England · Constituency
Ilford South
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Your member of parliament
Jas Athwal
LabourLabour won Ilford South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,894 votes, or 16.7 points. A swing of 8.3 points to Independent would take it. That makes it safer than 385 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 265.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 16.7 points, which is larger than 385 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Independent by 6,894 votes.
Majority
6,894
16.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
50.8%
-8.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
41,170 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jas AthwalElected | Labour | 16,537 | 40.2% | +6.5 |
| Noor Begum | Independent | 9,643 | 23.4% | +21.4 |
| Sayeed Syduzzaman | Conservative | 6,142 | 14.9% | -8.8 |
| Syed Siddiqi | Green Party | 3,437 | 8.3% | +2.0 |
| Raj Forhad | Reform UK | 2,329 | 5.7% | -8.6 |
| Golam Tipu | Workers Party of Britain | 1,366 | 3.3% | +2.6 |
| Richard Clare | Liberal Democrat | 1,340 | 3.3% | -9.0 |
| Andy Walker | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 376 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
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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