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Derbyshire Dales
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Your member of parliament
John Whitby
LabourLabour won Derbyshire Dales at the 2024 general election with a majority of 350 votes, or 0.7 points. A swing of 0.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 16 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 634.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 0.7 points, which is larger than 16 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 350 votes.
Majority
350
0.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
69.9%
+10.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
51,272 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John WhitbyElected | Labour | 17,759 | 34.6% | +0.9 |
| Sarah Dines | Conservative | 17,409 | 34.0% | +10.2 |
| Edward Oakenfull | Reform UK | 7,728 | 15.1% | +0.8 |
| Robert Court | Liberal Democrat | 4,860 | 9.5% | -2.7 |
| Kelda Boothroyd | Green Party | 2,830 | 5.5% | -0.9 |
| Rachel Elnaugh-Love | Independent | 369 | 0.7% | -1.3 |
| Helen Wetherall | True & Fair Party | 317 | 0.6% | +0.6 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. 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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