Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)

Folkestone and Hythe is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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It consists of the town of Folkestone and the village of Hythe, in Kent in the south east of England.

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Currently the Member of Parliament for this seat is Michael Howard of the Conservative Party, who has held this seat since the general election of 1983.

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General Election 2005: Folkestone and Hythe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Howard	26,121	53.9	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Carroll	14,481	29.9	-2.2
	Labour	Maureen Tomison	6,053	12.5	-7.7
	Green	Hazel Dawe	688	1.4	+1.4
	UKIP	Petrina Holdsworth	619	1.3	-1.3
	Monster Raving Loony Party	Lord Toby Jug	175	0.4	+0.4
	Get Britain Back	Rodney Hylton-Potts	153	0.3	+0.3
	Senior Citizens Party	Grahame Leon-Smith	151	0.3	+0.3
	Peace and Progress Party	Sylvia Dunn	22	0.0	0.0
Majority			11,680	24.1
Turnout			48,503	68.4	4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.6

General Election 2001: Folkestone and Hythe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Howard	20,645	45.0	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Carroll	14,738	32.1	+5.3
	Labour	Albert Catterall	9,260	20.2	-4.7
	UKIP	John Baker	1,212	2.6	+1.9
Majority			5,907	12.9
Turnout			45,855	64.1	-8.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

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