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Halifax
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Your member of parliament
Kate Dearden
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Halifax at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,269 votes, or 15.6 points. A swing of 7.8 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 354 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 296.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 15.6 points, which is larger than 354 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 6,269 votes.
Majority
6,269
15.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
51.9%
-7.8 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
40,214 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate DeardenElected | Labour | 14,135 | 35.1% | +1.4 |
| Hazel Sharp | Conservative | 7,866 | 19.6% | -4.1 |
| James Griffith-Jones | Reform UK | 7,811 | 19.4% | +5.1 |
| Martin Hey | Green Party | 4,133 | 10.3% | +3.9 |
| Shakir Saghir | Workers Party of Britain | 2,543 | 6.3% | +5.6 |
| Samuel Jackson | Liberal Democrat | 2,359 | 5.9% | -6.3 |
| Perveen Hussain | Independent | 1,367 | 3.4% | +1.4 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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