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East Grinstead and Uckfield
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Your member of parliament
Mims Davies
ConservativeConservative won East Grinstead and Uckfield at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,480 votes, or 16.8 points. A swing of 8.4 points to Liberal Democrat would take it. That makes it safer than 386 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 264.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 16.8 points, which is larger than 386 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Liberal Democrat by 8,480 votes.
Majority
8,480
16.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
66.8%
+7.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
50,393 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mims DaviesElected | Conservative | 19,319 | 38.3% | +14.6 |
| Benedict Dempsey | Liberal Democrat | 10,839 | 21.5% | +9.3 |
| Ben Cox | Labour | 10,440 | 20.7% | -13.0 |
| Christina Coleman | Green Party | 5,277 | 10.5% | +4.1 |
| Ian Gibson | Independent | 2,482 | 4.9% | +2.9 |
| William Highton | English Democrats | 2,036 | 4.0% | +4.0 |
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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