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Christchurch
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Your member of parliament
Sir Christopher Chope
ConservativeConservative won Christchurch at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,455 votes, or 15.7 points. A swing of 7.8 points to Liberal Democrat would take it. That makes it safer than 357 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 293.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 15.7 points, which is larger than 357 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Liberal Democrat by 7,455 votes.
Majority
7,455
15.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
66.6%
+6.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
47,335 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher ChopeElected | Conservative | 16,941 | 35.8% | +12.1 |
| Mike Cox | Liberal Democrat | 9,486 | 20.0% | +7.8 |
| Robin Adamson | Reform UK | 8,961 | 18.9% | +4.6 |
| Joanna Howard | Labour | 7,762 | 16.4% | -17.3 |
| Susan Graham | Green Party | 1,900 | 4.0% | -2.4 |
| Simon McCormack | Independent | 1,728 | 3.7% | +1.6 |
| Sasha Jolliffe Yasawi | Animal Welfare Party | 335 | 0.7% | +0.7 |
| Steve Unwin | UK Independence Party | 163 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
| Trevor Parsons | Social Democratic Party | 59 | 0.1% | +0.0 |
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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