Constituency

Faversham and Mid Kent

At a glance

Faversham and Mid Kent is a UK parliamentary constituency in South East, currently represented in the House of Commons by Helen Whately, a Conservative MP. Helen Whately has represented the seat since 7 May 2015. At the 2024 general election it was marginal, won by a majority of 1,469 votes (3.2%), ranking #72 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 83.7 %, 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 Helen Whately

MP ID 4527

Current party

Con Conservative

MP since 7 May 2015

Current Commons representation

Voting participation 83.7 %

1,977 of 2,361 eligible divisions

Region South East

Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland

Parliament ID 4050

Imported constituency identifier

Recent votes shown 10

Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Faversham and Mid Kent.

Map

MP voting summary

How Helen Whately has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 1,977 of 2,361 eligible divisions (83.7 %).

83.7 %

Participation

943

Aye

1,034

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 943 / Noes 1,034

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	No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots Trade Work / Employment	15 Jul 2026	No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19	14 Jul 2026	Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199	14 Jul 2026	Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Migration	13 Jul 2026	Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026	8 Jul 2026	No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 Education	8 Jul 2026	No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026	8 Jul 2026	No
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Crime / Justice	7 Jul 2026	Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 Defence	6 Jul 2026	No

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Election results

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

Marginal — won by 3.2% in 2024

Majority of 1,469 votes · #72 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

63 % turnout · maj 1,469

Helen Whately · Conservative 14,816 (31.8%)

Mel Dawkins · Labour 13,347 (28.7%)

Maxwell Harrison · Reform UK 9,884 (21.2%)

Hannah Temple · Green Party 4,218 (9.1%)

Hannah Perkin · Liberal Democrat 4,158 (8.9%)

Lawrence Rustem · British Democratic Party 171 (0.4%)

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FAQs

Who is the MP for Faversham and Mid Kent?

Helen Whately is the current MP for Faversham and Mid Kent. Source

Which party currently holds Faversham and Mid Kent?

Faversham and Mid Kent is currently represented by Helen Whately of Conservative. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Faversham and Mid Kent?

Faversham and Mid Kent's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4050. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Faversham and Mid Kent?

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

Can the MP for Faversham and Mid Kent 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 Faversham and Mid Kent data come from?

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