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Gillingham and Rainham: wards and councils
The Gillingham and Rainham constituency (South East) covers 9 council wards in 1 council area: Medway (9). 3 of the wards are split with a neighbouring constituency. The 6 wards that lie wholly inside it had 76,903 residents in 30,867 households at the 2021 Census.
Wards9
Aged 65+18.2%
Homes owned67.7%
No car or van20.2%
Shares for the wards wholly inside the constituency.
| Ward | Council | Residents | Households | People / km² | Aged 65+ | Owned | No car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Central & Brompton | Medway | 18,008 | 6,875 | 3,950 | 9.8% | 39.9% | 32.0% |
| Gillingham North | Medway | 15,691 | 6,045 | 6,161 | 10.0% | 45.2% | 26.3% |
| Gillingham South | Medway | 15,932 | 6,314 | 9,124 | 10.0% | 44.8% | 33.8% |
| Hempstead & Wigmore | Medway | 9,725 | 3,861 | 2,083 | 27.8% | 89.0% | 8.4% |
| Rainham North | Medway | 13,654 | 5,808 | 1,728 | 21.6% | 71.6% | 17.3% |
| Rainham South East | Medway | 13,646 | 5,522 | 2,434 | 20.2% | 81.1% | 10.7% |
| Rainham South West | Medway | 9,258 | 3,702 | 3,668 | 25.4% | 83.5% | 13.5% |
| Twydall | Medway | 8,859 | 3,668 | 5,433 | 19.4% | 63.8% | 22.1% |
| Watling | Medway | 15,554 | 5,853 | 4,133 | 16.7% | 68.1% | 20.2% |
9 wards · Census 2021 (ONS, Nomis) · ward boundaries: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0
Wards and constituencies: ONS Open Geography Portal · Census 2021: ONS via Nomis · Open Government Licence v3.0