2024 General Election
The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 11 candidates ran for election.
Summary
LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
7,585
Electorate
76,406
Turnout
62.5%
You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.
UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.
The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.
Share of the vote
The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.
Breakdown
The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.
| Candidate/Party | Votes | Share | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Mike Tapp
Labour
|
18,940 | 39.6% | 7.0% |
|
|
Howard Cox
Reform UK
|
11,355 | 23.8% | 23.8% |
|
|
Stephen James
Conservative
|
10,370 | 21.7% | -35.2% |
|
|
Christine Oliver
Green Party
|
3,106 | 6.5% | 3.8% |
|
|
Penelope James
Liberal Democrat
|
2,595 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
|
|
Geoffrey Lymer
Independent
|
485 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
|
|
Ash Payne
Independent
|
369 | 0.8% | 0.8% |
|
|
Steve Laws
English Democrats
|
185 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Sylvia Petersen
Heritage Party
|
168 | 0.4% | 0.4% |
|
|
Chris Tough
Independent
|
104 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
|
|
Colin Tasker
Workers Party of Britain
|
98 | 0.2% | 0.2% |