South East · Current constituency · E14001216
East Thanet
Every general election in East Thanet since 2024. Latest: Polly Billington, Labour, majority 6,971.
2024 general election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polly Billington Elected | Labour | 17,054 | 39.9% | |
| Helen Harrison | Conservative | 10,083 | 23.6% | |
| Paul Webb | Reform UK | 8,591 | 20.1% | |
| Steve Roberts | Green | 4,590 | 10.8% | |
| Jai Singh | Liberal Democrats | 1,365 | 3.2% | |
| Grahame Birchall | Independent | 563 | 1.3% | |
| Paul Holton | Independent | 369 | 0.9% | |
| Mo Shafaei | Independent | 98 | 0.2% | |
| Valid votes | 42,713 | |||
| Majority | 6,971 | 16.3% | ||
Lab gain from Con Turnout 57.0% of 74,927 electors. Full result →
Boundary changes in 2024
Where the voters of today’s East Thanet lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:
- South Thanet81.4%
- North Thanet18.6%
Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.
Every result
Download CSV| Election | Winner | Runner-up | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lab Polly Billington | Con | 6,971 | 16.3 | 57.0% | Lab gain from Con |
Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.
Questions and answers
Who is the MP for East Thanet?
Polly Billington (Labour) won East Thanet at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,971.
Which parties have won East Thanet?
At the 1 general elections held under this name since 2024: Labour 1.
Which region is East Thanet in?
East Thanet is in South East.
Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data