
England · Constituency
East Thanet
Represented by Ms Polly Billington (Labour)
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Your member of parliament
Ms Polly Billington
LabourContact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 6,971 votes.
Majority
6,971
16.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
57.0%
42,713 of 74,927 on the register.
Candidates
8
42,713 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polly BillingtonElected | Labour | 17,054 | 39.9% |
| Helen Harrison | Conservative | 10,083 | 23.6% |
| Paul Webb | Reform UK | 8,591 | 20.1% |
| Steve Roberts | Green Party | 4,590 | 10.7% |
| Jai Singh | Liberal Democrat | 1,365 | 3.2% |
| Grahame Birchall | Independent | 563 | 1.3% |
| Paul Holton | Independent | 369 | 0.9% |
| Mo Shafaei | Independent | 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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