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Faversham and Mid Kent

Constituency

The east of the South East. About 104,998 people in 377 square kilometres.

MP for Faversham and Mid Kent

Helen WhatelyConservativeMP since

They won by 1,469 votes on a 62.7% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 85% of people in Faversham and Mid Kent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
3.2%
Joint 72nd smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
62.7%
Joint 231st highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
99,088
266th least populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Faversham and Mid Kent at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Helen WhatelyElectedConservative14,81631.8%
Mel DawkinsLabour13,34728.6%
Maxwell HarrisonReform UK9,88421.2%
Hannah TempleGreen Party4,2189.1%
Hannah PerkinLiberal Democrat4,1588.9%
Lawrence RustemBritish Democratic Party1710.4%
Electorate
74,301
Turnout
62.7%
Majority
1,469 (3.2%)
Valid votes
46,594
Rejected ballots
172

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Faversham and Mid Kent compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

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Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Faversham and Mid Kent is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 72nd smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Faversham and Mid Kent is 62.7%.
62.7%joint 231st highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Faversham and Mid Kent is 99,088.
99,088266th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Faversham and Mid Kent is 85.0%.
85%joint 140th most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Faversham and Mid Kent?

Faversham and Mid Kent had 99,088 usual residents at the census.

Faversham and Mid Kent is the 266th least populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Swale

Most of Faversham and Mid Kent lies in Swale. These figures are published for the whole of Swale, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Faversham and Mid Kent itself. See Swale

Average house price
£298,985
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,432
Joint 171st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.7
Joint 62nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Faversham and Mid Kent in brief

The winner in Faversham and Mid Kent had a majority of 3.2% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Faversham and Mid Kent at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 62.7%.

Faversham and Mid Kent had 99,088 usual residents at the census.

About 85% of people in Faversham and Mid Kent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.