England · Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Covers Snodland · Holborough · Lordswood · Luton
Photograph shows Aylesford. The constituency reaches beyond the village itself.
Your member of parliament
Tristan Osborne
LabourLabour won Chatham and Aylesford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,998 votes, or 4.9 points. A swing of 2.5 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 110 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 540.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 4.9 points, which is larger than 110 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 1,998 votes.
Majority
1,998
4.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.4%
-5.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
40,845 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan OsborneElected | Labour | 13,689 | 33.5% | -0.2 |
| Nathan Gamester | Conservative | 11,691 | 28.6% | +4.9 |
| Thomas Mallon | Reform UK | 9,989 | 24.5% | +10.2 |
| Kim Winterbottom | Green Party | 2,504 | 6.1% | -0.3 |
| Nicholas Chan | Liberal Democrat | 2,175 | 5.3% | -6.9 |
| Matt Valentine | Workers Party of Britain | 340 | 0.8% | +0.1 |
| Adedotun Ogundemuren | Christian Peoples Alliance | 316 | 0.8% | +0.8 |
| Steve Tanner | Social Democratic Party | 141 | 0.3% | +0.2 |
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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