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Canterbury

Constituency

The east of the South East. About 110,138 people in 235 square kilometres.

MP for Canterbury

Rosie DuffieldIndependentMP since

They won by 8,653 votes on a 66.4% turnout. Rosie Duffield was elected as the Labour candidate.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Majority 2024 by constituency

UK Parliament election results · July 2024

Under 5%40% or more

The winner in Canterbury had a majority of 18.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Majority, 2024 general election
18.3%
Joint 237th largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
66.4%
Joint 115th highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
107,270
185th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
66.2%
Joint 136th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Canterbury at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rosie DuffieldElectedLabour19,53141.4%
Louise Harvey-QuirkeConservative10,87823.0%
Bridget PorterReform UK6,80514.4%
Henry StantonGreen Party5,92012.5%
Russ TimpsonLiberal Democrat3,8128.1%
Luke Buchanan-HodgmanSocial Democratic Party2850.6%
Electorate
71,155
Turnout
66.4%
Majority
8,653 (18.3%)
Valid votes
47,231
Rejected ballots
173

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Canterbury compares

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CanterburyMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Canterbury is 18.3%.
18.3%joint 237th largest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Canterbury is 66.4%.
66.4%joint 115th highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Canterbury is 107,270.
107,270185th most populated
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Canterbury is 66.2%.
66.2%joint 136th highest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

What is the population of Canterbury?

Canterbury had 107,270 usual residents at the census.

Canterbury is the 185th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Canterbury

Most of Canterbury lies in Canterbury. These figures are published for the whole of Canterbury, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Canterbury itself. See Canterbury

Average house price
£337,454
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,682
146th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.2
142nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Canterbury in brief

The winner in Canterbury had a majority of 18.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Canterbury at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 66.4%.

Canterbury had 107,270 usual residents at the census.

66.2% of residents in Canterbury were aged 15 to 64 at the census.