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Cannock Chase
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Your member of parliament
Josh Newbury
LabourLabour won Cannock Chase at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,125 votes, or 7.3 points. A swing of 3.6 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 156 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 494.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 7.3 points, which is larger than 156 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 3,125 votes.
Majority
3,125
7.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
55.8%
-3.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
42,953 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh NewburyElected | Labour | 15,671 | 36.5% | +2.8 |
| Amanda Milling | Conservative | 12,546 | 29.2% | +5.5 |
| Paul Allen | Reform UK | 11,570 | 26.9% | +12.6 |
| Andrea Muckley | Green Party | 2,137 | 5.0% | -1.4 |
| Elizabeth Jewkes | Liberal Democrat | 1,029 | 2.4% | -9.8 |
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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