Election 97

Thanet North

Current MP Roger Gale
Conservative 97 21,586
Labour 97 18,820
LibDem 97 5,576
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 438
Elected party
Thanet North

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Thanet North
Conservative 92 30,867
Labour 92 12,657
LibDem 92 9,563
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 873
Elected party Conservative

Not a real island, Thanet, at the eastern tip of Kent, is noted for its run-down seaside resorts like Margate, traditionally a playground for daytrippers from London. This, the northern of the two Thanet seats, is even more blue than the southern, with 37 per cent of voters pensioners. Except for a few dissenting Labour wards in Margate, Tory Roger Gale is in a one-horse race.


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