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Your member of parliament
Mrs Elsie Blundell
LabourLabour won Heywood and Middleton North at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,082 votes, or 16.4 points. A swing of 8.2 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 376 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 274.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 16.4 points, which is larger than 376 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 6,082 votes.
Majority
6,082
16.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
50.6%
-9.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
37,130 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie BlundellElected | Labour | 15,069 | 40.6% | +6.9 |
| Steve Potter | Reform UK | 8,987 | 24.2% | +9.9 |
| Laura-Beth Thompson | Conservative | 6,423 | 17.3% | -6.4 |
| Chris Furlong | Independent | 4,349 | 11.7% | +9.7 |
| Tom Shaw | Liberal Democrat | 2,302 | 6.2% | -6.0 |
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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