The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 73,094 · 2023 boundaries

Gravesham.

Labour Party MP Lauren Sullivan holds the seat on 38.5% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentLauren Sullivan · Labour Party
CouncilGravesham
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001254
Electorate · 2024
73.1k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
38.5%
Labour Party · +6.3pp over Con
Settlements
11
Largest: Gravesend
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
22.8
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

On 20 June 2025, Sullivan voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading and against two amendments designed to close loopholes around voluntary starvation as a route to qualifying for assisted dying -- making her one of the Labour MPs who opposed the Bill's passage to the Lords. She has spoken and voted on assisted dying more than once, and her voting record places her 15 percentage points more aligned with assisted dying access than the average Labour MP, suggesting her opposition reflects process or safeguarding concerns rather than outright hostility to the principle. Beyond that vote, she has been active in local campaigns: she has lobbied ministers to use Lower Thames Crossing toll revenue to fund the return of a Gravesham ferry service, raised an early day motion on a local mental health counselling fund, and hosted a business event around LTC employment opportunities.

At 88% voting participation and 97.8% party-line alignment, Sullivan is a broadly loyal and engaged backbencher. Her speeches cluster around social care, the economy, health, and local government -- all consistent with a constituency MP focused on service delivery. She sits on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but low alignment with parliamentary scrutiny and Lords oversight measures, meaning she tends to back government business over procedural challenges from either chamber.

Her news coverage is heavily transport-focused, driven by the ferry campaign, alongside local crime stories. Sentiment across 77 articles over 90 days is broadly neutral. Disability benefits and public health show small but notable gaps below the Labour average. Data on her committee activity is limited.

38.5%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
17
Wards · 38 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.17 wards · 38 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Chalk Leslie Hills495Gravesham LabMay 2023
Coldharbour Perry Street(3 seats)Rolles · Thandi · Mochrie-Cox2,882Gravesham LabMay 2023
Denton(2 seats)Croxton · Croxton1,027Gravesham LabMay 2023
Higham Shorne(3 seats)Ashenden · Meade · Pearton3,301Gravesham LabMay 2023
Istead Rise Cobham Luddesdown(2 seats)Dibben · Jassal2,039Gravesham LabMay 2023
Meopham North(2 seats)Wardle · Harding1,201Gravesham LabMay 2023
Meopham South Vigo(2 seats)Aslam · Bains1,337Gravesham LabMay 2023
Northfleet Springhead(3 seats)Williams · Hart · Scollard2,038Gravesham LabMay 2023
Painters Ash(2 seats)Ridgers · Elliott1,464Gravesham LabMay 2023
Pelham(2 seats)Hayre · Morley1,583Gravesham LabMay 2023
Riverview Park(2 seats)Elliott · Ashenden1,518Gravesham LabMay 2023
Rosherville Kim Glendenning375Gravesham LabMay 2025
Singlewell(2 seats)King · Atwal1,015Gravesham LabMay 2023
Town(3 seats)Bungar · Wallace · Milner2,530Gravesham LabMay 2023
Westcourt(2 seats)O'Malley · Rolles1,003Gravesham LabMay 2023
Whitehill Windmill Hill(3 seats)Thandi · Larkins · Rana3,113Gravesham LabMay 2023
Woodlands(3 seats)Metcalf · Sizer · Beattie2,608Gravesham LabMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.11 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Gravesend (58,389), with Northfleet (28,271) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 106,906.

large-town 86,660village 20,246

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Gravesend58,389large town
Northfleet28,271large town
Meopham4,350village
Istead Rise3,400village
Culverstone Green3,044village
Higham (Gravesham)2,438village
Showing 6 of 11·All 11 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate58.9%57.1%+3%
Owner-occupied63.3%63.1%0%
Private rented19.1%20.0%-5%
Social rented17.4%16.8%+4%

Ethnicity.

White76.6%
Asian11.2%
Black6.5%
Mixed2.6%
Other3.0%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.9% Female 51.1% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£28,400
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£36,600
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,040
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
44
27 primary · 7 secondary
GCSE pass
67.4%
Attainment 8: 45.6

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£305m
Taxpayers55,000
Median per taxpayer£2,890
Mean per taxpayer£5,600

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
22.8
+10% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
7.6
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
36% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences8.3
Anti-social behaviour3.8
Criminal damage & arson2.6
Other theft2.0
Vehicle crime1.1
Drugs0.9
Public order0.9

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Lauren SullivanWONLab16,62338.5
Adam HollowayCon13,91132.2
Matthew Fraser MoatRef8,91020.6
Rebecca HopkinsGrn2,2545.2
Ukonu ObasiLD1,5343.5

Turnout 43,232

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Adam HollowayCon62.2
2017Adam HollowayCon55.6
2015Adam HollowayCon46.8
2010Holloway, AdamCon48.5
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission