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Maidstone and The Weald — 2010

Helen Grant (Conservative Party) was elected with 23,491 votes48.0% of 48,928 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.

Result · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 48.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −2.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 48,928

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes.Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Helen Grant Conservative Party 23,49148.0%−2.0 ptsElected
2Peter Carroll Liberal Democrats 17,60236.0%
3Rav Seeruthun Labour Party 4,7699.7%
4Gareth Kendall UK Independence Party 1,6373.3%
5Stuart Jeffery Green Party 6551.3%
6Gary Butler National Front 6431.3%
7Heidi Simmonds Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 1310.3%

Electorate 71,041 · Turnout 68.9% · Majority 5,889 · Back to 2010 overview

Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved 2026-05-19, generated 2026-05-19 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.