England · Constituency
Amber Valley
Covers Alfreton · Heanor · Langley Mill · Ripley
Photograph shows Heanor, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Amber Valley.
Your member of parliament
Linsey Farnsworth
LabourLabour won Amber Valley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,554 votes, or 8.4 points. A swing of 4.2 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 179 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 471.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 8.4 points, which is larger than 179 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 3,554 votes.
Majority
3,554
8.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.4%
-0.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
42,531 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linsey FarnsworthElected | Labour | 15,746 | 37.0% | +3.3 |
| Alex Stevenson | Reform UK | 12,192 | 28.7% | +14.4 |
| Nigel Mills | Conservative | 10,725 | 25.2% | +1.5 |
| Matt McGuinness | Green Party | 2,278 | 5.4% | -1.0 |
| Kate Smith | Liberal Democrat | 1,590 | 3.7% | -8.5 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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