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Gosport
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Your member of parliament
Dame Caroline Dinenage
ConservativeConservative won Gosport at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,054 votes, or 13.7 points. A swing of 6.8 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 314 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 336.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 13.7 points, which is larger than 314 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 6,054 votes.
Majority
6,054
13.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
60.4%
+0.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
44,277 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline DinenageElected | Conservative | 17,830 | 40.3% | +16.6 |
| Edward Batterbury | Labour | 11,776 | 26.6% | -7.1 |
| Matt Mulliss | Reform UK | 7,983 | 18.0% | +3.7 |
| Tim Bearder | Liberal Democrat | 4,039 | 9.1% | -3.1 |
| Tony Sudworth | Green Party | 1,948 | 4.4% | -2.0 |
| Jeff Roberts | Independent | 334 | 0.8% | -1.3 |
| Lisa Englefield | Heritage Party | 319 | 0.7% | +0.7 |
| Dave Watson | Hampshire Independents | 48 | 0.1% | +0.1 |
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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