Maidstone and Malling is a

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of the

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in the

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. It was created under the

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, and was first contested in the

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. It is represented by Helen Grant of the

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, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Maidstone and the Weald from 2010 to 2024.

Boundaries

Under the

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, the constituency was defined as comprising the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020: * The Borough of Maidstone wards of Allington, Barming and Teston, Bridge, East, Fant, Heath, High Street, North and South – approximately 67% of the abolished Maidstone and The Weald seat, mainly comprising the town of

Maidstone Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, l ...

itself. * The Tonbridge and Malling Borough wards of

Aylesford Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, England, northwest of Maidstone. Originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops. Two pubs, a villa ...

South and Ditton from

Chatham and Aylesford Chatham and Aylesford is a constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Tris Osborne of the Labour Party. Constituency profile Most of the population lives in two distinct areas divided by the Nor ...

. * The Tonbridge and Malling Borough wards of

East Malling East Malling is a village in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, in the part of the civil parish of East Malling and Larkfield lying south of the A20 road. In 2019 the ward had an estimated population of 5,478. History The earliest ...

Kings Hill Kings Hill is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the borough of Tonbridge and Malling in Kent, England. It is one of several new villages built in Kent since the 1950s (other examples including Vigo, Kent, Vigo and New Ash Green). D ...

, and

West Malling West Malling ( , historically Town Malling) is a market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England. It has a population of 2,590. Landmarks West Malling contains several historic buildings, including St Leonard's Tower, West ...

and

Leybourne Leybourne is a village and civil parish in Kent, England situated off Junction 4 of the M20 motorway, M20 Motorway. Leybourne is adjacent to New Hythe, East Malling and Larkfield, Larkfield and West Malling. As of 2020, Leybourne Parish had a po ...

from

Tonbridge and Malling Tonbridge and Malling is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Kent, England. The council is based at Kings Hill. The borough also includes the towns of Tonbridge an ...

(renamed

Tonbridge Tonbridge ( ) (historic spelling ''Tunbridge'') is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, south west of Maidstone and south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Mall ...

). Following local government boundary reviews in Tonbridge and Malling and Maidstone which came into effect in May 2023 and May 2024 respectively, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election: *The Borough of Maidstone wards or part wards of: Allington & Bridge; Barming Heath and Teston; Fant & Oakwood; Grove Green & Vinters Park (part); High Street; Loose & Linton (part); Palace Wood; Penenden Heath; Ringlestone; Tovil. *The Borough of Tonbridge and Malling wards or part wards of: Aylesford North & North Downs (small part); Aylesford South & Ditton; Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh (majority); East Malling, West Malling & Offham (most); Kings Hill.

Members of Parliament

'' Maidstone & The Weald prior to 2024''

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

References

External links

Maidstone and Malling UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{coord, 51.29, 0.47, region:GB, display=title Parliamentary constituencies in Kent Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024