Gravesham (UK Parliament constituency)

Gravesham (/ˈɡreɪvʃəm/) is a constituency in Kent, represented by Lauren Sullivan of the Labour Party since July 2024.

The seat covers the historic riverside town of Gravesend and a more rural area extending to Higham and Vigo Village on the North Downs.

[2] 1983–present: The Borough of Gravesham wards of: Central; Chalk; Coldharbour; Higham; Istead Rise; Meopham North; Meopham South and Vigo; Northfleet North; Northfleet South; Painters Ash; Pelham; Riverside; Riverview; Shorne, Cobham and Luddesdown; Singlewell; Westcourt, Whitehill; Woodlands.

The constituency and its predecessor together can be considered a bellwether seat: from World War I, with the exceptions of the General Elections in 1929, 1951 and 2005, its winner came from the winning party nationally.

[n 1] In 2005, Adam Holloway was one of 36 Conservative candidates to gain a seat from other parties; he held the seat until 2024, when Labour gained it for the first time in 19 years with the election of Lauren Sullivan as MP.