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Hornchurch and Upminster
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Photograph shows Hornchurch. The constituency reaches beyond the town itself.
Your member of parliament
Julia Lopez
ConservativeConservative won Hornchurch and Upminster at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,943 votes, or 4.1 points. A swing of 2.0 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 94 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 556.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 4.1 points, which is larger than 94 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Reform UK by 1,943 votes.
Majority
1,943
4.1% of votes cast.
Turnout
62.2%
+2.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
46,911 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia LopezElected | Conservative | 15,260 | 32.5% | +8.8 |
| Nicholas Palmer | Reform UK | 13,317 | 28.4% | +14.1 |
| Sunny Brar | Labour | 12,939 | 27.6% | -6.1 |
| Melanie Collins | Green Party | 2,620 | 5.6% | -0.8 |
| Ian Sanderson | Liberal Democrat | 2,381 | 5.1% | -7.1 |
| David Warren Durant | Independent | 394 | 0.8% | -1.2 |
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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