England · Constituency
Loughborough
Covers Loughborough · Shepshed · Shelthorpe
Photograph shows Shepshed, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Loughborough.
Your member of parliament
Dr Jeevun Sandher
LabourLabour won Loughborough at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,960 votes, or 11.7 points. A swing of 5.8 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 264 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 386.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 11.7 points, which is larger than 264 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 4,960 votes.
Majority
4,960
11.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.3%
+1.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
42,259 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeevun SandherElected | Labour | 17,249 | 40.8% | +7.1 |
| Jane Hunt | Conservative | 12,289 | 29.1% | +5.4 |
| Andy McWilliam | Reform UK | 7,204 | 17.0% | +2.8 |
| Hans Zollinger-Ball | Green Party | 2,956 | 7.0% | +0.6 |
| Ian Sharpe | Liberal Democrat | 2,561 | 6.1% | -6.2 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. 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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