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Lichfield
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Your member of parliament
Dave Robertson
LabourLabour won Lichfield at the 2024 general election with a majority of 810 votes, or 1.6 points. A swing of 0.8 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 31 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 619.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 1.6 points, which is larger than 31 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 810 votes.
Majority
810
1.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
64.5%
+4.8 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
49,104 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave RobertsonElected | Labour | 17,232 | 35.1% | +1.4 |
| Michael Fabricant | Conservative | 16,422 | 33.4% | +9.7 |
| Richard Howard | Reform UK | 9,734 | 19.8% | +5.5 |
| Paul Ray | Liberal Democrat | 3,572 | 7.3% | -4.9 |
| Heather McNeillis | Green Party | 1,724 | 3.5% | -2.9 |
| Pete Longman | Independent | 322 | 0.7% | -1.4 |
| John Madden | Independent | 98 | 0.2% | -1.8 |
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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