England · Constituency
Eltham and Chislehurst
Covers Well Hall
Photograph shows Kidbrooke Village, a settlement in this constituency, not the whole of Eltham and Chislehurst.
Your member of parliament
Clive Efford
LabourLabour won Eltham and Chislehurst at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,429 votes, or 18.5 points. A swing of 9.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 418 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 232.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 18.5 points, which is larger than 418 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 8,429 votes.
Majority
8,429
18.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.6%
+1.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
45,566 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive EffordElected | Labour | 20,069 | 44.0% | +10.3 |
| Charlie Davis | Conservative | 11,640 | 25.5% | +1.8 |
| Mark George Simpson | Reform UK | 7,428 | 16.3% | +2.0 |
| Sam Gabriel | Green Party | 3,079 | 6.8% | +0.4 |
| Ulysse Abbate | Liberal Democrat | 2,423 | 5.3% | -6.9 |
| Sean Ellis Stewart | Workers Party of Britain | 356 | 0.8% | +0.1 |
| Arnold Tarling | Independent | 307 | 0.7% | -1.4 |
| Christian Hacking | Independent | 173 | 0.4% | -1.7 |
| John Courtneidge | Independent | 91 | 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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