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Folkestone and Hythe
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Your member of parliament
Tony Vaughan
LabourLabour won Folkestone and Hythe at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,729 votes, or 8.6 points. A swing of 4.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 184 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 466.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 8.6 points, which is larger than 184 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 3,729 votes.
Majority
3,729
8.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.7%
+2.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
43,246 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony VaughanElected | Labour | 15,020 | 34.7% | +1.0 |
| Damian Collins | Conservative | 11,291 | 26.1% | +2.4 |
| Bill Wright | Reform UK | 10,685 | 24.7% | +10.4 |
| Marianne Brett | Green Party | 3,954 | 9.1% | +2.7 |
| Larry Ngan | Liberal Democrat | 1,736 | 4.0% | -8.2 |
| Momtaz Khanom | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 249 | 0.6% | +0.5 |
| David Allen | Fairer Voting Party | 240 | 0.6% | +0.6 |
| Andy Thomas | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 71 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. 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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