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East Thanet

Constituency

The east of the South East. About 106,234 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 32 square kilometres.

MP for East Thanet

Ms Polly BillingtonLabourMP since

They won by 6,971 votes on a 57.0% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in East Thanet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
16.3%
Joint 275th largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
57.0%
Joint 209th lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
105,081
229th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in East Thanet at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Polly BillingtonElectedLabour17,05439.9%
Helen HarrisonConservative10,08323.6%
Paul WebbReform UK8,59120.1%
Steve RobertsGreen Party4,59010.7%
Jai SinghLiberal Democrat1,3653.2%
Grahame BirchallIndependent5631.3%
Paul HoltonIndependent3690.9%
Mo ShafaeiIndependent980.2%
Electorate
74,927
Turnout
57.0%
Majority
6,971 (16.3%)
Valid votes
42,713
Rejected ballots
167

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How East Thanet compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

East ThanetMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. East Thanet is 16.3%.
16.3%joint 275th largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. East Thanet is 57.0%.
57.0%joint 209th lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. East Thanet is 105,081.
105,081229th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. East Thanet is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of East Thanet?

East Thanet had 105,081 usual residents at the census.

East Thanet is the 229th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Thanet

Most of East Thanet lies in Thanet. These figures are published for the whole of Thanet, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not East Thanet itself. See Thanet

Average house price
£269,708
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,775
88th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.0
26th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
East Thanet in brief

The winner in East Thanet had a majority of 16.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in East Thanet at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.0%.

East Thanet had 105,081 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in East Thanet live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.