HC Deb 27 June 1977 vol 934 cc14-5W
Mr. Stanley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the electorate in each parliamentary constituency in Kent; what is the percentage by which each constituency's electorate differs from the average in England; and how many constituencies there would be

Constituency Provisional 1977 parliamentary electorate Percentage difference from 66,056 (English quota)
Ashford … … 60,417 -8.5
Canterbury … … 88,686 +34.3
Dartford … … 57,689 -12.7
Dover and Deal … … 75,912 +14.9
Faversham … … 78,282 +18.5
Folkestone and Hythe … … 66,091 +0.1
Gillingham … … 63,778 -3.4
Gravesend. … … 88,248 +33.6
Maidstone … … 91,540 +38.6
Rochester and Chatham … … 79,782 +20.8
Royal Tunbridge Wells … … 71,641 +8.5
Sevenoaks … … 78,956 +19.5
Thanet East … … 48,828 -26.1
Thanet West … … 45,036 -31.8
Tonbridge and Malling … … 67,270 +1.8

On the basis of the current electoral quota for England, the provisional 1977 parliamentary electorate of Kent would entitle the county to 16 constituencies.