England · Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire
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Your member of parliament
Jesse Norman
ConservativeConservative won Hereford and South Herefordshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,279 votes, or 2.8 points. A swing of 1.4 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 63 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 587.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 2.8 points, which is larger than 63 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 1,279 votes.
Majority
1,279
2.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
63.1%
+3.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
45,572 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse NormanElected | Conservative | 14,871 | 32.6% | +8.9 |
| Joe Emmett | Labour | 13,592 | 29.8% | -3.9 |
| Nigel Ely | Reform UK | 8,395 | 18.4% | +4.1 |
| Dan Powell | Liberal Democrat | 5,325 | 11.7% | -0.5 |
| Diana Toynbee | Green Party | 3,175 | 7.0% | +0.6 |
| Mark Weaden | Independent | 214 | 0.5% | -1.6 |
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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