Matt Bishop

Matt Bishop is the Labour MP for Forest of Dean, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Last election result

Review the last election result for the constituency Forest of Dean when Matt Bishop was elected.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
278
Electorate
72,857
Turnout
66%

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
Matt Bishop
Labour
16,373 34.0% 5.3%
Mark Harper
Conservative
16,095 33.5% -26.1%
Stan Goodin
Reform UK
8,194 17.0% 17.0%
Chris McFarling
Green Party
4,735 9.8% 0.8%
James Joyce
Liberal Democrat
2,604 5.4% 5.4%
Saiham Sikder
Socialist Labour Party
90 0.2% 0.2%