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Doncaster North
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Your member of parliament
Ed Miliband
LabourLabour won Doncaster North at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,126 votes, or 29.4 points. A swing of 14.7 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 551 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 99.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 29.4 points, which is larger than 551 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 9,126 votes.
Majority
9,126
29.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
44.4%
-15.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
31,002 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed MilibandElected | Labour | 16,231 | 52.4% | +18.7 |
| Glenn Bluff | Conservative | 7,105 | 22.9% | -0.8 |
| Dave Bettney | Social Democratic Party | 1,960 | 6.3% | +6.2 |
| Tony Nicholson | Green Party | 1,778 | 5.7% | -0.7 |
| Frank Calladine | British Democratic Party | 1,160 | 3.7% | +3.7 |
| Christopher Dawson | The Yorkshire Party | 1,059 | 3.4% | +3.4 |
| Jonathan Harston | Liberal Democrat | 1,045 | 3.4% | -8.8 |
| Catherine Briggs | Party of Women | 452 | 1.5% | +1.4 |
| Andy Hiles | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 212 | 0.7% | +0.6 |
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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