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South Thanet

Every general election in South Thanet since 1997 (until 2019). Latest: Craig Mackinlay, Conservative, majority 10,587.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Craig Mackinlay Elected sitting MPConservative27,08456.1%
Rebecca Gordon-NesbittLabour16,49734.2%
Martyn PenningtonLiberal Democrats2,7275.7%
Becky WingGreen1,9494.0%
Valid votes48,257
Majority10,58721.9%

Con hold Turnout 65.9% of 73,223 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1997200120052010201520172019Conservative, 1997: 39.8%Conservative, 2001: 41.1%Conservative, 2005: 38.8%Conservative, 2010: 48.0%Conservative, 2015: 38.1%Conservative, 2017: 50.8%Conservative, 2019: 56.1%Labour, 1997: 46.2%Labour, 2001: 45.7%Labour, 2005: 40.4%Labour, 2010: 31.4%Labour, 2015: 23.8%Labour, 2017: 37.9%Labour, 2019: 34.2%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 13.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 15.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 1.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.7%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 32.4%UK Independence Party, 2017: 6.0%
Vote share in South Thanet at each general election Con Lab LD UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old South Thanet (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
2019Con Craig MackinlayLab10,58721.965.9%Con hold
2017Con Craig MackinlayLab6,38712.868.8%Con hold
2015Con Craig MacKinlayUKIP2,8125.769.6%Con hold
2010Con Laura SandysLab7,61716.665.6%Con hold
2005LabCon6641.664.8%
2001LabCon1,7924.563.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon2,8786.471.6%

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 South Thanet?

Craig Mackinlay (Conservative) won South Thanet at the 2019 general election with a majority of 10,587.

Which parties have won South Thanet?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1997: Conservative 4, Labour 3.

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

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