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East Worthing and Shoreham
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Your member of parliament
Tom Rutland
LabourLabour won East Worthing and Shoreham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,519 votes, or 19.4 points. A swing of 9.7 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 427 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 223.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 19.4 points, which is larger than 427 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 9,519 votes.
Majority
9,519
19.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
65.7%
+6.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
49,078 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom RutlandElected | Labour | 22,120 | 45.1% | +11.4 |
| Leila Williams | Conservative | 12,601 | 25.7% | +2.0 |
| Lionel Harman | Reform UK | 7,169 | 14.6% | +0.3 |
| Debbie Woudman | Green Party | 3,246 | 6.6% | +0.2 |
| David Batchelor | Liberal Democrat | 3,180 | 6.5% | -5.7 |
| Frank Ward | Independent | 320 | 0.7% | -1.4 |
| John Greenshields | Independent | 273 | 0.6% | -1.5 |
| Ivana Forman | Independent | 169 | 0.3% | -1.7 |
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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