Who is the MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich?

Sir Roger Gale (Conservative) is the MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich. They were first elected in June 1983.

Who won Herne Bay and Sandwich at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Herne Bay and Sandwich was won by Conservative with 35.3% of the vote, ahead of Labour on 30.2%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Herne Bay and Sandwich?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 37.4% and Conservative on 25.5% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Herne Bay and Sandwich in?

Herne Bay and Sandwich crosses multiple council boundaries: Canterbury (51%), Thanet (37%), Dover (12%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Herne Bay and Sandwich?

Herne Bay and Sandwich is in South East. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 57.4% in 2016). Around 26.9% of residents have a degree, a median age of 49, and 72.0% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Herne Bay and Sandwich?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Herne Bay and Sandwich, Conservative won with 35.3% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Herne Bay and Sandwich in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Herne Bay and Sandwich: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Conservative.

Constituency profile

Herne Bay and Sandwich

South East · County constituency

Sitting MP

Sir Roger Gale

Conservative

First elected June 1983

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

South East

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

CCCCC

Conservative 5/5

EU referendum 2016

57.4% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +5.5pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +11.9pp

Vulnerability score 8/10 (Conservative projected to lose)

SouthernLeave-leaningWorking-class profile

Who lives in Herne Bay and Sandwich? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

57.4%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

26.9%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

20.6%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

72.0%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

27.1%

UK average ~36%

Median age

48.9

UK median ~40

Age 65+

32.0%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

23.2%

UK average ~28%

How did Herne Bay and Sandwich vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Con hold · majority 2,499 votes (5.1pp) · turnout 62.7%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Herne Bay and Sandwich

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Herne Bay and Sandwich within Canterbury and Thanet and 1 other council

Herne Bay and Sandwich crosses multiple council boundaries: Canterbury (51%), Thanet (37%), Dover (12%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Canterbury 29 LSOAs	51%
Thanet 21 LSOAs	37%
Dover 7 LSOAs	12%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Herne Bay and Sandwich at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Herne Bay and Sandwich at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Con hold	Roger Gale North Thanet MP	21.5%	52.7%	19.4%	6.5% UKIP	-	-	13,528	63.2%
2015predecessor	Con hold	Roger Gale North Thanet MP	17.9%	49.0%	3.5%	25.7% UKIP	3.7%	0.3%	10,948	65.8%
2017predecessor	Con hold	Roger Gale North Thanet MP	34.0%	56.2%	3.3%	4.5% UKIP	1.7%	0.3%	10,738	66.5%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Roger Gale North Thanet MP, pre-review boundary	24.4%	64.4%	7.5%	-	3.8%	-	20,372	67.0%
2024	Con hold	Roger Gale	30.2%	35.3%	5.5%	21.7% Ref	7.2%	-	2,499	62.7%

Herne Bay and Sandwich was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat North Thanet (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Herne Bay and Sandwich

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Herne Bay and Sandwich. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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