South East LEP Skills Evidence Base District Tables and Graphs (Supporting Document to SELEP Skills Strategy and Evidence Base)

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South East LEP Skills Evidence Base District Tables and Graphs (Supporting document to SELEP Skills Strategy and Evidence Base)

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Tables

 Population: Totals for 2016-2030 and aged 65+  Households and Workless Households: 2006 – 2016  Skills levels: Levels 2-4 and % with no qualifications, 2016  Weekly earnings: resident and work based, 2017  Business Counts: Totals, micro, small, medium, large, 2017  Claimant Counts: All ages, 16-24, 25-49 and over 50, 2017  Employed and self-employed: totals and percentages 2016-2017  Employment: percentages for main occupations 2016-2017  Employment: percentages by main industries, 2016-2017  Apprenticeship starts: by home postcode of learner, 2012-2017  Apprenticeship achievements: by home postcode of learner, 2012-2016  Vacancies posted: 2018, 2017, 2016

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 Population totals for 2016 and over 65  Percentages with skills level 4  Percentages with skills level 2  Percentages with no qualifications  Total number of claimants  Total numbers of businesses and micro businesses  Apprenticeship starts 2016-17  Apprenticeship achievements 2014-16  Total numbers of vacancies Population 2016 - 2030

Aged 65 Projected and over % aged over population Area Total (2016) (2016) 65 (2016) (2030) Ashford 126,200 24,100 19.10% 145,000 Basildon 183,400 31,500 17.18% 205,000 Braintree 151,000 29,500 19.54% 167,000 Brentwood 76,400 15,600 20.42% 87,000 Canterbury 162,400 32,600 20.07% 179,000 Castle Point 89,700 22,300 24.86% 95,000 Chelmsford 174,100 32,900 18.90% 191,000 Colchester 186,600 32,100 17.20% 210,000 Dartford 105,500 15,500 14.69% 123,000 Dover 114,200 26,400 23.12% 123,000 Eastbourne 103,100 25,300 24.54% 115,000 Epping Forest 130,300 25,400 19.49% 151,000 Gravesham 106,800 18,300 17.13% 122.000 Harlow 86,000 13,200 15.35% 97,000 Hastings 92,200 17,900 19.41% 99,000 Lewes 101,400 25,400 25.05% 117,000 Maidstone 166,400 31,600 18.99% 191,000 Maldon 63,400 15,300 24.13% 68,000 Medway 278,500 43,200 15.51% 318,000 Rochford 85,700 19,500 22.75% 92,000 Rother 93,600 29,400 31.41% 104,000 Sevenoaks 119,100 25,200 21.16% 134,000 Shepway 111,200 26,500 23.83% 121,000 Southend-on-Sea 179,800 34,500 19.19% 202,000 Swale 145,000 27,500 18.97% 165,000 Tendring 142,600 42,000 29.45% 156,000 Thanet 140,700 32,600 23.17% 160,000 Thurrock 167,000 23,200 13.89% 193,000 Tonbridge and Malling 127,300 23,700 18.62% 143,000 Tunbridge Wells 117,100 22,100 18.87% 127,000 Uttlesford 86,200 16,700 19.37% 103,000 Wealden 157,600 40,300 25.57% 179,000

Households and workless Households 2006-2016

Total Total Workless Workless Area households Households households households Jan-Dec 2006 Jan-Dec 2016 Jan-Dec 2006 Jan-Dec 2016 Ashford 35,000 38,500 4100* 5100* Basildon 54,300 57,600 6900* 9100* Braintree 44,800 47,000 5600* 7500* Brentwood 20,700 22,800 1100* ! Canterbury 42,100 47,100 5600* 10800* Castle Point 25,600 24,800 5600* 3900* Chelmsford 49,800 52,800 3300* 5000* Colchester 54,600 60,500 8,300 7700* Dartford 30,400 35,900 4200* 2600* Dover 35,200 38,700 8,100 3000* Eastbourne 29,900 33,300 5000* 5900* Epping Forest 40,200 37,100 4600* 3600* Gravesham 31,500 30,900 4000* 9800* Harlow 28,300 27,900 4500* 3500* Hastings 29,900 30,800 4500* 8600* Lewes 30,300 30,000 6000* 2200* Maidstone 47,400 51,500 8,400 8000* Maldon 18,800 17,900 2700* 4100* Medway 84,100 82,900 11,500 10,700 Rochford 25,800 27,500 3300* 2600* Rother 26,700 25,200 3200* 3500* Sevenoaks 35,800 35,300 4200* 5400* Shepway 31,700 33,700 5600* 2700* Southend-on-Sea 52,900 55,300 9,900 8,800 Swale 40,900 45,200 7,700 5600* Tendring 41,400 43,700 10,800 9,800 Thanet 42,200 50,700 10,800 9700* Thurrock 51,300 51,900 7,800 8,300 Tonbridge and 36,200 36,900 4700* 2900* Malling Tunbridge Wells 33,800 37,400 3700* 1200* Uttlesford 24,000 27,600 1500* 2300* Wealden 45,700 45,100 7,800 4000* * This estimate is potentially unreliable due to sample sizes. ! Figure is unavailable as the group sample size is disclosive (0-2) or the estimate is less than 500. Counts are rounded to the nearest 100. Figures from 2006 to 2010 may differ slightly from figures published in ONS tables due to small rounding differences in the weighting variables used. Skills Levels January to December 2016 (aged 16-64)

% with level % with level 3 % with level % with no Area 4 and above and above 2 and above qualifications Ashford 29.1 47.6 66.0 7.9 Basildon 33.5 50.1 69.3 11.4 Braintree 28.9 50.6 71.8 7.5 Brentwood 33.7 56.8 79.7 3.6 Canterbury 45.9 58.3 74.1 10.9 Castle Point 17.5 50.4 73.7 7.4 Chelmsford 36.3 58.4 78.6 8.4 Colchester 37.9 59.3 77.7 6.9 Dartford 32.3 45.8 68.6 6.8 Dover 32.9 49.7 69.5 5.2 Eastbourne 34.7 54.5 74.5 6.0 Epping Forest 39.9 59.3 74.7 8.2 Gravesham 43.8 61.5 77.8 7.2 Harlow 21.4 40.0 61.7 6.9 Hastings 29.7 45.9 60.5 11.7 Lewes 43.5 59.8 76.3 4.9 Maidstone 43.7 64.9 76.7 6.7 Maldon 40.6 59.1 83.8 4.1 Medway 30.3 50.8 73.2 7.5 Rochford 18.1 45.1 69.2 4.4 Rother 34.7 55.6 76.8 5.1 Sevenoaks 30.4 48.4 77.0 8.2 Shepway 32.2 51.0 67.7 7.3 Southend-on-Sea 28.2 47.2 68.7 10.3 Swale 33.5 54.2 74.8 8.9 Tendring 18.3 43.8 63.9 12.0 Thanet 30.0 50.9 70.7 5.5 Thurrock 22.8 43.1 62.3 11.3 Tonbridge and 35.1 55.0 75.3 5.3 Malling Tunbridge Wells 49.4 59.7 77.2 1.9 Uttlesford 46.6 65.5 81.7 5.0 Wealden 30.0 50.4 75.5 5.3 Numbers and % are for those of aged 16-64and % is a proportion of resident population of area aged 16-64.

No qualifications: no formal qualifications held, level 2; 5 or more GCSEs at grades A-C or equivalent, level 3; 2 or more A levels or equivalent such as NVQ, level 4 and above; HND, degree and higher degree qualifications or equivalent Weekly Earnings by place of residence and workplace (2017)

Area Weekly resident earnings Weekly workplace earnings Ashford £577.5 £526.1 Basildon £573.5 £536.6 Braintree £592.7 £510.5 Brentwood £729.3 £684.9 Canterbury £567.7 £486.5 Castle Point £631.6 £476.3 Chelmsford £594.6 £565.4 Colchester £580.4 £551.1 Dartford £642.1 £602.0 Dover £530.5 £537.2 Eastbourne £481.0 £469.6 Epping Forest £636.9 £559.7 Gravesham £545.4 £538.6 Harlow £524.3 £588.8 Hastings £465.0 £459.9 Lewes £527.0 £580.2 Maidstone £566.7 £555.6 Maldon £608.2 £565.4 Medway £558.4 £522.2 Rochford £643.3 £482.0 Rother £564.5 £440.2 Sevenoaks £613.2 £542.8 Shepway £524.8 £493.6 Southend-on-Sea £573.2 £497.4 Swale £566.1 £491.8 Tendring £513.9 £464.5 Thanet £478.6 £424.5 Thurrock £556.1 £540.3 Tonbridge and £619.9 £536.3 Malling Tunbridge Wells £582.5 £515.3 Uttlesford £616.4 £555.5 Wealden £616.5 £506.2

Business Counts (2017)

Medium- Micro (0 to Small (10 to Area Total sized (50 Large (250+) 9) 49) to 249) Ashford 6,020 5,485 445 80 15 Basildon 7,390 6,550 695 120 25 Braintree 6,680 5,960 615 85 20 Brentwood 4,380 3,990 330 45 15 Canterbury 5,330 4,745 485 75 25 Castle Point 3,275 3,025 210 35 5 Chelmsford 7,910 7,150 620 115 20 Colchester 6,995 6,200 645 115 35 Dartford 4,210 3,770 340 85 20 Dover 3,380 3,000 325 50 5 Eastbourne 3,045 2,685 300 55 10 Epping Forest 7,755 7,110 545 85 15 Gravesham 3,840 3,505 280 45 10 Harlow 2,930 2,585 275 50 20 Hastings 2,750 2,430 260 55 5 Lewes 4,360 3,925 370 50 15 Maidstone 7,195 6,420 625 120 30 Maldon 3,400 3,055 295 45 5 Medway 8,425 7,630 650 120 25 Rochford 3,605 3,275 285 40 5 Rother 4,175 3,790 330 50 10 Sevenoaks 6,640 6,015 525 80 20 Shepway 3,760 3,365 335 45 10 Southend-on-Sea 6,960 6,355 510 75 25 Swale 4,845 4,335 410 80 15 Tendring 4,425 3,915 435 65 10 Thanet 3,795 3,365 360 60 10 Thurrock 6,265 5,765 390 95 15 Tonbridge and 5,585 4,995 485 85 20 Malling Tunbridge Wells 6,335 5,700 545 80 10 Uttlesford 5,365 4,865 415 65 15 Wealden 8,525 7,815 610 90 15

Source: Inter Departmental Business Register (ONS)

Claimant Count (December 2017)

Area All Age 16+ Aged 16-24 Aged 25-49 Aged 50+

Ashford 1,290 295 645 355 Basildon 1,835 430 920 485 Braintree 980 185 500 290 Brentwood 375 95 160 120 Canterbury 1,345 300 655 395 Castle Point 495 110 240 140 Chelmsford 1,160 200 625 335 Colchester 1,340 275 720 345 Dartford 770 175 395 200 Dover 1,925 395 930 595 Eastbourne 1,140 240 570 330 Epping Forest 955 150 515 290 Gravesham 1,335 265 695 370 Harlow 1,125 170 600 350 Hastings 2,345 455 1,250 640 Lewes 705 170 335 200 Maidstone 1,205 250 630 325 Maldon 355 70 175 105 Medway 3,265 695 1,700 865 Rochford 430 90 210 130 Rother 955 200 465 290 Sevenoaks 530 110 250 165 Shepway 1,450 290 695 465 Southend-on-Sea 2,615 510 1,335 770 Swale 1,960 495 930 535 Tendring 2,125 490 1,010 620 Thanet 3,290 680 1,670 940 Thurrock 1,785 330 985 470 Tonbridge and 750 165 365 220 Malling Tunbridge Wells 630 95 315 220 Uttlesford 260 50 115 95 Wealden 590 110 280 195

Under Universal Credit a broader span of claimants are required to look for work than under Jobseeker's Allowance. As Universal Credit Full Service is rolled out in particular areas, the number of people recorded as being on the Claimant Count is therefore likely to rise

Employed and self-employed (aged 16+) October 2016-Sep 2017

Total in % in employment – % in employment – Area employment employees self employed Ashford 66,500 75.2 24.2 Basildon 85,900 86.5 13.5 Braintree 79,400 83.3 16.7 Brentwood 38,900 82.5 17.5 Canterbury 66,100 74.2 25.8 Castle Point 44,300 85.0 15.0 Chelmsford 94,000 81.5 18.5 Colchester 90,700 82.8 16.8 Dartford 60,600 87.4 11.7 Dover 51,600 81.7 18.3 Eastbourne 45,900 75.1 24.9 Epping Forest 65,500 74.7 24.4 Gravesham 52,900 79.7 20.3 Harlow 43,100 84.4 15.6 Hastings 47,200 76.0 23.2 Lewes 50,800 83.6 16.4 Maidstone 76,300 82.4 16.1 Maldon 28,700 83.9 11.5 Medway 140,300 86.5 13.0 Rochford 42,600 82.1 17.9 Rother 39,900 76.1 22.3 Sevenoaks 55,100 78.0 22.0 Shepway 53,300 83.1 16.9 Southend-on-Sea 85,100 86.8 12.9 Swale 65,200 85.9 11.4 Tendring 52,300 84.5 15.5 Thanet 72,400 76.7 23.3 Thurrock 82,800 85.1 14.4 Tonbridge and 62,100 85.1 14.9 Malling Tunbridge Wells 58,300 80.2 19.8 Uttlesford 45,500 79.5 20.5 Wealden 72,500 72.2 27.4 Due to rounding, not all percentages will add up to 100%

Percentages in employment by occupation Oct 2016-Sep 2017 (Table continued on following page) Managers, Associate Admin Skilled Directors, Professional prof & Tech occupations trades Area Senior Occupations occupations occupations officials Ashford 6.2 17.2 11.0 9.8 16.7 Basildon 8.1 19.7 18.4 13.0 9.7 Braintree 13.3 12.1 12.4 12.3 14.3 Brentwood 20.9 24.3 12.2 11.9 8.4 Canterbury 11.7 19.5 16.5 13.3 12.4 Castle Point 14.5 7.6 12.7 12.5 13.7 Chelmsford 17.5 18.6 14.4 9.1 11.0 Colchester 8.4 20.6 15.9 10.4 11.6 Dartford 6.3 22.4 12.9 13.1 13.9 Dover 3.7 17.1 20.4 8.9 10.1 Eastbourne 8.2 19.1 13.3 10.4 14.7 Epping Forest 20.5 15.5 12.9 8.5 14.5 Gravesham 11.3 14.3 13.8 17.0 13.0 Harlow 5.6 6.2 11.9 11.4 9.0 Hastings 13.2 17.3 11.9 8.5 10.6 Lewes 10.2 24.3 23.3 5.5 9.0 Maidstone 15.4 18.1 15.1 5.5 7.4 Maldon 18.4 12.5 16.1 21.4 8.4 Medway 9.4 19.0 12.1 11.0 15.9 Rochford 14.4 29.7 10.4 12.7 9.7 Rother 8.9 22.4 12.8 6.6 15.6 Sevenoaks 15.3 23.6 12.0 13.8 8.3 Shepway 9.6 20.0 12.2 10.2 9.1 Southend-on- 11.4 20.7 14.9 9.8 9.8 Sea Swale 10.0 12.4 13.0 10.4 15.1 Tendring 16.4 14.4 13.4 10.5 10.0 Thanet 12.0 14.3 15.4 12.5 15.2 Thurrock 11.3 11.7 14.2 15.2 11.9 Tonbridge 13.6 20.7 15.9 10.8 10.5 and Malling Tunbridge 16.2 26.3 20.4 7.4 6.4 Wells Uttlesford 20.3 16.8 19.8 13.9 9.3 Wealden 10.8 22.5 13.4 8.8 15.7

Percentages in employment by occupation Oct 2016-Sep 2017 (Table continued from previous page) Sales & Process, plant Elementary Caring, leisure, customer & machine occupations Area other service service operatives occupations occupations Ashford 9.4 8.0 6.4 13.5 Basildon 9.7 6.1 3.8 11.4 Braintree 8.7 10.0 9.1 7.4 Brentwood 5.9 ! 3.6 11.5 Canterbury 11.3 4.5 3.3 7.4 Castle Point 8.8 9.3 10.3 10.6 Chelmsford 9.1 8.5 3.5 7.8 Colchester 12.7 5.0 3.9 11.4 Dartford 5.6 11.7 7.4 6.6 Dover 13.2 3.2 9.6 13.8 Eastbourne 10.2 8.0 3.9 10.5 Epping Forest 12.8 5.1 2.3 7.9 Gravesham 7.1 6.8 8.1 8.7 Harlow 14.6 15.7 10.5 15.2 Hastings 16.4 4.8 5.6 11.6 Lewes 9.4 4.6 2.4 11.2 Maidstone 10.2 6.9 7.5 13.1 Maldon 6.5 7.0 ! 6.2 Medway 10.2 7.3 5.8 9.1 Rochford 7.3 4.7 4.9 5.9 Rother 9.3 9.9 6.4 8.1 Sevenoaks 8.1 9.3 4.4 5.1 Shepway 14.1 9.2 5.5 10.2 Southend-on- 9.6 7.7 5.9 9.5 Sea Swale 5.1 10.4 10.9 11.8 Tendring 11.4 4.7 8.1 11.1 Thanet 11.8 6.0 2.7 8.4 Thurrock 7.4 7.9 9.0 11.0 Tonbridge and 11.2 7.6 4.4 5.3 Malling Tunbridge 7.2 5.0 ! 9.8 Wells Uttlesford 5.0 6.2 3.0 5.7 Wealden 9.7 7.6 3.0 8.1 ! Estimate and confidence interval not available since the group sample size is zero or disclosive (0-2).

Percentages in employment by industry Oct 2016-Sep 2017 (Table continued on following page) Distribution, Transport and Area Manufacturing Construction hotels, Communications restaurants Ashford 5.0 18.7 14.0 7.4 Basildon 10.5 10.9 13.4 8.4 Braintree 8.7 13.5 21.4 9.4 Brentwood 6.2 6.2 12.4 8.5 Canterbury 4.0 10.1 16.0 6.3 Castle Point 12.1 10.5 16.8 9.6 Chelmsford 2.6 9.5 22.5 6.7 Colchester 5.8 6.9 15.9 4.7 Dartford 3.9 13.0 16.4 10.8 Dover 8.5 11.9 12.6 12.8 Eastbourne 8.6 13.5 17.2 4.0 Epping Forest 5.3 13.1 17.0 12.4 Gravesham ! 7.7 23.8 9.4 Harlow 10.1 7.4 26.7 11.3 Hastings ! 6.9 18.0 3.3 Lewes 3.0 4.9 11.7 9.5 Maidstone 3.1 7.6 22.6 6.6 Maldon 16.5 8.2 16.8 6.4 Medway 9.6 12.1 16.3 7.8 Rochford 4.1 6.3 18.6 4.8 Rother 5.0 15.2 22.3 5.9 Sevenoaks 4.7 11.2 14.7 10.3 Shepway 8.5 7.9 19.0 12.2 Southend-on- 8.2 6.5 17.3 6.6 Sea Swale 6.4 8.4 23.8 10.3 Tendring 10.9 6.7 22.9 10.6 Thanet 11.7 10.9 19.8 9.8 Thurrock 8.2 11.8 17.8 12.8 Tonbridge and 5.0 9.5 14.3 7.8 Malling Tunbridge 4.8 3.4 15.1 7.6 Wells Uttlesford 6.7 10.6 18.1 8.6 Wealden 9.9 11.5 16.6 4.9 Note that this includes main sectors only so percentages do not total 100%. For more detailed breakdown by local area, see www.nomisweb.co.uk

Percentages in employment by industry Oct 2016-Sep 2017 (Table continued from previous page) Banking, Public admin, Other services Area finance & education & insurance health Ashford 14.5 29.3 4.8 Basildon 21.3 30.4 3.0 Braintree 19.7 20.4 3.4 Brentwood 21.2 30.8 12.3 Canterbury 20.0 31.9 10.0 Castle Point 17.9 23.4 6.0 Chelmsford 20.7 29.8 5.5 Colchester 21.2 37.7 5.5 Dartford 21.1 25.7 5.2 Dover 11.1 34.6 6.1 Eastbourne 17.0 30.5 7.4 Epping Forest 24.0 20.9 6.5 Gravesham 20.1 34.6 ! Harlow 10.9 27.8 3.3 Hastings 18.0 41.5 8.7 Lewes 25.3 33.1 7.7 Maidstone 15.3 34.1 3.6 Maldon 21.6 22.4 ! Medway 14.2 32.4 4.6 Rochford 27.0 28.3 7.6 Rother 12.5 27.1 6.9 Sevenoaks 22.7 25.8 7.1 Shepway 8.1 37.9 ! Southend-on- 19.6 32.5 7.2 Sea Swale 19.5 24.7 2.9 Tendring 13.5 28.9 5.0 Thanet 10.9 31.9 2.5 Thurrock 17.1 24.9 4.2 Tonbridge and 23.8 28.9 9.9 Malling Tunbridge 34.0 24.9 5.7 Wells Uttlesford 27.9 22.7 5.4 Wealden 17.3 31.6 5.5

Apprenticeship starts by home postcode of the learner

Area 2016/17 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 (provisional) Ashford 1,160 780 1,030 970 930 Basildon 1,490 1,390 1,700 1,620 1,550 Braintree 1,390 1,140 1,260 1,340 1,380 Brentwood 450 430 480 460 470 Canterbury 1,040 760 910 910 840 Castle Point 700 700 840 810 780 Chelmsford 1,170 1,040 1,190 1,100 1,110 Colchester 1,600 1,430 1,570 1,460 1,450 Dartford 730 700 710 810 790 Dover 970 860 970 970 940 Eastbourne 870 790 810 830 970 Epping Forest 810 710 760 850 800 Gravesham 800 680 790 720 770 Harlow 870 710 720 820 670 Hastings 770 680 720 880 750 Lewes 690 570 590 690 610 Maidstone 1,180 1,020 1,100 1,150 1,140 Maldon 510 440 520 540 480 Medway 2,870 2,580 2,740 2,810 2,640 Rochford 670 560 740 670 650 Rother 520 540 550 570 630 Sevenoaks 690 520 600 640 580 Shepway 1,040 940 1,070 960 870 Southend-on- Sea 1,400 1,250 1,390 1,420 1,330 Swale 1,280 1,180 1,230 1,210 1,310 Tendring 1,510 1,450 1,400 1,570 1,500 Thanet 1,400 1,170 1,300 1,420 1,260 Thurrock 1,310 1,190 1,480 1,400 1,340 Tonbridge and Malling 750 610 760 760 740 Tunbridge Wells 560 470 560 610 520 Uttlesford 580 400 530 520 540 Wealden 1,080 780 920 950 920 Source: Department for Education

Apprenticeship achievements by home postcode of the learner

Area 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Ashford 690 610 480 550 Basildon 670 760 770 890 Braintree 580 680 650 690 Brentwood 220 220 250 250 Canterbury 460 470 490 480 Castle Point 390 420 400 410 Chelmsford 560 650 590 660 Colchester 730 810 870 920 Dartford 350 380 390 440 Dover 410 470 500 530 Eastbourne 450 460 450 430 Epping Forest 460 380 420 450 Gravesham 340 430 430 440 Harlow 410 430 380 390 Hastings 420 340 340 380 Lewes 320 340 350 350 Maidstone 600 570 630 590 Maldon 240 300 230 280 Medway 1380 1330 1520 1610 Rochford 290 360 340 400 Rother 260 290 280 330 Sevenoaks 320 300 310 350 Shepway 500 530 550 620 Southend-on- Sea 520 620 710 650 Swale 610 520 710 680 Tendring 560 650 790 870 Thanet 570 690 660 740 Thurrock 600 610 770 790 Tonbridge and Malling 390 340 340 380 Tunbridge Wells 250 260 270 310 Uttlesford 250 280 270 250 Wealden 480 540 500 510

Vacancies posted

Total vacancies Total vacancies Jan Total vacancies Jan Area Feb 2017 – Jan 2016-December 2015-December 2018 2016 2015 Ashford 11,518 11,571 7,321 Basildon 17,394 15,543 12,967 Braintree 9,884 9,565 7,642 Brentwood 6,978 7,864 7,698 Canterbury 12,965 10,727 7,698 Castle Point 1,806 1,398 1,078 Chelmsford 26,086 28,561 23,776 Colchester 38,546 25,909 23,509 Dartford 18,455 13,458 9,418 Dover 15,953 11,824 6,915 Eastbourne 7,193 7,501 6,835 Epping Forest 8,398 7,259 5,193 Gravesham 5,849 3,856 2,485 Harlow 11,820 12,192 12,075 Hastings 7,547 6,082 4,819 Lewes 5,901 4,534 3,810 Maidstone 22,622 19,702 12,141 Maldon 2,159 2,015 1,521 Medway 22,746 13,826 9,875 Rochford 2,658 2,029 1,456 Rother 2,497 2,264 1,809 Sevenoaks 10,841 8,972 6,012 Shepway 5,504 4,053 2,951 Southend-on- Sea 10,045 10,697 8,552 Swale 8,794 5,656 3,727 Tendring 3,001 2,756 1,967 Thanet 4,922 4,123 3,031 Thurrock 10,432 9,628 6,936 Tonbridge and Malling 10,992 9,240 5,774 Tunbridge Wells 13,628 11,009 7,706 Uttlesford 5,710 5,143 3,666 Wealden 5,854 4,601 3,321