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Blackpool South
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Your member of parliament
Chris Webb
LabourLabour won Blackpool South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,848 votes, or 19.5 points. A swing of 9.8 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 432 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 218.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 19.5 points, which is larger than 432 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 6,848 votes.
Majority
6,848
19.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
45.4%
-14.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
35,180 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris WebbElected | Labour | 16,916 | 48.1% | +14.4 |
| Mark Butcher | Reform UK | 10,068 | 28.6% | +14.3 |
| Zak Khan | Conservative | 5,504 | 15.6% | -8.1 |
| Ben Thomas | Green Party | 1,207 | 3.4% | -3.0 |
| Andrew Cregan | Liberal Democrat | 1,041 | 3.0% | -9.3 |
| Stephen Black | Independent | 261 | 0.7% | -1.3 |
| Kim Knight | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 183 | 0.5% | +0.5 |
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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