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Broadland and Fakenham
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Your member of parliament
Jerome Mayhew
ConservativeConservative won Broadland and Fakenham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 719 votes, or 1.5 points. A swing of 0.8 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 29 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 621.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 1.5 points, which is larger than 29 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 719 votes.
Majority
719
1.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
64.4%
+4.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
49,513 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome MayhewElected | Conservative | 16,322 | 33.0% | +9.3 |
| Iain Simpson | Labour | 15,603 | 31.5% | -2.2 |
| Eric Masters | Reform UK | 8,859 | 17.9% | +3.6 |
| Leyla Hannbeck | Liberal Democrat | 5,526 | 11.2% | -1.1 |
| Jan Davis | Green Party | 3,203 | 6.5% | +0.1 |
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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