Maidstone and Malling: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Maidstone and Malling is Helen Grant (Conservative), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Helen Grant (Conservative) 14,146 votes and Maureen Cleator (Labour) 12,472, a majority of 1,674. 46,389 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,449, 60.7% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 82.5% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.5 points. 14.1% were economically inactive.
The ONS estimates 115,913 people lived in Maidstone and Malling in mid-2024, up 14.8% on 2014. Children under 16 numbered 23,116; people aged 65 and over, 19,261.
Workplaces in Maidstone and Malling accounted for 69,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,065 local units for March 2026.
The median price paid for a home was £356,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £256,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £365,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 179th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,395 sales were registered in the period, against 1,838 in the year to March 2025.
DWP figures count 4,695 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 20.3% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 12.1% in 2021/22 to 12.6% in 2024/25.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £40,502 for jobs in Maidstone and Malling and £39,748 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,354. The residents' figure ranks 245th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 2,610, or 3.5% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 2,420.
Census 2021: 44,117 households, 2,100.8 people per square kilometre, 30.9% of workers based at home, 20.1% of adults retired.
MP
Helen Grant, Conservative
- MP for Maidstone and Malling since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Helen Grant on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Helen Grant's latest words in Parliament, from 4 June 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 62 spoken contributions by Helen Grant since 4 July 2024.
I congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing us a really important debate. This issue is clearly affecting us all, and Royal Mail is certainly also badly failing constituents in my Kent constituency.
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I welcome the Bill’s focus on legacy and, of course, the Minister’s genuine enthusiasm for women participating in sport. As a former Minister for Sport, I know how great major sporting events can be for people and for our country.
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The right hon. Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham), likely the next Prime Minister, has said that jury trials are the “lynchpin of a fair society” and that the plans to curb them should be paused.
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At Justice questions last Tuesday, the Minister for Courts and Legal Services restated her total support for the Government’s attack on jury trials.
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Given the Justice Minister’s conflicting remarks in the Courts and Tribunals Bill Committee, and given the Solicitor General’s responsibility for upholding the rule of law, will she confirm whether a decision that a defendant on trial will face a judge, sitting alone, will be …
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Grant | Conservative | 14,146 | 30.5% | −27.9 |
| Maureen Cleator | Labour | 12,472 | 26.9% | +8.5 |
| Paul Thomas | Reform UK | 9,316 | 20.1% | |
| David Naghi | Liberal Democrat | 6,375 | 13.7% | −4.9 |
| Stuart Jeffery | Green Party | 3,727 | 8.0% | +4.2 |
| Yolande Kenward | Independent | 197 | 0.4% | |
| Gary Butler | British Democratic Party | 156 | 0.3% |
Result summary as published: Con hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Conservative 30.5% | Labour 26.9% | 1,674 | 60.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 58.4% | Liberal Democrat 18.6% | 19,448 | 66.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Maidstone and Malling covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Maidstone E07000110
- Tonbridge and Malling E07000115
Who has power over Maidstone and Malling
Every body that makes decisions for Maidstone and Malling, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Maidstone and Malling this page: Helen Grant (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Maidstone and Malling?
Helen Grant (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Maidstone and Malling?
The House of Commons Library records 14,146 votes for Helen Grant of Conservative and a majority of 1,674; 60.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Maidstone and Malling?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,610, 3.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Maidstone and Malling?
£356,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Maidstone and Malling?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,748 (April 2025).
How many children in Maidstone and Malling live in low income families?
4,695 children under 16, 20.3%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Maidstone and Malling?
115,913 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.