England · Constituency
Castle Point
Covers Canvey Island · Hadleigh · South Benfleet · Thundersley
Photograph shows Canvey Island, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Castle Point.
Your member of parliament
Rebecca Harris
ConservativeConservative won Castle Point at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,251 votes, or 8.0 points. A swing of 4.0 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 171 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 479.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 8.0 points, which is larger than 171 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Reform UK by 3,251 votes.
Majority
3,251
8.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
57.2%
-2.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
40,633 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca HarrisElected | Conservative | 15,485 | 38.1% | +14.4 |
| Keiron McGill | Reform UK | 12,234 | 30.1% | +15.8 |
| Mark Maguire | Labour | 9,455 | 23.3% | -10.4 |
| Bob Chapman | Green Party | 2,118 | 5.2% | -1.2 |
| James Willis | Liberal Democrat | 1,341 | 3.3% | -8.9 |
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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