| Maidstone and The Weald | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:MaidstoneWeald2007Constituency.svg) Boundary of Maidstone and The Weald in Kent | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:EnglandKent.svg) Location of Kent within England | |
| County | Kent |
| Electorate | 70,576 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Maidstone, Staplehurst and Cranbrook |
| 1997–2024 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Maidstone, Mid Kent, Tunbridge Wells |
| Replaced by | Maidstone and Malling |
Maidstone and The Weald was a constituency[n 1] in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. From the 2010 general election it was represented by Helen Grant of the Conservative Party. She succeeded fellow party member Ann Widdecombe, who had held the seat since it was created for the 1997 general election.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes - losing southern, rural areas ("The Weald") to the newly created constituency of Weald of Kent, and gaining parts of the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling, including the town of West Malling, it will be reformed as Maidstone and Malling, to be first contested in the 2024 general election.[2]
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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