England · Constituency
City of Durham
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Your member of parliament
Mary Kelly Foy
LabourLabour won City of Durham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,757 votes, or 28.9 points. A swing of 14.4 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 545 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 105.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 28.9 points, which is larger than 545 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 11,757 votes.
Majority
11,757
28.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
57.6%
-2.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
40,627 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary FoyElected | Labour | 19,131 | 47.1% | +13.4 |
| Mark Belch | Reform UK | 7,374 | 18.2% | +3.9 |
| Mark Wilkes | Liberal Democrat | 5,920 | 14.6% | +2.4 |
| Luke Holmes | Conservative | 5,221 | 12.9% | -10.9 |
| Jonathan Elmer | Green Party | 2,803 | 6.9% | +0.5 |
| Sarah Welbourne | Social Democratic Party | 178 | 0.4% | +0.3 |
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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