# Sittingbourne and Sheppey

The east of the South East. About 116,578 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 165 square kilometres.

Kevin McKenna has been the Labour MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey since July 2024. They won by 355 votes on a 51.9% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001474. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)

## MP and the 2024 result

Kevin McKenna has been the Labour MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey since July 2024.
They won by 355 votes on a 51.9% turnout.

MP: [Kevin McKenna](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5300) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Sittingbourne and Sheppey

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kevin McKenna (elected) | Labour | 11,919 | 29.1% |
| Aisha Cuthbert | Conservative | 11,564 | 28.2% |
| William Fotheringham-Bray | Reform UK | 10,512 | 25.6% |
| Mike Baldock | Swale Independents | 3,238 | 7.9% |
| Sam Banks | Green Party | 1,692 | 4.1% |
| Frances Kneller | Liberal Democrat | 1,321 | 3.2% |
| Matt Brown | Independent | 529 | 1.3% |
| Mad Mike Young | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 223 | 0.5% |

Electorate 79,067. Turnout 51.9%. Majority 355 (0.9%). 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/3756

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: 0.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Sittingbourne and Sheppey had a majority of 0.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 18th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sittingbourne-and-sheppey#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 51.9%** (July 2024). Turnout in Sittingbourne and Sheppey at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 51.9% (House of Commons Library). Joint 92nd lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sittingbourne-and-sheppey#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 113,008** (2021). Sittingbourne and Sheppey had 113,008 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 100th most 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/sittingbourne-and-sheppey#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 34%** (2022). About 34% of people in Sittingbourne and Sheppey 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/sittingbourne-and-sheppey#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001474) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 34% of people in Sittingbourne and Sheppey 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=E14001474) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Swale, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Sittingbourne and Sheppey.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001474) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Swale, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Sittingbourne and Sheppey.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001474) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Sittingbourne and Sheppey had 113,008 usual residents at the census.

## How Sittingbourne and Sheppey compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 0.9% | joint 18th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 51.9% | joint 92nd lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 113,008 | 100th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 34% | joint 296th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Sittingbourne and Sheppey?

Sittingbourne and Sheppey had 113,008 usual residents at the census.
Sittingbourne and Sheppey is the 100th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Swale

Most of Sittingbourne and Sheppey lies in Swale. These figures are published for the whole of Swale, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Sittingbourne and Sheppey itself. [See Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale)

- **Average house price: £296,578** (August 2026). Swale’s average house price was £296,578 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,432** (2025). Full-time workers living in Swale earned a median of £38,432 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 171st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.7×** (2025). A home in Swale costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Swale has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sittingbourne and Sheppey in brief

The winner in Sittingbourne and Sheppey had a majority of 0.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Sittingbourne and Sheppey at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 51.9%.
Sittingbourne and Sheppey had 113,008 usual residents at the census.
About 34% of people in Sittingbourne and Sheppey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001474
- Council: [Swale †](https://openindex.co.uk/swale)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 165 km²
- People, mid-2024: 116,578*
- Wards: 16
- Middle areas: 13
- Neighbourhoods: 67
- Output areas: 336

* 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 Sittingbourne and Sheppey

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001474

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