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Ashton-under-Lyne
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Your member of parliament
Angela Rayner
LabourLabour won Ashton-under-Lyne at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,791 votes, or 19.2 points. A swing of 9.6 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 426 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 224.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 19.2 points, which is larger than 426 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 6,791 votes.
Majority
6,791
19.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
49.9%
-9.8 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
35,461 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela RaynerElected | Labour | 15,575 | 43.9% | +10.2 |
| Robert Barrowcliffe | Reform UK | 8,784 | 24.8% | +10.5 |
| Lizzie Hacking | Conservative | 4,375 | 12.3% | -11.4 |
| Aroma Hassan | Workers Party of Britain | 2,835 | 8.0% | +7.3 |
| Lee Huntbach | Green Party | 2,481 | 7.0% | +0.6 |
| Dominic Hardwick | Liberal Democrat | 1,411 | 4.0% | -8.2 |
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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