England · Constituency
Lewisham East
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Photograph shows Catford, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Lewisham East.
Your member of parliament
Janet Daby
LabourLabour won Lewisham East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 18,073 votes, or 44.5 points. A swing of 22.3 points to Green Party would take it. That makes it safer than 642 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 8.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 44.5 points, which is larger than 642 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Green Party by 18,073 votes.
Majority
18,073
44.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
55.4%
-4.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
40,637 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet DabyElected | Labour | 23,646 | 58.2% | +24.5 |
| Mike Herron | Green Party | 5,573 | 13.7% | +7.3 |
| Louise Brice | Conservative | 4,401 | 10.8% | -12.9 |
| Ruth Handyside | Reform UK | 3,469 | 8.5% | -5.8 |
| Callum Littlemore | Liberal Democrat | 2,471 | 6.1% | -6.1 |
| Steph Koffi | Workers Party of Britain | 577 | 1.4% | +0.7 |
| Maureen Martin | Christian Peoples Alliance | 404 | 1.0% | +1.0 |
| Richard Galloway | Young People's Party | 96 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty 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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