England · Constituency
East Hampshire
Covers Alton · Petersfield
Photograph shows Alton, a town in this constituency, not the whole of East Hampshire.
Your member of parliament
Damian Hinds
ConservativeConservative won East Hampshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,275 votes, or 2.5 points. A swing of 1.3 points to Liberal Democrat would take it. That makes it safer than 56 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 594.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 2.5 points, which is larger than 56 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Liberal Democrat by 1,275 votes.
Majority
1,275
2.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
70.8%
+11.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
50,006 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian HindsElected | Conservative | 18,509 | 37.0% | +13.3 |
| Dominic Martin | Liberal Democrat | 17,234 | 34.5% | +22.2 |
| Matthew Kellerman | Reform UK | 6,476 | 13.0% | -1.3 |
| Lucy Sims | Labour | 4,867 | 9.7% | -24.0 |
| Richard Knight | Green Party | 2,404 | 4.8% | -1.6 |
| Jim Makin | Hampshire Independents | 364 | 0.7% | +0.7 |
| Sara Smith | Social Democratic Party | 152 | 0.3% | +0.2 |
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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