North Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)
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North Thanet is a constituency[n 1] in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1983 creation by Sir Roger Gale, a Conservative.[n 2]
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North Thanet | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Kent |
Electorate | 67,110 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Margate and Herne Bay |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Sir Roger Gale (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Thanet West, Thanet East |
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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 Herne Bay and Sandwich, to be first contested at the next general election.[2]