Maidstone and The Weald (UK Parliament constituency)

Maidstone and The Weald is a constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Helen Grant of the Conservative Party. She succeeded fellow party member Ann Widdecombe, who had held the seat since it was created for the 1997 general election.

Maidstone and The Weald
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Maidstone and The Weald in Kent
Location of Kent within England
CountyKent
Electorate70,576 (December 2010)
Major settlementsMaidstone, Staplehurst and Cranbrook
Current constituency
Created1997
Member of ParliamentHelen Grant (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromMaidstone, Mid Kent, Tunbridge Wells

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to boundary changes, losing southern, rural areas ("The Weald") to the newly created constituency of Weald of Kent. To compensate, it will gain parts of the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling, including the town of West Malling. As a consequence, it will be renamed Maidstone and Malling, to be first contested at the next general election.

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