South Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)

South Thanet is a constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Craig Mackinlay, a Conservative.

South Thanet
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of South Thanet in Kent
Location of Kent within England
CountyKent
Electorate67,970 (December 2010)
Major settlementsRamsgate, Broadstairs and Sandwich
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentCraig Mackinlay (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromThanet West, Dover and Thanet East

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be subject to moderate boundary changes and will be renamed East Thanet, to be first contested at the next general election.

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