England · Constituency
New Forest West
Covers Fordingbridge · Lymington · New Milton
Photograph shows New Milton, a town in this constituency, not the whole of New Forest West.
Your member of parliament
Sir Desmond Swayne
ConservativeConservative won New Forest West at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,600 votes, or 12.1 points. A swing of 6.0 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 276 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 374.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 12.1 points, which is larger than 276 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 5,600 votes.
Majority
5,600
12.1% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.5%
+7.8 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
46,337 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond SwayneElected | Conservative | 16,412 | 35.4% | +11.7 |
| Sally Johnston | Labour | 10,812 | 23.3% | -10.4 |
| Jack Davies | Liberal Democrat | 8,186 | 17.7% | +5.5 |
| Reginald Chester-Sterne | Reform UK | 7,577 | 16.4% | +2.1 |
| Anna Collar | Green Party | 2,800 | 6.0% | -0.4 |
| Gavin Ridley | Animal Welfare Party | 393 | 0.8% | +0.8 |
| Paul Simon | Social Democratic Party | 157 | 0.3% | +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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