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Thanet West
Thanet West was a British United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet, in Kent. It was created for the February 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 general election, when the former constituency of Isle of Thanet (UK Parliament constituency), Isle of Thanet was split in two, and returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was abolished for the 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 general election, when Thanet West and the neighbouring Thanet East (UK Parliament constituency), Thanet East constituency were replaced by new North Thanet (UK Parliament constituency), North Thanet and South Thanet (UK Parliament constituency), South Thanet constituencies. Boundaries The Borough of Margate, and in the Rural District of Eastry the parishes of Acol, Minster-in-Thanet, Minster, Monkton, St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanet East (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Thanet is a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet in Kent, represented since 2024 by Polly Billington of the Labour Party. The seat previously existed, under the name Thanet East, from 1974 to 1983, returning one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was re-established as East Thanet for the 2024 general election. It is primarily the successor to the former South Thanet parliamentary constituency. Boundaries 1974–1983 (Thanet East) The Borough of Ramsgate, and the Urban District of Broadstairs and St Peter's. 2024–present (East Thanet) Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the District of Thanet wards of Beacon Road, Bradstowe, Central Harbour, Cliffsend & Pegwell, Cliftonville East, Cliftonvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Constituencies In Kent (historic)
The ceremonial county of Kent (which includes the unitary authority of Medway), is divided into 18 United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituencies - 2 borough constituency and 16 county constituencies. Constituencies Boundary changes 2024 ''See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.'' For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England created an additional seat in Kent to reflect the growth of its electorate, with the formation of the constituency of Weald of Kent (UK Parliament constituency), Weald of Kent. As a consequence, Maidstone and the Weald, and Tonbridge and Malling (UK Parliament constituency), Tonbridge and Malling were renamed Maidstone and Malling, and Tonbridge (UK Parliament constituency), Tonbridge respectively. Changes to North Thanet and South Thanet resulted in them being rename ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanet
Thanet may refer to: * Isle of Thanet, a former island, now a peninsula, at the most easterly point of Kent, England * Thanet District, a local government district containing the island *Thanet College, former name of East Kent College * Thanet Canal, a short branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal * Earl of Thanet, a title in the Peerage of England created in 1628 * Thanet Formation, a geological formation found in the London Basin of southeastern England * HMS ''Thanet'' (H29), an S-class destroyer of the Royal Navy * Thanet Wind Farm, an offshore wind farm 7 miles (11 km) off the coast of Thanet district in Kent, England See also * Thanetian, in the ICS Geologic timescale, the latest age or uppermost stratigraphic stage of the Paleocene Epoch {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 1974 United Kingdom General Election
The October 1974 United Kingdom general election took place on Thursday 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members of the House of Commons. It was the second general election held that year; the first year in which two general elections had been held in the same year since 1910; and the first time that two general elections had been held less than a year apart from each other since the 1923 and 1924 elections, which took place 10 months apart. The election resulted in a narrow victory for the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Harold Wilson, which won a wafer-thin majority of three seats, the narrowest in modern British history. It was to remain the last general election victory for the Labour Party until 1997, with the Conservative Party winning majorities in the next four general elections. It would also be the last time Labour won more seats at a national election than the Conservatives until the 1989 European Parliament election. This remains the most recent General Election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 United Kingdom General Election
The 1979 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election, 635 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. The election was held following the defeat of the Labour government in a no-confidence motion on 28 March 1979, six months before the Parliament was due for dissolution in October 1979. The Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, ousted the incumbent Labour Party (UK), Labour government of Prime Minister James Callaghan, gaining a parliamentary majority of 43 seats. The election was the first of four consecutive election victories for the Conservative Party, and Thatcher became the United Kingdom's and Europe's first elected female head of government, marking the beginning of 18 years in government for the Conservatives and 18 years in opposition for Labour. Unusually, the date chosen coincided with the 1979 United Kingdom loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The party sits on the Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing of the Left–right political spectrum, left-right political spectrum. Following its defeat by Labour at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election it is currently the second-largest party by the number of votes cast and number of seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons; as such it has the formal parliamentary role of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition. It encompasses various ideological factions including One-nation conservatism, one-nation conservatives, Thatcherism, Thatcherites and Traditionalist conservatism, traditionalist conservatives. There have been 20 Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rees-Davies (Conservative Politician)
William Rupert Rees-Davies Queen's Counsel, QC (19 November 1916 – 12 January 1992) was a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician and barrister. Early life Rees-Davies was the son of William Rees-Davies (judge), Sir William Rees-Davies, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, Chief Justice of Hong Kong. He was born in Hong Kong while his father was serving as Chief Justice. His grandfather was William Davies (Pembrokeshire MP), William Davies, Liberal MP for Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency), PembrokeshireObituary of William Rees Davies, ''The Daily Telegraph'', 14 January 1992. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he gained a cricket blue (university sport), blue. He also played for the Kent Second XI. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Non-political career He was a barrister, called to the bar by Inner Temple in 1939. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1973. He was commissioned in the Welsh Guards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minster-in-Thanet
Minster, also known as Minster-in-Thanet, is a village and civil parish in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is the site of Minster in Thanet Priory. The village is west of Ramsgate (which is the post town) and to the north east of Canterbury; it lies just south west of Manston Airport and just north of the River Stour. Minster is also the "ancient capital of Thanet".Minster-In-Thanet ; retrieved on 22 May 2008 At the 2011 Census the hamlet of Ebbsfleet was included. Toponymy The name ultimately comes from the ''monasterium'', denoting the histor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Thanet (UK Parliament Constituency)
South Thanet was a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Kent. The 2023 review of Westminster constituencies made moderate boundary changes to the constituency, which was renamed East Thanet, taking effect at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. Boundaries 1983–2010: The District of Thanet wards of Beacon Road, Bradstowe, Central Eastcliff, Central Westcliff, Kingsgate, Minster Parish, Newington, Northwood, Pierremont, St Lawrence, St Peter's, Sir Moses Montefiore, Southwood, and Upton, and the District of Dover wards of Ash, Little Stour, Sandwich, Woodnesborough with Staple, and Worth. 2010–2024: The District of Thanet wards of Beacon Road, Bradstowe, Central Harbour, Cliffsend and Pegwell, Cliftonville East, Cliftonville West, Eastcliff, Kingsgate, Nethercourt, Newington, Northwood, St Peter's, Sir Moses Montefiore, and Viking, and the District of Dover wards of Little Stour and Ashstone, and Sandwich. South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Thanet (UK Parliament Constituency)
North Thanet was a constituency in Kent. It was represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 1983 creation until abolition by Sir Roger Gale, a Conservative. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to moderate boundary changes, it will be reformed as Herne Bay and Sandwich, first contested at the 2024 general election. History North Thanet and South Thanet were created by a rearrangement of the former Thanet West and Thanet East constituencies in 1983, which in turn had been created in 1974 by the splitting of the single Isle of Thanet seat. Apart from 1997, when it was marginal, the seat has been a safe seat for the Conservative Party. The third-placed opponent in the 1983 election, for Labour, was Cherie Blair whose husband Tony Blair, was Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007. He entered Parliament that same year, representing Sedgefield: the couple are said to have had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 United Kingdom General Election
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party in 1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945, with a majority of 144 seats and the first of two consecutive landslide victories. Thatcher's first term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister had not been an easy time. Unemployment increased during the first three years of her premiership and the economy went Early 1980s recession, through a recession. However, the British victory in the Falklands War led to a recovery of her personal popularity, and economic growth had begun to resume. By the time Thatcher called the election in May 1983, opinion polls pointed to a Conservative victory, with most national newspapers backing the re-election of the Conservative government. The resulting win earned the Conserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
