England · Constituency
Newark
Covers Bingham · Southwell · Tuxford
Photograph shows Tuxford, a town in this constituency, not the whole of Newark.
Your member of parliament
Robert Jenrick
Reform UKConservative won Newark at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,572 votes, or 6.7 points. A swing of 3.4 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 140 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 510.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 6.7 points, which is larger than 140 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 3,572 votes.
Majority
3,572
6.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.0%
+7.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
53,459 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert JenrickElected | Conservative | 20,968 | 39.2% | +15.5 |
| Saj Ahmad | Labour | 17,396 | 32.5% | -1.2 |
| Robert Palmer | Reform UK | 8,280 | 15.5% | +1.2 |
| David Watts | Liberal Democrat | 3,026 | 5.7% | -6.6 |
| Michael Ackroyd | Green Party | 2,345 | 4.4% | -2.0 |
| Adrian Amer | Independent Network | 809 | 1.5% | +1.5 |
| Lyn Galbraith | Independent | 329 | 0.6% | -1.4 |
| Matthew Darrington | English Democrats | 156 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
| Collan Siddique | Workers Party of Britain | 150 | 0.3% | -0.4 |
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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