Sevenoaks voters: one of highest turnouts in UK

Despite the safety of the Sevenoaks seat, which has been held by a Conservative for nearly 90 years, 71.1% of voters turned out to make their feelings felt on 6 May.

The country on the whole saw a 29.6m turnout (65.1%) a rise from 61% in 2005.

At the top of the chart was Renfrewshire East (77.3%) and right at the bottom sat Hull West & Hessle with just 45.7%.

Sevenoaks had a higher turnout than any other ward in Kent except close neighbours, Tonbridge and Malling, where 71.5% voted.

How Kent turned out – top to bottom:

Tonbridge and Malling (71.5%)

Sevenoaks (71.1%)

Dover (70.1%)

Maidstone and The Weald (68.9%)

Tunbridge Wells (69.8%)

Ashford (67.9%)

Faversham and Mid Kent (67.8%)

Folkestone and Hythe (67.7%)

Gravesham (67.4%)

Gillingham and Rainham (66.2%)

Dartford (65.7%)

Thanet South (65.3%)

Rochester and Strood (64.9%)

Sittingbourne and Sheppey (64.5%)

Canterbury (64.1%)

Thanet North (63.2%)

Chatham and Aylesford (61.6%)

Source: BBC News