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Ashford
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Your member of parliament
Sojan Joseph
LabourLabour won Ashford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,779 votes, or 3.8 points. A swing of 1.9 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 88 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 562.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 3.8 points, which is larger than 88 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 1,779 votes.
Majority
1,779
3.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.6%
+1.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
46,975 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sojan JosephElected | Labour | 15,262 | 32.5% | -1.2 |
| Damian Green | Conservative | 13,483 | 28.7% | +5.0 |
| Tristram Kennedy Harper | Reform UK | 10,141 | 21.6% | +7.3 |
| Mandy Rossi | Green Party | 4,355 | 9.3% | +2.9 |
| Adam Rowledge | Liberal Democrat | 2,445 | 5.2% | -7.0 |
| James Ransley | Consensus | 1,289 | 2.7% | +2.7 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. 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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