Maidstone and The Weald (UK Parliament constituency)
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Maidstone and The Weald is a constituency[n 1] 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 | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Kent |
Electorate | 70,576 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Maidstone, Staplehurst and Cranbrook |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Helen Grant (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Maidstone, 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.[2]