Maidstone and The Weald
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Maidstone and The Weald is a UK parliamentary constituency in Kent, represented in the House of Commons and centered on the town of Maidstone and its surrounding rural area known as the Weald.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| administrativeCounty | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AnnWiddecombeServedFrom | 1997 ⓘ |
| AnnWiddecombeServedUntil | 2010 ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Boundary Commission for England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997
ⓘ
Parliamentary constituencies in Kent ⓘ |
| containsArea |
The Weald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of the Borough of Maidstone ⓘ parts of the Borough of Tunbridge Wells ⓘ rural areas south of Maidstone ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created | 1997 ⓘ |
| currentMP | Helen Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentMPParty | Conservative Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorateType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| formerMP | Ann Widdecombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerMPParty | Conservative Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
includes commuter settlements
ⓘ
mix of urban and rural areas ⓘ |
| hasElection |
1997 United Kingdom general election
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2001 United Kingdom general election ⓘ 2005 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2010 United Kingdom general election ⓘ 2015 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2017 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2019 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTown | Maidstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPSince | 2010 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Maidstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Weald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentarySystem | Westminster system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousConstituency |
Maidstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tunbridge Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPoliticalLeaning | Conservative-leaning ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first past the post ⓘ |
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