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South East · Former constituency (1918–1951)

Kent Gravesend

Every general election in Kent Gravesend since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 5,755.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won30,05555.3%
Conservative24,30044.7%
Valid votes54,355
Majority5,75510.6%

Lab hold Turnout 85.7% of 63,393 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Conservative, 1918: 51.7%Conservative, 1922: 40.5%Conservative, 1923: 42.8%Conservative, 1924: 58.4%Conservative, 1929: 46.1%Conservative, 1931: 64.2%Conservative, 1935: 56.1%Conservative, 1945: 35.3%Conservative, 1950: 42.6%Conservative, 1951: 44.7%Labour, 1918: 21.5%Labour, 1922: 35.7%Labour, 1923: 43.3%Labour, 1924: 41.6%Labour, 1929: 40.6%Labour, 1931: 35.8%Labour, 1935: 43.9%Labour, 1945: 52.5%Labour, 1950: 53.1%Labour, 1951: 55.3%Liberal, 1918: 8.4%Liberal, 1923: 13.9%Liberal, 1929: 13.3%Liberal, 1945: 12.2%Liberal, 1950: 4.3%Independent Conservative, 1918: 12.0%Independent Conservative, 1922: 23.8%
Vote share in Kent Gravesend at each general election Con Lab Lib Ind Con

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabCon5,75510.685.7%Lab hold
1950LabCon5,57110.586.3%
1945LabCon7,05617.174.5%
1935ConLab4,44412.272.4%Con hold
1931ConLab9,92228.475.7%Con hold
1929ConLab1,7735.671.8%Con hold
1924ConLab4,44116.878.0%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon1190.568.8%Lab gain from Con
1922ConLab9864.963.0%Con hold
1918ConLab4,58730.248.8%

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 last won Kent Gravesend?

Labour won Kent Gravesend at the 1951 general election with a majority of 5,755.

Which parties have won Kent Gravesend?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 6, Labour 4.

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