England · Constituency
North West Essex
Covers Great Dunmow · Saffron Walden · Thaxted · Church End
Photograph shows Saffron Walden, a town in this constituency, not the whole of North West Essex.
Your member of parliament
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
ConservativeConservative won North West Essex at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,610 votes, or 4.8 points. A swing of 2.4 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 108 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 542.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 4.8 points, which is larger than 108 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 2,610 votes.
Majority
2,610
4.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
68.2%
+8.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
54,386 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemi BadenochElected | Conservative | 19,360 | 35.6% | +11.9 |
| Issy Waite | Labour | 16,750 | 30.8% | -2.9 |
| Grant StClair-Armstrong | Reform UK | 7,668 | 14.1% | -0.2 |
| Smita Rajesh | Liberal Democrat | 6,055 | 11.1% | -1.1 |
| Edward Gildea | Green Party | 2,846 | 5.2% | -1.2 |
| Andrew Green | Independent | 852 | 1.6% | -0.5 |
| Erik Bonino | Independent | 699 | 1.3% | -0.8 |
| Niko Omilana | Independent | 156 | 0.3% | -1.8 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. 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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