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Monmouthshire
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Your member of parliament
Catherine Fookes
LabourLabour won Monmouthshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,338 votes, or 6.6 points. A swing of 3.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 139 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 511.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 6.6 points, which is larger than 139 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 3,338 votes.
Majority
3,338
6.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
68.0%
+8.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
50,844 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine FookesElected | Labour | 21,010 | 41.3% | +7.6 |
| David Davies | Conservative | 17,672 | 34.8% | +11.1 |
| Max Windsor-Peplow | Reform UK | 5,438 | 10.7% | -3.6 |
| Ian Chandler | Green Party | 2,357 | 4.6% | -1.8 |
| William Powell | Liberal Democrat | 2,279 | 4.5% | -7.7 |
| Ioan Bellin | Plaid Cymru | 1,273 | 2.5% | +1.8 |
| Owen Lewis | Independent | 457 | 0.9% | -1.1 |
| June Davies | True & Fair Party | 255 | 0.5% | +0.5 |
| Emma Meredith | Heritage Party | 103 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
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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