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It was the first election to take place in the constituency following a boundary review. At this election, the Conservatives won the seat with a majority of 12,543.

Andrew Rowe was elected as the member of parliament for Mid Kent.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate		Votes	%
	Rowe Andrew Andrew Rowe Conservative	25,400	53.5
	Wainman Allison Allison Wainman Liberal	12,857	27.1
	Hull Vernon Vernon Hull Labour	8,928	18.8
	Delderfield Dennis Dennis Delderfield Independent	324	0.7
	Majority	12,543	26.4
	Turnout	47,509	71.4
	Conservative win (new constituency)

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

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