Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)

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Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency) is a long-established parliamentary seat in Kent, England, represented in the House of Commons and centred on the town of Sevenoaks and its surrounding area.

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Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency) canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
administrativeDistrict Sevenoaks District
linked to: Sevenoaks
borderingConstituency Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)
Maidstone and The Weald (UK Parliament constituency)
Orpington (UK Parliament constituency)
Tonbridge (historical UK Parliament constituency)
Tonbridge and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)
Tunbridge Wells (UK Parliament constituency)
boundaryChanges implemented at most general elections since 1885
classification largely rural and suburban
containsTown Edenbridge
Sevenoaks
Swanley
Westerham
country United Kingdom
createdBy Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
creationYear 1885
distanceToLondon approximately 21 miles south-east of central London
earlierRepresentation area previously part of Mid Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
area previously part of West Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
electorateCharacteristic largely commuter belt for London
electorateType borough constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
governingLocalAuthority Sevenoaks District Council
hasConsistentlyElected Conservative MPs
hasElection 2010 United Kingdom general election
2015 United Kingdom general election
2017 United Kingdom general election
2019 United Kingdom general election
hasMP Laura Trott
hasRailLinksTo London
linked to: London, England
historicCounty Kent
includesPartOf Metropolitan Green Belt
North Downs
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
locatedIn England
Kent
South East England
MPStartYear 2019
namedAfter Sevenoaks
partyOfMP Conservative Party (UK)
previousMP Michael Fallon
previousMPEndYear 2019
previousMPParty Conservative Party (UK)
previousMPStartYear 1997
region South East England
representedIn Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
safeSeatFor Conservative Party (UK)
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Orpington (UK Parliament constituency) previousConstituency Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)
Brasted parliamentaryConstituency Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)
Dartford (UK Parliament constituency) borderedBy Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)