# Folkestone and Hythe

The east of the South East. About 93,811 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 231 square kilometres.

Tony Vaughan has been the Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe since July 2024. They won by 3,729 votes on a 61.7% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001239. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Tony Vaughan has been the Labour MP for Folkestone and Hythe since July 2024.
They won by 3,729 votes on a 61.7% turnout.

MP: [Tony Vaughan](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5067) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Folkestone and Hythe

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tony Vaughan (elected) | Labour | 15,020 | 34.7% |
| Damian Collins | Conservative | 11,291 | 26.1% |
| Bill Wright | Reform UK | 10,685 | 24.7% |
| Marianne Brett | Green Party | 3,954 | 9.1% |
| Larry Ngan | Liberal Democrat | 1,736 | 4.0% |
| Momtaz Khanom | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 249 | 0.6% |
| David Allen | Fairer Voting Party | 240 | 0.6% |
| Andy Thomas | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 71 | 0.2% |

Electorate 70,056. Turnout 61.7%. Majority 3,729 (8.6%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3478

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 8.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Folkestone and Hythe had a majority of 8.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 185th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/folkestone-and-hythe#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 61.7%** (July 2024). Turnout in Folkestone and Hythe at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.7% (House of Commons Library). Joint 265th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/folkestone-and-hythe#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 91,820** (2021). Folkestone and Hythe had 91,820 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 51st least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/folkestone-and-hythe#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in Folkestone and Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/folkestone-and-hythe#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001239) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 70% of people in Folkestone and Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001239) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Folkestone and Hythe, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Folkestone and Hythe.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001239) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Folkestone and Hythe, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Folkestone and Hythe.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001239) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Folkestone and Hythe had 91,820 usual residents at the census.

## How Folkestone and Hythe compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Folkestone and Hythe | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 8.6% | joint 185th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 61.7% | joint 265th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 91,820 | 51st least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 70% | joint 201st most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Folkestone and Hythe?

Folkestone and Hythe had 91,820 usual residents at the census.
Folkestone and Hythe is the 51st least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe

Most of Folkestone and Hythe lies in Folkestone and Hythe. These figures are published for the whole of Folkestone and Hythe, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Folkestone and Hythe itself. [See Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)

- **Average house price: £303,296** (July 2026). Folkestone and Hythe’s average house price was £303,296 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,864** (2025). Full-time workers living in Folkestone and Hythe earned a median of £38,864 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 165th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Folkestone and Hythe costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Folkestone and Hythe has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 78th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Folkestone and Hythe in brief

The winner in Folkestone and Hythe had a majority of 8.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Folkestone and Hythe at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 61.7%.
Folkestone and Hythe had 91,820 usual residents at the census.
About 70% of people in Folkestone and Hythe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001239
- Council: [Folkestone and Hythe †](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 231 km²
- People, mid-2024: 93,811*
- Wards: 11
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 57
- Output areas: 298

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Folkestone and Hythe

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001239

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