England · Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
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Your member of parliament
Rachel Blake
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Cities of London and Westminster at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,708 votes, or 6.9 points. A swing of 3.5 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 147 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 503.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 6.9 points, which is larger than 147 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 2,708 votes.
Majority
2,708
6.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
53.4%
-6.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
11
39,215 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel BlakeElected | Labour | 15,302 | 39.0% | +5.3 |
| Tim Barnes | Conservative | 12,594 | 32.1% | +8.4 |
| Edward Lucas | Liberal Democrat | 4,335 | 11.1% | -1.2 |
| Rajiv Sinha | Green Party | 2,844 | 7.3% | +0.9 |
| Tarun Ghulati | Reform UK | 2,752 | 7.0% | -7.3 |
| Hoz Shafiei | Workers Party of Britain | 727 | 1.9% | +1.1 |
| Liz Burford | Rejoin EU | 352 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
| Huge De Burgh | Social Democratic Party | 110 | 0.3% | +0.2 |
| John Generic | Independent | 110 | 0.3% | -1.8 |
| Tim Hallett | Independent | 55 | 0.1% | -1.9 |
| Matthew Carr | Independent | 34 | 0.1% | -2.0 |
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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