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East Thanet
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Your member of parliament
Ms Polly Billington
LabourLabour won East Thanet at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,971 votes, or 16.3 points. A swing of 8.2 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 373 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 277.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 16.3 points, which is larger than 373 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
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%
-2.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
42,713 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polly BillingtonElected | Labour | 17,054 | 39.9% | +6.2 |
| Helen Harrison | Conservative | 10,083 | 23.6% | -0.1 |
| Paul Webb | Reform UK | 8,591 | 20.1% | +5.8 |
| Steve Roberts | Green Party | 4,590 | 10.7% | +4.4 |
| Jai Singh | Liberal Democrat | 1,365 | 3.2% | -9.0 |
| Grahame Birchall | Independent | 563 | 1.3% | -0.7 |
| Paul Holton | Independent | 369 | 0.9% | -1.2 |
| Mo Shafaei | Independent | 98 | 0.2% | -1.8 |
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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