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Harpenden and Berkhamsted
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Your member of parliament
Victoria Collins
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won Harpenden and Berkhamsted at the 2024 general election with a majority of 10,708 votes, or 19.7 points. A swing of 9.8 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 433 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 217.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 19.7 points, which is larger than 433 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 10,708 votes.
Majority
10,708
19.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
75.2%
+15.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
54,336 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria CollinsElected | Liberal Democrat | 27,282 | 50.2% | +38.0 |
| Nigel Gardner | Conservative | 16,574 | 30.5% | +6.8 |
| Saba Poursaeedi | Reform UK | 4,245 | 7.8% | -6.5 |
| Zara Layne | Labour | 4,061 | 7.5% | -26.2 |
| Paul De Hoest | Green Party | 1,951 | 3.6% | -2.8 |
| Mark Patten | Social Democratic Party | 223 | 0.4% | +0.3 |
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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