Folkestone and Hythe

Folkestone and Hythe is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the South East region of England. The seat was last held by Damian Collins (Conservative) between 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024.

2010 General Election

The 2010 General Election was held on 6 May 2010. A total of 7 candidates ran for election.

Summary

CON
Conservative Hold
Majority
10,122
Electorate
78,005
Turnout
67.7%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Collins, Damian
Conservative
26,109 49.4% -4.5%
Beaumont, Lynne
Liberal Democrat
15,987 30.3% 0.7%
Worsley, Donald
Labour
5,719 10.8% -1.8%
Mckenna, Frank
UK Independence Party
2,439 4.6% 3.3%
Williams, Harry
British National Party
1,662 3.1% 3.1%
Kemp, Penny
Green Party
637 1.2% -0.3%
Plumstead, David
Independent
247 0.5% -0.5%