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Bridgwater
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Photograph shows Burnham-on-Sea, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Bridgwater.
Your member of parliament
Sir Ashley Fox
ConservativeConservative won Bridgwater at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,349 votes, or 3.4 points. A swing of 1.7 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 78 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 572.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 3.4 points, which is larger than 78 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 1,349 votes.
Majority
1,349
3.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
56.1%
-3.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
40,129 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley FoxElected | Conservative | 12,281 | 30.6% | +6.9 |
| Leigh Redman | Labour | 10,932 | 27.2% | -6.5 |
| Wiliam Fagg | Reform UK | 8,913 | 22.2% | +7.9 |
| Claire Sully | Liberal Democrat | 5,781 | 14.4% | +2.2 |
| Charles Graham | Green Party | 1,720 | 4.3% | -2.1 |
| Pelé Barnes | Independent | 334 | 0.8% | -1.2 |
| Gregory Tanner | Workers Party of Britain | 168 | 0.4% | -0.3 |
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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