England · Constituency
Barking
Covers Barking · Dagenham
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Your member of parliament
Nesil Caliskan
LabourLabour won Barking at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,054 votes, or 30.3 points. A swing of 15.2 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 558 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 92.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 30.3 points, which is larger than 558 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 11,054 votes.
Majority
11,054
30.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
45.7%
-14.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
36,477 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nesil CaliskanElected | Labour | 16,227 | 44.5% | +10.8 |
| Clive Peacock | Reform UK | 5,173 | 14.2% | -0.1 |
| Simon Anthony | Green Party | 4,988 | 13.7% | +7.3 |
| Julie Redmond | Conservative | 4,294 | 11.8% | -11.9 |
| Muhammad Asim | Workers Party of Britain | 3,578 | 9.8% | +9.1 |
| Charley Hasted | Liberal Democrat | 1,015 | 2.8% | -9.4 |
| Dee Dias | Independent | 753 | 2.1% | +0.0 |
| Lucy Baiye-Gaman | Christian Peoples Alliance | 449 | 1.2% | +1.2 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty 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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