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Chatham and Aylesford (UK Parliament constituency)

Chatham and Aylesford
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Chatham and Aylesford in Kent.
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Location of Kent within England.
County Kent
Population 97,281 (2011 census)
Electorate 68,437 (December 2010)
Major settlements Chatham, Ditton, Larkfield, Snodland
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of parliament Tracey Crouch (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from Mid Kent
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency South East England

Chatham and Aylesford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Tracey Crouch, a Conservative.

Since its creation in 1997, the constituency has returned both Labour and Conservative candidates, but the largest third party share of votes cast has not exceeded 15% (the Liberal Democrats' share in 1997).

1997-2010: The City of Rochester-upon-Medway wards of Holcombe, Horsted, Lordswood, Luton, Walderslade, Wayfield, and Weedswood, and the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling wards of Aylesford, Blue Bell Hill, Burham, Eccles and Wouldham, Ditton, Larkfield North, Larkfield South, Snodland East, and Snodland West.

2010–present: The Borough of Medway wards of Chatham Central, Lordswood and Capstone, Luton and Wayfield, Princes Park, and Walderslade, and the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling wards of Aylesford, Blue Bell Hill and Walderslade, Burham, Eccles and Wouldham, Ditton, Larkfield North, Larkfield South, Snodland East, and Snodland West.

As its name suggests, the constituency stretches from the historic town of Chatham which sprang from Chatham Royal Dockyard to the historic village of Aylesford in Kent.

Coordinates: 51°20′N 0°29′E / 51.333°N 0.483°E / 51.333; 0.483


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