
Majority			4,340	11.0
Turnout			39,735	57.0	-13.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Chatham and Aylesford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jonathan Shaw	21,191	43.1
	Conservative	Richard Knox-Johnston	18,401	37.4
	Liberal Democrat	Robin Murray	7,389	15.0
	Referendum Party	K. Riddle	1,538	3.1
	UK Independence	A. Harding	493	1.0
	Natural Law	T. Martell	149	0.3
Majority			2,790
Turnout				71.1

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Kent

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