| Implied MP at 2017: | Unknown (changed seat) (CON) |
| County/Area: | Kent (South East) |
| Electorate: | 87,784 |
| Turnout: | 70.3% |
| Party | Implied 2017 Votes | Implied 2017 Share |
|---|---|---|
| CON | 29,305 | 47.5% |
| LAB | 25,372 | 41.1% |
| LIB | 4,723 | 7.6% |
| Green | 1,618 | 2.6% |
| UKIP | 728 | 1.2% |
| OTH | 8 | 0.0% |
| CON Majority | 3,933 | 6.4% |
See overview of other seats in South East.
This page shows the detail of the calculations performed to estimate the general election result for 2017 had the new boundaries for Canterbury and Faversham been in force at that time. The basic idea of the calculation is to look at the district council wards which make up the new seat, and estimate how they voted in 2017. This estimate is based on the recent local election results in those wards, with adjustments made to allow for different turnouts and different voting patterns for local and general elections.
In many cases, wards are divided between several old constituencies or between new constituencies. So the same ward may be shown more than once, but the electorate shown will reflect that ward sub-section.
Election results from a recent local election are given. This is usually the local election closest to 2015 from the period 2012-2015. For multiple-member wards, the votes shown are the sum of the votes cast for all candidates of each party. A negative number indicates candidate(s) elected unopposed.
There are two problems with using the raw (actual) local election results to imply general election results ward-by-ward. Firstly, turnout can be different between local and general elections, which means that the total number of local votes cast does not equal the number of votes cast in each old seat at the general election. To correct for this, we adjust the local votes to match the general election turnout. Each ward's result is scaled, whilst keeping constant the percentage support for each party, so that the total turnout adds up to the old seat's general election turnout. All wards in the old seat are assumed to have the same percentage turnout.
Secondly, even though we now have the correct number of votes in the old seat, the party totals will not match the general election result. Some parties do better at the local election than the general election, and others do vice versa. We call these strong and weak parties respectively. The next step is to transfer votes from strong parties to weak parties. This is done by taking votes proportionally away from strong parties and putting them in a transfer pool. For instance if a party got 12,500 local votes, but only 10,000 general election votes, it will lose 20% over all the wards. These votes in each ward will be put in the ward's transfer pool and allocated to the weak parties. Weak parties will get votes transferred to them in proportion to the votes they need over the old seat. For instance, if two weak parties need 4,000 and 1,000 votes respectively, the first party will get 80% of each ward's transfer pool and the second party will get 20% of each ward's transfer pool. The transfer of votes between parties is done using the Electoral Calculus Transition Model.
More details of the calculation formulas are available.
The old seat(s) needed are:
The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Canterbury, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.
| Old seat: Canterbury | Transfer-adjusted Results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Ward | Electorate 2017 | New Seat | CON Votes | LAB Votes | LIB Votes | UKIP Votes | Green Votes | NAT Votes | MIN Votes | OTH Votes | Total Votes |
| Canterbury | Barton | 5,994 | Canterbury and Faversham | 2,486 | 2,854 | 652 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,133 |
| Canterbury | Blean Forest | 4,034 | Canterbury and Faversham | 2,181 | 2,179 | 467 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,944 |
| Canterbury | Chartham and Stone Street | 5,240 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,918 | 1,437 | 240 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,669 |
| Canterbury | Chestfield | 5,569 | Kent North Coastal | 2,055 | 1,161 | 152 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,421 |
| Canterbury | Gorrell | 8,177 | Kent North Coastal | 2,490 | 2,910 | 382 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,934 |
| Canterbury | Little Stour and Adisham | 3,041 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,128 | 781 | 141 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,086 |
| Canterbury | Nailbourne | 3,025 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,082 | 768 | 177 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,067 |
| Canterbury | Northgate | 3,120 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,186 | 2,171 | 242 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,687 |
| Canterbury | Seasalter | 6,019 | Kent North Coastal | 2,110 | 1,523 | 190 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,892 |
| Canterbury | St Stephen's | 4,381 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,897 | 2,465 | 382 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,870 |
| Canterbury | Sturry | 4,248 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,480 | 1,243 | 176 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,955 |
| Canterbury | Swalecliffe | 3,166 | Kent North Coastal | 1,023 | 901 | 106 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,069 |
| Canterbury | Tankerton | 2,792 | Kent North Coastal | 950 | 713 | 130 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,834 |
| Canterbury | Westgate | 4,476 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,789 | 2,255 | 574 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,751 |
| Canterbury | Wincheap | 5,306 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,608 | 2,212 | 552 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,489 |
| Total | 68,588 | 25,383 | 25,573 | 4,563 | 0 | 1,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56,801 | ||
The full details of these calculations are given on the Canterbury seat details page. Click on "Show workings".
The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Dover, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.
| Old seat: Dover | Transfer-adjusted Results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Ward | Electorate 2017 | New Seat | CON Votes | LAB Votes | LIB Votes | UKIP Votes | Green Votes | NAT Votes | MIN Votes | OTH Votes | Total Votes |
| Dover | Aylesham | 3,650 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,048 | 1,416 | 31 | 87 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,611 |
| Dover | Buckland | 5,355 | Dover and Deal | 1,727 | 2,011 | 79 | 161 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,035 |
| Dover | Capel-le-Ferne | 2,012 | Dover and Deal | 816 | 335 | 65 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,255 |
| Dover | Castle | 1,637 | Dover and Deal | 684 | 388 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,193 |
| Dover | Eastry | 3,980 | Dover and Deal | 1,657 | 827 | 114 | 47 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,741 |
| Dover | Eythorne and Shepherdswell | 3,723 | Dover and Deal | 1,520 | 943 | 29 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,563 |
| Dover | Lydden and Temple Ewell | 1,957 | Dover and Deal | 748 | 410 | 22 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,246 |
| Dover | Maxton, Elms Vale and Priory | 5,128 | Dover and Deal | 1,931 | 1,838 | 101 | 168 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,103 |
| Dover | Middle Deal and Sholden | 5,966 | Dover and Deal | 2,004 | 1,592 | 115 | 151 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,979 |
| Dover | Mill Hill | 5,995 | Dover and Deal | 1,803 | 2,075 | 76 | 152 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,162 |
| Dover | North Deal | 5,593 | Dover and Deal | 2,009 | 1,501 | 225 | 137 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,944 |
| Dover | Ringwould | 1,687 | Dover and Deal | 688 | 300 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,066 |
| Dover | River | 3,765 | Dover and Deal | 1,620 | 619 | 39 | 89 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,397 |
| Dover | St Margaret's-at-Cliffe | 3,481 | Dover and Deal | 1,823 | 769 | 31 | 90 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,749 |
| Dover | St Radigunds | 3,540 | Dover and Deal | 1,257 | 1,545 | 41 | 119 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,003 |
| Dover | Tower Hamlets | 3,931 | Dover and Deal | 1,284 | 1,529 | 50 | 121 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,116 |
| Dover | Town and Pier | 1,427 | Dover and Deal | 494 | 531 | 20 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,104 |
| Dover | Walmer | 6,093 | Dover and Deal | 2,393 | 1,372 | 75 | 73 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,966 |
| Dover | Whitfield | 4,020 | Dover and Deal | 1,707 | 772 | 127 | 100 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,739 |
| Total | 72,940 | 27,213 | 20,773 | 1,336 | 1,724 | 926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51,972 | ||
The full details of these calculations are given on the Dover seat details page. Click on "Show workings".
The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Faversham and Kent Mid, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.
| Old seat: Faversham and Kent Mid | Transfer-adjusted Results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Ward | Electorate 2017 | New Seat | CON Votes | LAB Votes | LIB Votes | UKIP Votes | Green Votes | NAT Votes | MIN Votes | OTH Votes | Total Votes |
| Maidstone | Bearsted | 6,367 | Maidstone | 3,126 | 744 | 306 | 157 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,439 |
| Maidstone | Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton | 1,925 | Weald of Kent | 1,024 | 276 | 64 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,419 |
| Maidstone | Boxley | 6,162 | Maidstone | 3,061 | 866 | 401 | 173 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,573 |
| Maidstone | Detling and Thurnham | 2,265 | Maidstone | 1,142 | 256 | 165 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,647 |
| Maidstone | Downswood and Otham | 1,909 | Maidstone | 975 | 341 | 90 | 71 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,521 |
| Maidstone | Harrietsham and Lenham | 4,418 | Weald of Kent | 1,912 | 645 | 181 | 143 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,934 |
| Maidstone | Headcorn | 3,778 | Weald of Kent | 1,926 | 503 | 119 | 52 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,717 |
| Maidstone | Leeds | 1,770 | Weald of Kent | 936 | 222 | 100 | 48 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,326 |
| Maidstone | North Downs | 1,834 | Weald of Kent | 1,011 | 215 | 44 | 22 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,342 |
| Maidstone | Park Wood | 4,039 | Maidstone | 1,664 | 1,198 | 280 | 142 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,340 |
| Maidstone | Shepway North | 5,770 | Maidstone | 2,607 | 1,505 | 409 | 199 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,868 |
| Maidstone | Shepway South | 4,019 | Maidstone | 1,429 | 1,491 | 139 | 71 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,184 |
| Maidstone | Sutton Valence and Langley | 2,004 | Weald of Kent | 1,085 | 256 | 115 | 28 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,536 |
| Swale | Abbey | 3,835 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,468 | 984 | 198 | 107 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,889 |
| Swale | Boughton and Courtenay | 4,277 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,997 | 681 | 134 | 111 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,040 |
| Swale | East Downs | 2,128 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,069 | 297 | 52 | 25 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,497 |
| Swale | Priory | 1,978 | Canterbury and Faversham | 752 | 481 | 81 | 32 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,398 |
| Swale | St Ann's | 3,906 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,515 | 975 | 191 | 113 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,921 |
| Swale | Watling | 4,263 | Canterbury and Faversham | 1,693 | 1,041 | 179 | 119 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,157 |
| Total | 66,647 | 30,392 | 12,977 | 3,248 | 1,701 | 1,430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49,748 | ||
The full details of these calculations are given on the Faversham and Kent Mid seat details page. Click on "Show workings".
The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Thanet North, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.
| Old seat: Thanet North | Transfer-adjusted Results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Ward | Electorate 2017 | New Seat | CON Votes | LAB Votes | LIB Votes | UKIP Votes | Green Votes | NAT Votes | MIN Votes | OTH Votes | Total Votes |
| Canterbury | Beltinge | 5,901 | Kent North Coastal | 2,287 | 1,123 | 74 | 158 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3,688 |
| Canterbury | Greenhill | 3,038 | Kent North Coastal | 1,132 | 806 | 50 | 97 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,110 |
| Canterbury | Herne and Broomfield | 6,145 | Kent North Coastal | 2,683 | 1,136 | 97 | 187 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,209 |
| Canterbury | Heron | 9,271 | Kent North Coastal | 3,525 | 2,137 | 383 | 284 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6,496 |
| Canterbury | Reculver | 2,951 | Kent North Coastal | 1,357 | 528 | 33 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,979 |
| Canterbury | Sturry | 1,386 | Canterbury and Faversham | 560 | 306 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 972 |
| Canterbury | Swalecliffe | 11 | Kent North Coastal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Canterbury | West Bay | 3,146 | Kent North Coastal | 1,231 | 753 | 60 | 104 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,176 |
| Thanet | Birchington North | 3,252 | Kent North Coastal | 1,271 | 465 | 64 | 89 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1,912 |
| Thanet | Birchington South | 5,203 | Kent North Coastal | 1,855 | 1,033 | 119 | 176 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3,234 |
| Thanet | Dane Valley | 5,256 | Thanet East | 1,805 | 1,854 | 147 | 186 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4,042 |
| Thanet | Garlinge | 3,699 | Thanet East | 1,417 | 870 | 60 | 124 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2,506 |
| Thanet | Margate Central | 3,199 | Thanet East | 1,244 | 1,301 | 35 | 130 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2,807 |
| Thanet | Salmestone | 3,886 | Thanet East | 1,455 | 1,179 | 103 | 136 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,949 |
| Thanet | Thanet Villages | 5,193 | Kent North Coastal | 2,106 | 1,018 | 70 | 176 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3,486 |
| Thanet | Westbrook | 3,161 | Thanet East | 1,240 | 723 | 44 | 103 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2,147 |
| Thanet | Westgate-on-Sea | 5,189 | Kent North Coastal | 1,989 | 1,192 | 190 | 178 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3,602 |
| Total | 69,887 | 27,161 | 16,427 | 1,586 | 2,197 | 824 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 48,322 | ||
The full details of these calculations are given on the Thanet North seat details page. Click on "Show workings".
The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Thanet South, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.
| Old seat: Thanet South | Transfer-adjusted Results | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Ward | Electorate 2017 | New Seat | CON Votes | LAB Votes | LIB Votes | UKIP Votes | Green Votes | NAT Votes | MIN Votes | OTH Votes | Total Votes |
| Dover | Little Stour and Ashstone | 5,445 | Canterbury and Faversham | 2,448 | 826 | 197 | 110 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3,618 |
| Dover | Sandwich | 5,638 | Dover and Deal | 2,213 | 945 | 230 | 200 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3,632 |
| Thanet | Beacon Road | 3,395 | Thanet East | 1,163 | 1,006 | 61 | 143 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2,415 |
| Thanet | Bradstowe | 3,240 | Thanet East | 1,166 | 675 | 62 | 121 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2,064 |
| Thanet | Central Harbour | 5,511 | Thanet East | 1,810 | 1,786 | 123 | 269 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4,163 |
| Thanet | Cliffsend and Pegwell | 3,862 | Thanet East | 1,454 | 735 | 56 | 154 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2,472 |
| Thanet | Cliftonville East | 5,133 | Thanet East | 1,928 | 972 | 72 | 223 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3,245 |
| Thanet | Cliftonville West | 4,571 | Thanet East | 1,908 | 2,229 | 72 | 297 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4,678 |
| Thanet | Eastcliff | 4,920 | Thanet East | 1,717 | 1,916 | 110 | 261 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4,166 |
| Thanet | Kingsgate | 1,708 | Thanet East | 751 | 258 | 18 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,098 |
| Thanet | Nethercourt | 3,498 | Thanet East | 1,148 | 963 | 71 | 154 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2,366 |
| Thanet | Newington | 3,530 | Thanet East | 1,015 | 1,374 | 53 | 164 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2,636 |
| Thanet | Northwood | 4,914 | Thanet East | 1,428 | 1,531 | 95 | 248 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3,342 |
| Thanet | Sir Moses Montefiore | 3,630 | Thanet East | 1,121 | 1,173 | 74 | 162 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2,612 |
| Thanet | St Peters | 5,459 | Thanet East | 1,955 | 1,277 | 114 | 222 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3,622 |
| Thanet | Viking | 5,558 | Thanet East | 2,037 | 1,208 | 106 | 209 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3,622 |
| Total | 70,012 | 25,262 | 18,874 | 1,514 | 2,998 | 807 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 49,751 | ||
The full details of these calculations are given on the Thanet South seat details page. Click on "Show workings".
| New seat: Canterbury and Faversham | ||||||||||||
| District | Ward | Electorate 2017 | Old Seat | CON Votes | LAB Votes | LIB Votes | UKIP Votes | Green Votes | NAT Votes | MIN Votes | OTH Votes | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | Barton | 8,437 | Canterbury | 2,486 | 2,854 | 652 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,133 |
| Canterbury | Blean Forest | 6,802 | Canterbury | 2,181 | 2,179 | 467 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,944 |
| Canterbury | Chartham and Stone Street | 5,047 | Canterbury | 1,918 | 1,437 | 240 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,669 |
| Canterbury | Little Stour and Adisham | 2,870 | Canterbury | 1,128 | 781 | 141 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,086 |
| Canterbury | Nailbourne | 2,842 | Canterbury | 1,082 | 768 | 177 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,067 |
| Canterbury | Northgate | 5,072 | Canterbury | 1,186 | 2,171 | 242 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,687 |
| Canterbury | St Stephen's | 6,701 | Canterbury | 1,897 | 2,465 | 382 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,870 |
| Canterbury | Sturry | 4,066 | Canterbury | 1,480 | 1,243 | 176 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,955 |
| Canterbury | Sturry | 1,460 | Thanet North | 560 | 306 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 972 |
| Canterbury | Westgate | 6,535 | Canterbury | 1,789 | 2,255 | 574 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,751 |
| Canterbury | Wincheap | 6,175 | Canterbury | 1,608 | 2,212 | 552 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,489 |
| Dover | Aylesham | 3,746 | Dover | 1,048 | 1,416 | 31 | 87 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,611 |
| Dover | Little Stour and Ashstone | 5,261 | Thanet South | 2,448 | 826 | 197 | 110 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3,618 |
| Swale | Abbey | 4,415 | Faversham and Kent Mid | 1,468 | 984 | 198 | 107 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,889 |
| Swale | Boughton and Courtenay | 4,644 | Faversham and Kent Mid | 1,997 | 681 | 134 | 111 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,040 |
| Swale | East Downs | 2,289 | Faversham and Kent Mid | 1,069 | 297 | 52 | 25 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,497 |
| Swale | Priory | 2,136 | Faversham and Kent Mid | 752 | 481 | 81 | 32 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,398 |
| Swale | St Ann's | 4,461 | Faversham and Kent Mid | 1,515 | 975 | 191 | 113 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,921 |
| Swale | Watling | 4,825 | Faversham and Kent Mid | 1,693 | 1,041 | 179 | 119 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,157 |
| Total | 87,784 | 29,305 | 25,372 | 4,723 | 728 | 1,618 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61,754 | ||
And these are the implied results for 2017 for the new seat of Canterbury and Faversham. Please note that the wards used are those of 2015 in order to be consistent with those used by the Boundary Commissions.
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