Gillingham and Rainham (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Gillingham and Rainham Borough constituency |
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Image:GillinghamRainhamConstituency.svg |
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| Gillingham and Rainham shown within Kent, and Kent shown within England | |
| Created: | in time for 2009 or 2010 election |
| MP: | [[]] |
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| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Kent |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Gillingham and Rainham will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new constituency of Gillingham and Rainham. This name should not be confused with the new Dagenham and Rainham which is in London.
[edit] Boundaries
The electoral wards used to create the new expanded Gillingham and Rainham constituency are entirely in the Medway district.
- Gillingham North, Gillingham South, Hempstead and Wigmore, Rainham Central, Rainham North, Rainham South, Twydall and Watling.
[edit] Election results
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paul Clark | ||||
| Conservative | Rehman Chisti | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Stamp | ||||
- ^ Gillingham and Rainham, UKPollingReport
[edit] See also
- Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Kent
