England · Constituency
Leyton and Wanstead
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Photograph shows Aldersbrook, a suburb in this constituency, not the whole of Leyton and Wanstead.
Your member of parliament
Mr Calvin Bailey
LabourLabour won Leyton and Wanstead at the 2024 general election with a majority of 13,964 votes, or 31.9 points. A swing of 15.9 points to Green Party would take it. That makes it safer than 572 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 78.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 31.9 points, which is larger than 572 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Green Party by 13,964 votes.
Majority
13,964
31.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.2%
+1.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
43,732 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin BaileyElected | Labour | 20,755 | 47.5% | +13.8 |
| Charlotte Lafferty | Green Party | 6,791 | 15.5% | +9.1 |
| Gloria Croxall | Conservative | 4,846 | 11.1% | -12.6 |
| Shanell Johnson | Independent | 4,173 | 9.5% | +7.5 |
| Tara Copeland | Liberal Democrat | 2,815 | 6.4% | -5.8 |
| David Sandground | Reform UK | 2,475 | 5.7% | -8.6 |
| Mahtab Aziz | Workers Party of Britain | 1,633 | 3.7% | +3.0 |
| Simon Bezer | Rejoin EU | 244 | 0.6% | +0.5 |
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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