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Jarrow and Gateshead East
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Your member of parliament
Kate Osborne
LabourLabour won Jarrow and Gateshead East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,964 votes, or 24.4 points. A swing of 12.2 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 505 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 145.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 24.4 points, which is larger than 505 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 8,964 votes.
Majority
8,964
24.4% of votes cast.
Turnout
52.3%
-7.4 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
36,728 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate OsborneElected | Labour | 18,856 | 51.3% | +17.6 |
| Lynda Alexander | Reform UK | 9,892 | 26.9% | +12.6 |
| Jack Gebhard | Conservative | 3,354 | 9.1% | -14.6 |
| Nic Cook | Green Party | 2,384 | 6.5% | +0.1 |
| Jamie Rickelton | Liberal Democrat | 1,740 | 4.7% | -7.5 |
| Mark Conway | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 502 | 1.4% | +1.4 |
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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