Tonbridge and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)

Tonbridge and Malling is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The seat has been represented by Sir John Stanley since its creation in 1974.

Boundaries

It is located in the west of the county of Kent in south eastern England and includes the area of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council as well as parts of Sevenoaks District which were incorporated in 1997. Towns include Tonbridge, Edenbridge and West Malling.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, the Boundary Commission for England has made major changes to the existing constituency boundaries as a consequence of population changes across the county. The Tonbridge and Malling constituency has not as severely affected as others, with the following electoral wards used in the formation of the modified seat;

• Borough Green and Long Mill, Cage Green, Castle, Downs, East Malling, East Peckham and Golden Green, Hadlow, Mereworth and West Peckham, Higham, Hildenborough, Ightham, Judd, Kings Hill, Medway, Trench, Vauxhall, Wateringbury, West Malling and Leybourne and Wrotham from the borough of Tonbridge and Malling
• Cowden and Hever, Edenbridge North and East, Edenbridge South and West, Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway, Penshurst, and Fordcombe and Chiddingstone from the Sevenoaks district

History

Tonbridge and Malling was created in 1974 from parts of the seats of Sevenoaks & Tonbridge. It is a traditional......
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