Ashford is centred on the Kent town of Ashford and extends into surrounding countryside to the north and east. The constituency contains the main urban wards of Ashford, including areas such as Kennington, Willesborough, Park Farm, Godinton, Repton and Stanhope, as well as Wye and rural North Downs communities. This creates a clear contrast between a sizeable and expanding town at the centre of the seat and lower-density villages and farmland around it. Ashford is also a major transport point, with rail and road routes linking Kent to London, the Channel coast and continental connections. The constituency therefore combines a modern regional centre with villages and countryside stretching toward the Kent Downs.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Ashford, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population112,689
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East
Age profile
0 to 1722.9% · 25,792 people
18 to 246.6% · 7,407 people
25 to 3413.6% · 15,305 people
35 to 4920.6% · 23,193 people
50 to 6419.3% · 21,742 people
65 and over17.1% · 19,250 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
42,350 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners64.8% · 27,454 households
Private renters19.3% · 8,164 households
Social renters14.1% · 5,960 households
Other tenure1.8% · 772 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
42,352 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households25.4% · 10,758 households
Families with dependent children33.2% · 14,061 households
Other single-family households37.0% · 15,691 households
Other household types4.3% · 1,842 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
106,816 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot6.8% · 7,297 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little10.2% · 10,907 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act83.0% · 88,612 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
This constituency in Parliament
A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.
This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.
Written question22 June 2026
Fly-tipping: Ashford
Raised by Sojan Joseph MP
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle fly-tipping in Ashford constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support small and medium sized businesses in a) Ashford constituency and b) Kent.
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership
Signatures in this constituency433
Signatures nationally244,689
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded30
Total awarded£1,841,199
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Safeguarding Brook Rural Museum: Protecting our rural heritage and building a sustainable future
The Wye Rural Museum Trust
£218,323
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage
About this award
The Wye Rural Museum Trust (WRMT) is responsible for the care and management of Brook Rural Museum, a significant historic farm complex comprising a Grade I listed medieval barn, a Grade II listed oast house and associated farm buildings and courtyard. The site lies on naturally wet ground, with a watercourse running beneath the courtyard, making it increasingly vulnerable to climate change, heavier rainfall, rising groundwater and hotter summers. Project aims are to: • safeguard the museum’s buildings and collections by addressing the underlying causes of water ingress, damp and pest activity, protecting them from climate change. • deepen public understanding through interpretation, a new public programme, shelter and facilities. • improve access, inclusion and participation through ramps, better paths, work experience and volunteering • Create new income streams by converting an open cart shed into 4 studios and a horsebox into a mobile cafe. The legacy will be a resilient, financially sustainable museum.
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Small Village Hall Refurbishment
Wye Village Hall And Recreation Ground Charity
£6,746
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Wye Village Hall And Recreation Ground Charity - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: Jasmin Vardimon Company Limited
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Reach Out And Recover (ROAR) Kent CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 5 June 2026
Autism support for parents
Together We Stand
£19,825
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Together We Stand - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
25 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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