England · Constituency
Colne Valley
Covers Holmfirth · Birchencliffe · Golcar · Lindley and more
Photograph shows Golcar, a suburb in this constituency, not the whole of Colne Valley.
Your member of parliament
Paul Davies
LabourLabour won Colne Valley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,963 votes, or 10.7 points. A swing of 5.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 240 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 410.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 10.7 points, which is larger than 240 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 4,963 votes.
Majority
4,963
10.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
63.6%
+3.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
46,221 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul DaviesElected | Labour | 18,970 | 41.0% | +7.3 |
| Jason McCartney | Conservative | 14,007 | 30.3% | +6.6 |
| Stuart Hale | Reform UK | 7,298 | 15.8% | +1.5 |
| Heather Peacock | Green Party | 3,480 | 7.5% | +1.1 |
| Katharine Macy | Liberal Democrat | 2,007 | 4.3% | -7.9 |
| Timothy Millea | The Yorkshire Party | 459 | 1.0% | +0.9 |
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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