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Colchester
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Your member of parliament
Pam Cox
LabourLabour won Colchester at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,250 votes, or 18.4 points. A swing of 9.2 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 414 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 236.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 18.4 points, which is larger than 414 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 8,250 votes.
Majority
8,250
18.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
57.1%
-2.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
44,903 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pam CoxElected | Labour | 18,804 | 41.9% | +8.2 |
| James Cracknell | Conservative | 10,554 | 23.5% | -0.2 |
| Terence Longstaff | Reform UK | 6,664 | 14.8% | +0.5 |
| Martin Goss | Liberal Democrat | 6,393 | 14.2% | +2.0 |
| Sara Ruth | Green Party | 2,414 | 5.4% | -1.0 |
| James Rolfe | Climate Party | 74 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
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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