England · Constituency
Dover and Deal
Represented by Mike Tapp (Labour)
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Your member of parliament
Mike Tapp
LabourContact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 7,585 votes.
Majority
7,585
15.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
62.5%
47,775 of 76,406 on the register.
Candidates
11
47,775 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike TappElected | Labour | 18,940 | 39.6% |
| Howard Cox | Reform UK | 11,355 | 23.8% |
| Stephen James | Conservative | 10,370 | 21.7% |
| Christine Oliver | Green Party | 3,106 | 6.5% |
| Penelope James | Liberal Democrat | 2,595 | 5.4% |
| Geoffrey Lymer | Independent | 485 | 1.0% |
| Ash Payne | Independent | 369 | 0.8% |
| Steve Laws | English Democrats | 185 | 0.4% |
| Sylvia Petersen | Heritage Party | 168 | 0.4% |
| Chris Tough | Independent | 104 | 0.2% |
| Colin Tasker | Workers Party of Britain | 98 | 0.2% |
Safe. A comfortable margin. That describes the 2024 general election result only — arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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