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Election history

CON Craig Mackinlay Hold

2019-12-12

Majority 10,587 Turnout 65.9% Votes 48,257

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Craig Mackinlay	CON	27,084	56.1%	+5.4pp
Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt	LAB	16,497	34.2%	-3.8pp
Martyn Pennington	LD	2,727	5.7%	+2.6pp
Becky Wing	GRN	1,949	4.0%	+2.4pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Craig Mackinlay	CON	25,262	50.8%	+12.6pp
Raushan Ara	LAB	18,875	37.9%	+14.2pp
Stuart Piper		2,997	6.0%	-26.4pp
Jordan Williams	LD	1,514	3.0%	+1.2pp
Trevor Roper	GRN	809	1.6%	-0.6pp
Tim Garbutt		181	0.4%	—
Faith Fisher		115	0.2%	—

CON Craig MacKinlay Hold

2015-05-07

Majority 2,812 Turnout 69.6% Votes 49,401

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Craig MacKinlay	CON	18,838	38.1%	-9.9pp
Nigel Farage		16,026	32.4%	+26.9pp
Will Scobie	LAB	11,740	23.8%	-7.6pp
Ian Driver	GRN	1,076	2.2%	—
Russell Timpson	LD	932	1.9%	-13.2pp
Al Murray		318	0.6%	—
Ruth Bailey		191	0.4%	—
Nigel Askew		126	0.3%	—
Grahame Birchall		63	0.1%	—
Dean McCastree		61	0.1%	—
Zebadiah Abu-Obadiah		30	0.1%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Laura Sandys	CON	22,043	48.0%	+6.8pp
Stephen Ladyman	LAB	14,426	31.4%	-8.1pp
Peter Bucklitsch	LD	6,935	15.1%	+2.9pp
Trevor Shonk		2,529	5.5%	+0.7pp

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

🌍 Ethnicity

White

95.6% ▼2.1pp

Asian or Asian British

1.8% ▲1.2pp

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.6% ▲0.8pp

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.7% ▲0.3pp

Other ethnic group

0.3% ▼0.3pp

📊 Age

45 to 64

27.0%

Under 18

21.6%

65 and over

21.0%

30 to 44

17.2%

18 to 29

13.2%

⛪ Religion

Christian

61.1% ▼12.7pp

No religion

28.6% ▲12.7pp

Not answered

7.6% ▼1.0pp

Muslim

0.9% ▲0.4pp

Other religion

0.6% ▲0.2pp

Hindu

0.5% ▲0.3pp

Buddhist

0.4% ▲0.1pp

Jewish

0.2% ▲0.0pp

Sikh

0.1% ▲0.0pp

🎓 Education

No qualifications

27.0% ▼5.9pp

Level 4 qualifications or above

21.9% ▲7.0pp

Level 2 qualifications

16.3% ▼3.3pp

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

14.1% ▼3.6pp

Level 3 qualifications

11.3% ▲4.9pp

Other qualifications

5.5% ▼2.9pp

Apprenticeship

3.8%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

63.7% ▼8.6pp

Private renters

23.4% ▲9.1pp

Social renters

11.6% ▼0.4pp

Rent free

1.3% ▼0.6pp

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.7%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.8%

Asian or Asian British

0.6%

Other ethnic group

0.5%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

⛪ Religion

Christian

73.9%

No religion

15.9%

Not answered

8.6%

Muslim

0.5%

Other religion

0.4%

Buddhist

0.3%

Jewish

0.2%

Hindu

0.2%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

32.9%

Level 2 qualifications

19.6%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

17.7%

Level 4 qualifications or above

15.0%

Other qualifications

8.3%

Level 3 qualifications

6.5%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

72.3%

Private renters

14.3%

Social renters

11.9%

Rent free

1.9%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Other ethnic group	0.5%	0.3%	—	-0.3pp	—	—
Asian or Asian British	0.6%	1.8%	—	+1.2pp	—	—
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.3%	0.7%	—	+0.3pp	—	—
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.8%	1.6%	—	+0.8pp	—	—
White	97.7%	95.6%	—	-2.1pp	—	—

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	—	+0.1pp	—	—
Christian	73.9%	61.1%	—	-12.7pp	—	—
Hindu	0.2%	0.5%	—	+0.3pp	—	—
Jewish	0.2%	0.2%	—	0.0pp	—	—
Muslim	0.5%	0.9%	—	+0.4pp	—	—
Sikh	0.1%	0.1%	—	0.0pp	—	—
No religion	15.9%	28.6%	—	+12.7pp	—	—
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	—	+0.2pp	—	—
Not answered	8.6%	7.6%	—	-1.0pp	—	—

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	3.8%	—	—	—	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	15.0%	21.9%	—	+7.0pp	—	—
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	17.7%	14.1%	—	-3.6pp	—	—
Level 2 qualifications	19.6%	16.3%	—	-3.3pp	—	—
Level 3 qualifications	6.5%	11.3%	—	+4.9pp	—	—
No qualifications	32.9%	27.0%	—	-5.9pp	—	—
Other qualifications	8.3%	5.5%	—	-2.9pp	—	—

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	72.3%	63.7%	—	-8.6pp	—	—
Private renters	14.3%	23.4%	—	+9.1pp	—	—
Rent free	1.9%	1.3%	—	-0.6pp	—	—
Social renters	11.9%	11.6%	—	-0.4pp	—	—

Previous MPs

3

MP	Party	From	To
Laura Sandys	CON	2010-05-06	2015-03-30
Dr Stephen Ladyman	LAB	1997-05-01	2010-05-06
Jonathan Aitken	CON	1974-02-28	1997-05-01