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Brentwood and Ongar
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Your member of parliament
Alex Burghart
ConservativeConservative won Brentwood and Ongar at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,980 votes, or 12.4 points. A swing of 6.2 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 283 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 367.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 12.4 points, which is larger than 283 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Reform UK by 5,980 votes.
Majority
5,980
12.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
64.1%
+4.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
48,332 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex BurghartElected | Conservative | 17,731 | 36.7% | +13.0 |
| Paul Godfrey | Reform UK | 11,751 | 24.3% | +10.0 |
| Gareth Barrett | Labour | 11,082 | 22.9% | -10.8 |
| David Kendall | Liberal Democrat | 5,809 | 12.0% | -0.2 |
| RJ Learmouth | Green Party | 1,770 | 3.7% | -2.7 |
| Robin Tilbrook | English Democrats | 189 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
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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