East Thanet covers the eastern side of the Isle of Thanet in Kent and is centred on Margate and Cliftonville, extending around the coast toward Broadstairs and neighbouring communities. The constituency is strongly urban and coastal, with seaside neighbourhoods, residential streets and town centres arranged along the North Sea and English Channel edge. Margate is the largest commercial and transport centre, while Broadstairs provides a separate historic seaside focus. Beaches, chalk cliffs and the coastal promenade are prominent physical features, while inland areas become more suburban. The seat forms part of a wider Thanet conurbation but retains several distinct town centres and neighbourhood identities.
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 East Thanet, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population106,234
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East
Age profile
0 to 1721.0% · 22,339 people
18 to 246.4% · 6,834 people
25 to 3411.7% · 12,447 people
35 to 4918.7% · 19,867 people
50 to 6420.0% · 21,217 people
65 and over22.1% · 23,530 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.
46,212 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners58.0% · 26,785 households
Private renters28.3% · 13,090 households
Social renters13.2% · 6,105 households
Other tenure0.5% · 232 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.
46,213 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households33.7% · 15,565 households
Families with dependent children27.2% · 12,585 households
Other single-family households34.9% · 16,124 households
Other household types4.2% · 1,939 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.
105,075 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot10.3% · 10,826 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little12.7% · 13,327 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act77.0% · 80,922 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 ↗
Petitions
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 1 October 2026
Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership
Signatures in this constituency732
Signatures nationally196,369
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 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 recorded150
Total awarded£6,493,674
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 30 June 2026
Stronger for Longer at The Oval
Grass Cliftonville CIC
£14,400
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver a free year-round programme of outdoor physical activity for adults aged 50+. This will be achieved by running yoga, Pilates, chair-based fitness, and women-and men-only strength and balance circuits. Funding will support coaching fees, equipment, promotion and staff costs.
National Lottery grantAwarded 24 June 2026
Community Heritage Exhibition
Thanet Community Development Trust
£6,361
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Community Heritage Exhibition - Visual arts - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 17 June 2026
RESUBMISSION - New cabaret-musical R&D
Bourgeois and Maurice
£27,500
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
RESUBMISSION - New cabaret-musical R&D - Theatre - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026
Good Neighbours
Kent Coast Volunteering Ltd
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Kent Coast Volunteering Ltd - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: Madlove Ltd
Madlove Limited
£160,036
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: Madlove Ltd - Combined arts - NPO 2023-26
145 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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