List of parliamentary constituencies in Kent

The ceremonial county of Kent, (which includes the unitary authority of Medway), is divided into 18 parliamentary constituencies - one borough constituency and 17 county constituencies.

2024 boundary changes
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that an additional seat is created in Kent, with the formation of the constituency of Weald of Kent. As a consequence, Maidstone and the Weald, and Tonbridge and Malling would be renamed Maidstone and Malling, and Tonbridge respectively. Changes to North Thanet and South Thanet would result in them being replaced by Herne Bay and Sandwich, and East Thanet respectively. Although only subject to a very minor boundary change, Dover would revert to its previous name of Dover and Deal.

The following constituencies are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Ashford Containing electoral wards from Canterbury Containing electoral wards from Dartford Containing electoral wards from Dover Containing electoral wards from Folkestone and Hythe Containing electoral wards from Gravesham Containing electoral wards from Maidstone Containing electoral wards from Medway Containing electoral wards from Sevenoaks Containing electoral wards from Swale Containing electoral wards from Thanet Containing electoral wards from Tonbridge and Malling Containing electoral wards from Tunbridge Wells
 * Ashford (part)
 * Weald of Kent (part)
 * Canterbury
 * Herne Bay and Sandwich (part)
 * Dartford
 * Sevenoaks (part)
 * Dover and Deal
 * Herne Bay and Sandwich (part)
 * Ashford (part)
 * Folkestone and Hythe
 * Gravesham
 * Faversham and Mid Kent (part)
 * Maidstone and Malling (part)
 * Weald of Kent (part)
 * Chatham and Aylesford (part)
 * Gillingham and Rainham
 * Rochester and Strood
 * Sevenoaks (part)
 * Tonbridge (part)
 * Faversham and Mid Kent (part)
 * Sittingbourne and Sheppey
 * East Thanet
 * Herne Bay and Sandwich (part)
 * Chatham and Aylesford (part)
 * Maidstone and Malling (part)
 * Tonbridge (part)
 * Tunbridge Wells
 * Weald of Kent (part)

Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019

2019
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Kent in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Percentage votes
11974 & 1979 - Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Historic representation by party
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.