| Folkestone and Hythe County constituency |
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| Folkestone and Hythe shown within Kent, and Kent shown within England | |
| Created: | 1950 |
| MP: | Michael Howard |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Kent |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Folkestone and Hythe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Boundaries
It consists of the towns of Folkestone and Hythe, in Kent in the south east of England. Its boundaries are the same as that of Shepway District. As well as the urban area around Folkestone and Hythe, it also contains the more rural communities of New Romney, Lydd, Dymchurch, Lyminge and Elham.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, the Boundary Commission for England has made major changes to the constituency boundaries in the county as a consequence of population changes.
This modified constituency will be formed from the entire district of Shepway and the Ashford electoral ward of Saxon Shore, the swathe of villages southeast of Ashford between Ruckinge and Hastingleigh.
Members of Parliament
The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is Michael Howard of the Conservative Party, who has represented it since the 1983 general election. He has held a number of political posts during his career in Parliament, most prominently as Home Secretary from 1993 to 1997 and Leader of the Opposition from 2003 to 2005.
Howard has announced his intention to retire from Parliament at the next general election. Damian Collins has been selected as the Conservative candidate.
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1950 | Harry Ripley Mackeson | Conservative | |
| 1959 | Sir Albert Costain | Conservative | |
| 1983 | Michael Howard | Conservative | |
Elections
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Damian Collins | ||||
| Labour | Donald Worsley | ||||
| General Election 2005: Folkestone and Hythe | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Howard | 26,161 | 53.9 | +8.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Carroll | 14,481 | 29.9 | -2.2 | |
| Labour | Maureen Tomison | 6,053 | 12.5 | -7.7 | |
| Green | Hazel Dawe | 688 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| UKIP | Petrina Holdsworth | 619 | 1.3 | -1.3 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Lord Toby Jug | 175 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Get Britain Back | Rodney Hylton-Potts | 153 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Senior Citizens Party | Grahame Leon-Smith | 151 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Peace and Progress | Sylvia Dunn | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 11,680 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 48,503 | 68.4 | 4.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 | |||
| General Election 2001: Folkestone and Hythe | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Michael Howard | 20,645 | 45.0 | +6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Carroll | 14,738 | 32.1 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Albert Catterall | 9,260 | 20.2 | -4.7 | |
| UKIP | John Baker | 1,212 | 2.6 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 5,907 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 45,855 | 64.1 | -8.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
See also
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Chingford and Woodford Green |
Constituency represented by the Leader of the Opposition 2003 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Witney |
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