Thanet East (UK Parliament constituency)


Thanet East was a British parliamentary constituency in the Isle of Thanet, in Kent.

Boundaries

The Borough of Ramsgate, and the Urban District of Broadstairs and St Peter's.

History

The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election, when the former constituency of Isle of Thanet was split in two, and returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was abolished for the 1983 general election, when Thanet East and the neighbouring Thanet West constituency were replaced by new North Thanet and South Thanet constituencies.

Members of Parliament

Election results