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Hertford and Stortford
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Your member of parliament
Josh Dean
LabourLabour won Hertford and Stortford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,748 votes, or 8.8 points. A swing of 4.4 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 189 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 461.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 8.8 points, which is larger than 189 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 4,748 votes.
Majority
4,748
8.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
68.4%
+8.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
54,009 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Robert Abraham DeanElected | Labour | 20,808 | 38.5% | +4.8 |
| Julie Marson | Conservative | 16,060 | 29.7% | +6.0 |
| John Burmicz | Reform UK | 8,325 | 15.4% | +1.1 |
| Nick Cox | Green Party | 4,373 | 8.1% | +1.7 |
| Helen Rosemary Campbell | Liberal Democrat | 4,167 | 7.7% | -4.5 |
| Jane Fowler | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 139 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
| Barry Hensall | Heritage Party | 137 | 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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