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Bath
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Your member of parliament
Wera Hobhouse
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won Bath at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,218 votes, or 23.3 points. A swing of 11.7 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 486 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 164.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 23.3 points, which is larger than 486 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Labour by 11,218 votes.
Majority
11,218
23.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
69.1%
+9.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
48,130 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wera HobhouseElected | Liberal Democrat | 19,883 | 41.3% | +29.1 |
| Dan Bewley | Labour | 8,665 | 18.0% | -15.7 |
| James Wright | Conservative | 7,659 | 15.9% | -7.8 |
| Dom Tristram | Green Party | 5,952 | 12.4% | +6.0 |
| Teresa Hall | Reform UK | 3,798 | 7.9% | -6.4 |
| Colin Blackburn | Independent | 1,749 | 3.6% | +1.6 |
| Matthew Alford | Workers Party of Britain | 230 | 0.5% | -0.3 |
| Bill Blockhead | Independent | 169 | 0.4% | -1.7 |
| A ON | Independent | 25 | 0.1% | -2.0 |
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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