• Source: Gillingham and Rainham (UK Parliament constituency)

Gillingham and Rainham is a constituency in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Naushabah Khan of the Labour Party. It was previously represented since its 2010 creation by Rehman Chishti of the Conservative Party and replaced the previous constituency of Gillingham.




Boundaries


2010–2023: The Borough of Medway wards of Gillingham North, Gillingham South, Hempstead and Wigmore, Rainham Central, Rainham North, Rainham South, Twydall and Watling.
2023–present: Further to a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following wards of the Borough of Medway:

Gillingham North (nearly all); Gillingham South; Hempstead & Wigmore (nearly all); Rainham North; Rainham South East; Rainham South West; Twydall; Watling.
The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged.




Constituency profile


The constituency is generally suburban and centred on Gillingham, historically a small port, which is within the London Commuter Belt. Local retail, industry, business parks, trades and professions provide constituents with a high level of employment, mostly on moderate to middle incomes; however, the area is not wholly resilient to unemployment. Registered claimants who were registered jobseekers were marginally lower than the national average of 3.8% at 3.5% of the population, according to a statistical compilation by The Guardian.
Residents' wealth is around average for the UK, but below average for the South East region.
The predecessor constituency of Gillingham was a Labour-Conservative marginal seat though prior to 1997 was a safe Conservative seat. The current constituency had been considered a safe Conservative seat until 2024.




Members of Parliament


Gillingham prior to 2010




Elections






= Elections in the 2020s

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= Elections in the 2010s

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Paul Clark was the incumbent MP for Gillingham.




See also


List of parliamentary constituencies in Kent
List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)




Notes






References






External links


Gillingham and Rainham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
Gillingham and Rainham UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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• Rochester and Strood (UK Parliament constituency)
• List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election
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• List of parliamentary constituencies in Kent
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