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Gravesham

Dr Lauren Sullivan
Current MP
72,866
Electorate
5
Elections
65.6%
Avg turnout
1
Times changed

Election history

LAB Lauren Sullivan Gain
2024-07-04
Majority 2,712 Turnout 59.2% Votes 43,232
CandidatePartyVotesCountShareSwing
✓ Lauren Sullivan LAB
16,623 38.5% +9.0pp
Adam Holloway CON
13,911 32.2% -30.0pp
Matthew Fraser Moat REF
8,910 20.6%
Rebecca Hopkins GRN
2,254 5.2% +2.3pp
Ukonu Obasi LD
1,534 3.6% -1.9pp

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

0 to 17
24.1%
35 to 49
20.4%
50 to 64
18.3%
65 and over
16.9%
25 to 34
13.2%
18 to 24
7.1%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Other ethnic group 0.6% 1.9% 5.7% +1.3pp +3.8pp +5.1pp
Asian or Asian British 8.2% 10.4% 11.2% +2.2pp +0.8pp +3.0pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British 0.6% 2.8% 6.5% +2.2pp +3.7pp +5.9pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% +1.0pp +0.6pp +1.6pp
White 89.5% 82.8% 76.6% -6.7pp -6.2pp -12.9pp

⛪ Religion

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Buddhist 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% +0.1pp 0.0pp +0.1pp
Christian 72.3% 60.8% 49.2% -11.5pp -11.7pp -23.1pp
Hindu 0.6% 0.9% 1.4% +0.3pp +0.5pp +0.8pp
Jewish 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0pp 0.0pp 0.0pp
Muslim 0.8% 1.9% 3.1% +1.1pp +1.2pp +2.3pp
Sikh 6.7% 7.6% 8.0% +0.9pp +0.4pp +1.3pp
No religion 12.0% 21.5% 32.1% +9.5pp +10.6pp +20.1pp
Other religion 0.3% 0.6% 9.0% +0.3pp +8.4pp +8.8pp
Not answered 7.0% 6.3% 5.2% -0.7pp -1.1pp -1.9pp

🎓 Education

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Apprenticeship 4.3% 5.9% +1.6pp
Level 4 qualifications or above 12.5% 20.0% 26.7% +7.4pp +6.7pp +14.1pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications 19.8% 16.4% 11.9% -3.5pp -4.4pp -7.9pp
Level 2 qualifications 21.1% 17.0% 15.2% -4.1pp -1.8pp -5.9pp
Level 3 qualifications 6.6% 11.1% 16.5% +4.4pp +5.5pp +9.9pp
No qualifications 31.4% 24.4% 20.3% -7.0pp -4.1pp -11.0pp
Other qualifications 8.5% 7.0% 3.5% -1.5pp -3.5pp -5.0pp

🏠 Housing

Group2001 %2011 %2021 %01→1111→2101→21
Owner-occupiers 71.9% 65.3% 63.3% -6.6pp -2.0pp -8.7pp
Private renters 7.6% 16.1% 19.1% +8.5pp +2.9pp +11.4pp
Rent free 2.1% 1.2% 0.2% -0.8pp -1.0pp -1.8pp
Social renters 18.8% 17.3% 17.4% -1.4pp +0.1pp -1.4pp

Previous MPs

4
MPPartyFromTo
Adam Holloway CON 2005-05-05 2024-05-30
Mr Chris Pond LAB 1997-05-01 2005-05-05
Mr Jacques Arnold CON 1987-06-11 1997-05-01
Tim Brinton CON 1979-05-03 1987-06-11