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Forest of Dean
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Your member of parliament
Matt Bishop
LabourLabour won Forest of Dean at the 2024 general election with a majority of 278 votes, or 0.6 points. A swing of 0.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 13 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 637.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 0.6 points, which is larger than 13 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 278 votes.
Majority
278
0.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
66.0%
+6.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
48,091 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt BishopElected | Labour | 16,373 | 34.0% | +0.3 |
| Mark Harper | Conservative | 16,095 | 33.5% | +9.8 |
| Stan Goodin | Reform UK | 8,194 | 17.0% | +2.7 |
| Chris McFarling | Green Party | 4,735 | 9.8% | +3.5 |
| James Joyce | Liberal Democrat | 2,604 | 5.4% | -6.8 |
| Saiham Sikder | Socialist Labour Party | 90 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
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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