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Bexhill and Battle
Covers Battle · Bexhill-on-Sea
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Your member of parliament
Dr Kieran Mullan
ConservativeConservative won Bexhill and Battle at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,657 votes, or 5.6 points. A swing of 2.8 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 123 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 527.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 5.6 points, which is larger than 123 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 2,657 votes.
Majority
2,657
5.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
66.1%
+6.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
10
47,750 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran MullanElected | Conservative | 16,186 | 33.9% | +10.2 |
| Christine Bayliss | Labour | 13,529 | 28.3% | -5.4 |
| Ian Gribbin | Reform UK | 7,929 | 16.6% | +2.3 |
| Becky Jones | Liberal Democrat | 3,473 | 7.3% | -4.9 |
| Jonathan Kent | Green Party | 2,972 | 6.2% | -0.2 |
| Abul Azad | Independent | 2,206 | 4.6% | +2.6 |
| Jeff Newnham | Independent | 769 | 1.6% | -0.4 |
| Julia Long | Party of Women | 332 | 0.7% | +0.7 |
| Nigel Jacklin | Independent Network | 210 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
| Colin Sullivan | UK Independence Party | 144 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
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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