Constituency

East Thanet

At a glance

East Thanet is a UK parliamentary constituency in South East, currently represented in the House of Commons by Ms Polly Billington, a Labour MP. Ms Polly Billington has represented the seat since 4 Jul 2024. At the 2024 general election it was safe seat, won by a majority of 6,971 votes (16.3%), ranking #375 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 79.5 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Ms Polly Billington

MP ID 5123

Current party

Lab Labour

MP since 4 Jul 2024

Current Commons representation

Voting participation 79.5 %

457 of 575 eligible divisions

Region South East

Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland

Parliament ID 4031

Imported constituency identifier

Recent votes shown 10

Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for East Thanet.

Map

MP voting summary

How Ms Polly Billington has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 457 of 575 eligible divisions (79.5 %).

79.5 %

Participation

240

Aye

217

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 240 / Noes 217

Recent divisions

Division	Date	Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 Trade Work / Employment	15 Jul 2026	Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots Trade Work / Employment	15 Jul 2026	Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19	14 Jul 2026	No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199	14 Jul 2026	No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3	14 Jul 2026	No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026	8 Jul 2026	Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026	8 Jul 2026	Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 Education	8 Jul 2026	Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers	23 Jun 2026	No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment Defence	23 Jun 2026	Aye

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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Safe seat — won by 16.3% in 2024

Majority of 6,971 votes · #375 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

57 % turnout · maj 6,971

Polly Billington · Labour 17,054 (39.9%)

Helen Harrison · Conservative 10,083 (23.6%)

Paul Webb · Reform UK 8,591 (20.1%)

Steve Roberts · Green Party 4,590 (10.8%)

Jai Singh · Liberal Democrat 1,365 (3.2%)

Grahame Birchall · Independent 563 (1.3%)

Paul Holton · Independent 369 (0.9%)

Mo Shafaei · Independent 98 (0.2%)

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FAQs

Who is the MP for East Thanet?

Ms Polly Billington is the current MP for East Thanet. Source

Which party currently holds East Thanet?

East Thanet is currently represented by Ms Polly Billington of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for East Thanet?

East Thanet's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4031. Source

Where can I find the member profile for East Thanet?

The current MP profile for East Thanet is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for East Thanet change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does East Thanet data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source