Thanet East (UK Parliament constituency)

Thanet East was a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet in Kent. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1983.

Thanet East
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Thanet East in Kent, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
CountyKent
Major settlementsRamsgate and Broadstairs
February 19741983
SeatsOne
Created fromIsle of Thanet
Replaced byThanet South

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be re-established (as East Thanet) for the next general election. It will be formed primarily from South Thanet.

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