Thanet East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Broadstairs

Thanet East was a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet, in Kent. It consisted of the coastal towns of Ramsgate and Broadstairs.

Jonathan Aitken was the MP for the lifetime of the constituency, from February 1974 until 1983.

History

It was created for the February 1974 general election, and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The former constituency of Isle of Thanet was split into Thanet West (around Margate) and Thanet East (Ramsgate and Broadstairs).

It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when Thanet East and the neighbouring Thanet West constituency were replaced by new North Thanet and South Thanet constituencies.

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
Feb 1974 Jonathan Aitken Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

General Election 1979: Thanet East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Aitken 20,367 57.17
Labour I Kilberry 10,128 28.43
Liberal B Hesketh 4,755 13.35
National Front B Dobing 376 1.06
Majority 10,239 28.74
Turnout 35,625 72.72
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
General Election October 1974: Thanet East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Aitken 15,813 46.10
Labour S Bartlett 11,310 32.97
Liberal C Hogarth 6,472 18.87
National Front K Munson 708 2.06
Majority 4,503 13.13
Turnout 34,302 71.55
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
General Election February 1974: Thanet East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Aitken 17,944 46.86
Labour Robert Ernest Bean 11,347 29.64
Liberal J Cox 8,997 23.50
Majority 6,597 17.23
Turnout 38,289 80.53
Conservative win

References

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