Thanet West (UK Parliament constituency)

Thanet West was a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet, in Kent.

Thanet West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Thanet West in Kent, showing boundaries used from 1974-1983
CountyKent
Major settlementsMargate
February 19741983
SeatsOne
Created fromIsle of Thanet
Replaced byThanet North and Thanet South[1]

It was created for the February 1974 general election, when the former constituency of Isle of Thanet was split in two, and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when Thanet West and the neighbouring Thanet East constituency were replaced by new North Thanet and South Thanet constituencies.

Boundaries

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The Borough of Margate, and in the Rural District of Eastry the parishes of Acol, Minster, Monkton, St Nicholas at Wade, and Sarre.

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
Feb 1974 William Rees-Davies Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Election results

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General election 1979: Thanet West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Rees-Davies 18,122 55.39 +10.1
Labour J. F. Little 8,576 26.21 −2.3
Liberal D. Payne 6,017 18.39 −7.7
Majority 9,546 29.18 +12.4
Turnout 32,715 71.60 +2.5
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Thanet West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Rees-Davies 13,763 45.34 −4.2
Labour C. J. Smith 8,655 28.51 +5.1
Liberal I. G. Tiltman 7,935 26.14 −1.0
Majority 5,108 16.83 −5.7
Turnout 30,353 69.14 −9.0
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Thanet West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Rees-Davies 16,880 49.55
Liberal I. G. Tiltman 9,220 27.06
Labour D. Ramage 7,969 23.39
Majority 7,660 22.49
Turnout 34,069 78.09
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "'Thanet West', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

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