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Gillingham and Rainham
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Your member of parliament
Naushabah Khan
LabourLabour won Gillingham and Rainham at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,972 votes, or 9.7 points. A swing of 4.8 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 212 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 438.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 9.7 points, which is larger than 212 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 3,972 votes.
Majority
3,972
9.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
56.0%
-3.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
41,140 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naushabah KhanElected | Labour | 15,562 | 37.8% | +4.1 |
| Rehman Chishti | Conservative | 11,590 | 28.2% | +4.5 |
| Rizvi Rawoof | Reform UK | 8,792 | 21.4% | +7.1 |
| Kate Belmonte | Green Party | 2,318 | 5.6% | -0.8 |
| Stuart Bourne | Liberal Democrat | 2,248 | 5.5% | -6.8 |
| Peter Cook | Independent | 344 | 0.8% | -1.2 |
| Roger Peacock | Christian Peoples Alliance | 175 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
| Peter Wheeler | Social Democratic Party | 111 | 0.3% | +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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