Who is the MP for Maidstone and Malling?

Helen Grant (Conservative) is the MP for Maidstone and Malling. They were first elected in May 2010.

Who won Maidstone and Malling at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Maidstone and Malling was won by Conservative with 30.5% of the vote, ahead of Labour on 26.9%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Maidstone and Malling?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 33.7% and Conservative on 22.5% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Maidstone and Malling in?

Maidstone and Malling crosses multiple council boundaries: Maidstone (68%), Tonbridge and Malling (32%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Maidstone and Malling?

Maidstone and Malling is in South East. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 57.6% in 2016). Around 31.0% of residents have a degree, a median age of 39, and 63.6% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Maidstone and Malling?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Maidstone and Malling, Conservative won with 30.5% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Maidstone and Malling in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Maidstone and Malling: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Conservative.

Constituency profile

Maidstone and Malling

South East · County constituency

Sitting MP

Helen Grant

Conservative

First elected May 2010

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

South East

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

CCCCC

Conservative 5/5

EU referendum 2016

57.6% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +5.7pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +11.2pp

Vulnerability score 8/10 (Conservative projected to lose)

SouthernLeave-leaning

Who lives in Maidstone and Malling? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016

57.6%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

31.0%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

16.5%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

63.6%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

34.3%

UK average ~36%

Median age

39.4

UK median ~40

Age 65+

20.6%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

30.7%

UK average ~28%

How did Maidstone and Malling 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 1,674 votes (3.6pp) · turnout 60.7%

Current projection

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

Map of Maidstone and Malling

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)

Maidstone and Malling within Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling

Maidstone and Malling crosses multiple council boundaries: Maidstone (68%), Tonbridge and Malling (32%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Maidstone 41 LSOAs	68%
Tonbridge and Malling 19 LSOAs	32%

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 Maidstone and Malling at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Maidstone and Malling 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	Helen Grant Maidstone and The Weald MP	9.7%	48.0%	36.0%	3.3% UKIP	1.3%	1.6%	5,889	68.9%
2015predecessor	Con hold	Helen Grant Maidstone and The Weald MP	10.5%	45.5%	24.1%	15.9% UKIP	2.8%	1.3%	10,709	68.3%
2017predecessor	Con hold	Helen Grant Maidstone and The Weald MP	22.1%	56.4%	16.3%	3.1% UKIP	1.7%	0.3%	17,723	68.7%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Helen Grant Maidstone and The Weald MP, pre-review boundary	18.4%	58.4%	18.6%	-	3.8%	0.8%	19,448	66.9%
2024	Con hold	Helen Grant	26.9%	30.5%	13.7%	20.1% Ref	8.0%	0.8%	1,674	60.7%

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

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Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Maidstone and Malling. 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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