England · Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Covers Bankside
Photograph shows Bankside, a settlement in this constituency, not the whole of Bermondsey and Old Southwark.
Your member of parliament
Neil Coyle
LabourLabour won Bermondsey and Old Southwark at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,787 votes, or 20.7 points. A swing of 10.3 points to Liberal Democrat would take it. That makes it safer than 449 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 201.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 20.7 points, which is larger than 449 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Liberal Democrat by 7,787 votes.
Majority
7,787
20.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.1%
-5.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
37,603 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil CoyleElected | Labour | 16,857 | 44.8% | +11.1 |
| Rachel Bentley | Liberal Democrat | 9,070 | 24.1% | +11.9 |
| Susan Hunter | Green Party | 4,477 | 11.9% | +5.5 |
| Tony Sharp | Reform UK | 3,397 | 9.0% | -5.3 |
| Jonathan Iliff | Conservative | 2,879 | 7.7% | -16.0 |
| Piers Corbyn | Independent | 403 | 1.1% | -1.0 |
| Niko Omilana | Independent | 273 | 0.7% | -1.3 |
| Barry Duckett | Independent | 247 | 0.7% | -1.4 |
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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