England · Constituency
Bexleyheath and Crayford
Covers Barnehurst · Barnes Cray
Photograph shows Barnehurst, a settlement in this constituency, not the whole of Bexleyheath and Crayford.
Your member of parliament
Daniel Francis
LabourLabour won Bexleyheath and Crayford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,114 votes, or 4.9 points. A swing of 2.5 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 110 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 540.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 4.9 points, which is larger than 110 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 2,114 votes.
Majority
2,114
4.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.8%
+2.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
43,461 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel FrancisElected | Labour | 15,717 | 36.2% | +2.5 |
| Mark Brooks | Conservative | 13,603 | 31.3% | +7.6 |
| Tom Bright | Reform UK | 9,861 | 22.7% | +8.4 |
| David McBride | Liberal Democrat | 2,204 | 5.1% | -7.1 |
| George Edgar | Green Party | 2,076 | 4.8% | -1.6 |
Marginal. Decided by under five 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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