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Hitchin
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Your member of parliament
Alistair Strathern
LabourLabour won Hitchin at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,109 votes, or 15.4 points. A swing of 7.7 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 350 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 300.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 15.4 points, which is larger than 350 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 8,109 votes.
Majority
8,109
15.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
69.2%
+9.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
52,510 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair StrathernElected | Labour | 23,067 | 43.9% | +10.2 |
| Bim Afolami | Conservative | 14,958 | 28.5% | +4.8 |
| Charles Bunker | Reform UK | 6,760 | 12.9% | -1.4 |
| Chris Lucas | Liberal Democrat | 4,913 | 9.4% | -2.9 |
| Will Lavin | Green Party | 2,631 | 5.0% | -1.4 |
| Sid Cordle | Christian Peoples Alliance | 181 | 0.3% | +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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