England · Constituency
Arundel and South Downs
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Photograph shows Henfield, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Arundel and South Downs.
Your member of parliament
Andrew Griffith
ConservativeConservative won Arundel and South Downs at the 2024 general election with a majority of 12,134 votes, or 22.2 points. A swing of 11.1 points to Liberal Democrat would take it. That makes it safer than 471 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 179.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 22.2 points, which is larger than 471 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Liberal Democrat by 12,134 votes.
Majority
12,134
22.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
70.2%
+10.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
54,740 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew GriffithElected | Conservative | 22,001 | 40.2% | +16.5 |
| Richard Allen | Liberal Democrat | 9,867 | 18.0% | +5.8 |
| Christopher Philipsborn | Labour | 9,782 | 17.9% | -15.8 |
| David Thomas | Reform UK | 7,391 | 13.5% | -0.8 |
| Steve McAuliffe | Green Party | 5,515 | 10.1% | +3.7 |
| Mike Smith | Social Democratic Party | 184 | 0.3% | +0.2 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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