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Dover and Deal
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Photograph shows Dover. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Mike Tapp
LabourLabour won Dover and Deal at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,585 votes, or 15.9 points. A swing of 8.0 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 363 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 287.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 15.9 points, which is larger than 363 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
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%
+2.8 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
11
47,775 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike TappElected | Labour | 18,940 | 39.6% | +5.9 |
| Howard Cox | Reform UK | 11,355 | 23.8% | +9.5 |
| Stephen James | Conservative | 10,370 | 21.7% | -2.0 |
| Christine Oliver | Green Party | 3,106 | 6.5% | +0.1 |
| Penelope James | Liberal Democrat | 2,595 | 5.4% | -6.8 |
| Geoffrey Lymer | Independent | 485 | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| Ash Payne | Independent | 369 | 0.8% | -1.3 |
| Steve Laws | English Democrats | 185 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
| Sylvia Petersen | Heritage Party | 168 | 0.4% | +0.3 |
| Chris Tough | Independent | 104 | 0.2% | -1.8 |
| Colin Tasker | Workers Party of Britain | 98 | 0.2% | -0.5 |
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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