England · Constituency
Chesterfield
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Photograph shows Brimington, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Chesterfield.
Your member of parliament
Mr Toby Perkins
LabourLabour won Chesterfield at the 2024 general election with a majority of 10,820 votes, or 26.0 points. A swing of 13.0 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 518 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 132.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 26.0 points, which is larger than 518 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 10,820 votes.
Majority
10,820
26.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
58.0%
-1.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
41,555 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby PerkinsElected | Labour | 19,316 | 46.5% | +12.8 |
| Ben Flook | Conservative | 8,496 | 20.4% | -3.3 |
| Dan Price | Reform UK | 7,897 | 19.0% | +4.7 |
| David Wadsworth | Green Party | 2,682 | 6.5% | +0.1 |
| Ian Barfield | Liberal Democrat | 2,553 | 6.1% | -6.1 |
| Kris Stone | Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI) | 363 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
| Julie Lowe | Workers Party of Britain | 248 | 0.6% | -0.1 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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