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Dagenham and Rainham
Covers Chadwell Heath
Photograph shows Chadwell Heath, a suburb in this constituency, not the whole of Dagenham and Rainham.
Your member of parliament
Margaret Mullane
LabourLabour won Dagenham and Rainham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,173 votes, or 18.5 points. A swing of 9.3 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 418 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 232.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 18.5 points, which is larger than 418 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 7,173 votes.
Majority
7,173
18.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
50.8%
-8.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
38,867 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret MullaneElected | Labour | 16,571 | 42.6% | +8.9 |
| Kevin Godfrey | Reform UK | 9,398 | 24.2% | +9.9 |
| Sam Holland | Conservative | 6,926 | 17.8% | -5.9 |
| Kim Arrowsmith | Green Party | 4,184 | 10.8% | +4.4 |
| Francesca Flack | Liberal Democrat | 1,033 | 2.7% | -9.6 |
| Terence London | Independent | 755 | 1.9% | -0.1 |
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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