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Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
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Your member of parliament
Andy McDonald
LabourLabour won Middlesbrough and Thornaby East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,192 votes, or 26.7 points. A swing of 13.3 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 528 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 122.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 26.7 points, which is larger than 528 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 9,192 votes.
Majority
9,192
26.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
45.8%
-13.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
34,407 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy McDonaldElected | Labour | 16,238 | 47.2% | +13.5 |
| Patrick Seargeant | Reform UK | 7,046 | 20.5% | +6.2 |
| Kiran Fothergill | Conservative | 6,174 | 17.9% | -5.8 |
| Mehmoona Ameen | Workers Party of Britain | 2,007 | 5.8% | +5.1 |
| Matthew Harris | Green Party | 1,522 | 4.4% | -2.0 |
| Mo Waqas | Liberal Democrat | 1,037 | 3.0% | -9.2 |
| Mark Baxtrem | Independent | 383 | 1.1% | -0.9 |
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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