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Basingstoke
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Your member of parliament
Luke Murphy
LabourLabour won Basingstoke at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,484 votes, or 13.2 points. A swing of 6.6 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 300 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 350.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 13.2 points, which is larger than 300 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 6,484 votes.
Majority
6,484
13.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
62.4%
+2.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
48,989 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke MurphyElected | Labour | 20,922 | 42.7% | +9.0 |
| Maria Miller | Conservative | 14,438 | 29.5% | +5.8 |
| Ray Saint | Reform UK | 6,314 | 12.9% | -1.4 |
| Michael Howard-Sorrell | Green Party | 3,568 | 7.3% | +0.9 |
| Richard Whelan | Liberal Democrat | 3,176 | 6.5% | -5.7 |
| Alan Stone | Hampshire Independents | 571 | 1.2% | +1.2 |
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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