Election 97

Thanet North


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Roger Gale
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 21,586 (44.1%)
Labour 97 18,820 (38.4%)
LibDem 97 5,576 (11.4%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 2,973 ( 6.1%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 71,112
Turnout 97 48,955 (68.8%)



1992 MP Roger Gale
Old constituency name Thanet North
Majority 92 18,210 (33.7%)
Conservative 92 30,867 (57.2%)
Labour 92 12,657 (23.5%)
LibDem 92 9,563 (17.7%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 873 ( 1.6%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 71,732
Turnout 92 53,960 (75.2%)
Thanet North



Tory change -13.1%
Labour change +15.0%
Lib Dem change -6.3%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +4.5%
Electorate change -0.9%
Turnout Change -6.4%
Robert Waller wrote

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.


Super Profiles

1,037 2.49 9.03 28
8,407 20.16 11.17 181
2,590 6.21 11.25 55
3,542 8.50 14.70 58
1,010 2.42 10.45 23
115 0.28 2.81 10
13,642 32.72 8.01 408
6,549 15.71 15.25 103
1,689 4.05 7.13 57
1,996 4.79 10.17 47