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Ely and East Cambridgeshire
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Photograph shows Ely. The constituency reaches beyond the city itself.
Your member of parliament
Charlotte Cane
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won Ely and East Cambridgeshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 495 votes, or 0.9 points. A swing of 0.5 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 17 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 633.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 0.9 points, which is larger than 17 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 495 votes.
Majority
495
0.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
66.2%
+6.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
52,369 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte CaneElected | Liberal Democrat | 17,127 | 32.7% | +20.5 |
| Lucy Frazer | Conservative | 16,632 | 31.8% | +8.1 |
| Elizabeth McWilliams | Labour | 9,160 | 17.5% | -16.2 |
| Ryan Coogan | Reform UK | 6,443 | 12.3% | -2.0 |
| Andy Cogan | Green Party | 2,359 | 4.5% | -1.9 |
| Hoo-Ray Henry | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 271 | 0.5% | +0.5 |
| Robert Bayley | Social Democratic Party | 172 | 0.3% | +0.2 |
| Obi Monye | Independent | 103 | 0.2% | -1.8 |
| Rob Rawlins | Independent | 102 | 0.2% | -1.9 |
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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