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Dundee Central
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Your member of parliament
Chris Law
Scottish National PartyScottish National Party won Dundee Central at the 2024 general election with a majority of 675 votes, or 1.7 points. A swing of 0.8 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 34 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 616.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 1.7 points, which is larger than 34 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Scottish National Party finished ahead of Labour by 675 votes.
Majority
675
1.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
52.3%
-7.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
10
38,848 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris LawElected | Scottish National Party | 15,544 | 40.0% | +37.5 |
| Richard McCready | Labour | 14,869 | 38.3% | +4.6 |
| Daniel Coleman | Liberal Democrat | 2,402 | 6.2% | -6.0 |
| Vicky McCann | Reform UK | 2,363 | 6.1% | -8.2 |
| Emma Farquhar | Conservative | 1,569 | 4.0% | -19.7 |
| Alan Ross | Alba Party | 813 | 2.1% | +2.1 |
| Jim McFarlane | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 600 | 1.5% | +1.5 |
| Susan Ettle | Scottish Family Party | 357 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
| Raymond Mennie | Workers Party of Britain | 192 | 0.5% | -0.2 |
| Niko Omilana | Independent | 139 | 0.4% | -1.7 |
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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