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Folkestone and Hythe

Every general election in Folkestone and Hythe since 1955. Latest: Tony Vaughan, Labour, majority 3,729.

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Member of Parliament

Tony Vaughan

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 3,729

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Tony Vaughan ElectedLabour15,02034.7%
Damian Collins sitting MPConservative11,29126.1%
Bill WrightReform UK10,68524.7%
Marianne BrettGreen3,9549.1%
Larry NganLiberal Democrats1,7364.0%
Momtaz KhanomTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2490.6%
David AllenFairer Voting Party2400.6%
Andy ThomasThe Socialist Party of Great Britain710.2%
Valid votes43,246
Majority3,7298.6%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 61.7% of 70,056 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 65.0%Conservative, 1959: 56.5%Conservative, 1964: 62.2%Conservative, 1966: 59.6%Conservative, 1970: 64.3%Conservative, February 1974: 47.1%Conservative, October 1974: 46.2%Conservative, 1979: 55.7%Conservative, 1983: 57.0%Conservative, 1987: 55.4%Conservative, 1992: 52.3%Conservative, 1997: 39.0%Conservative, 2001: 45.0%Conservative, 2005: 53.9%Conservative, 2010: 49.5%Conservative, 2015: 47.9%Conservative, 2017: 54.7%Conservative, 2019: 60.1%Conservative, 2024: 26.1%Labour, 1955: 35.0%Labour, 1959: 24.3%Labour, 1964: 37.8%Labour, 1966: 40.4%Labour, 1970: 32.8%Labour, February 1974: 23.0%Labour, October 1974: 25.7%Labour, 1979: 20.8%Labour, 1983: 9.8%Labour, 1987: 7.4%Labour, 1992: 12.1%Labour, 1997: 24.9%Labour, 2001: 20.2%Labour, 2005: 12.5%Labour, 2010: 10.8%Labour, 2015: 14.4%Labour, 2017: 28.5%Labour, 2019: 24.0%Labour, 2024: 34.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 35.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 26.9%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 32.1%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 29.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 30.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 8.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 7.2%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 9.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.0%Liberal, 1959: 19.1%Liberal, February 1974: 30.0%Liberal, October 1974: 27.6%Liberal, 1979: 22.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 32.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 37.3%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.6%UK Independence Party, 2015: 22.8%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.4%Reform UK, 2024: 24.7%
Vote share in Folkestone and Hythe at each general election Con Lab LD Lib Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Folkestone and Hythe lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Folkestone and Hythe (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Tony VaughanCon3,7298.661.7%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Damian CollinsLab21,33736.266.8%Con hold
2017Con Damian CollinsLab15,41126.268.2%Con hold
2015Con Damian CollinsUKIP13,79725.165.8%Con hold
2010Con Damian CollinsLD10,12219.267.7%Con hold
2005ConLD11,68024.169.3%
2001ConLD5,90712.964.1%Con hold
1997ConLD6,33212.272.7%
1992ConLD8,91017.079.6%Con hold
1987ConAlliance9,12618.178.3%Con hold
1983ConAlliance11,67024.469.8%
1979ConLib16,02033.372.6%Con hold
October 1974ConLib8,44218.670.0%Con hold
February 1974ConLib8,51017.177.3%
1970ConLab13,25931.668.8%Con hold
1966ConLab7,40219.270.6%Con hold
1964ConLab9,27324.571.0%Con hold
1959ConLab12,38032.275.6%Con hold
1955ConLab11,00230.072.8%

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 Folkestone and Hythe?

Tony Vaughan (Labour) won Folkestone and Hythe at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,729.

Which parties have won Folkestone and Hythe?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 18, Labour 1.

Which region is Folkestone and Hythe in?

Folkestone and Hythe is in South East.

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