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Penistone and Stocksbridge
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Your member of parliament
Dr Marie Tidball
LabourLabour won Penistone and Stocksbridge at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,739 votes, or 19.9 points. A swing of 9.9 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 435 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 215.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 19.9 points, which is larger than 435 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 8,739 votes.
Majority
8,739
19.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
62.4%
+2.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
43,965 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie TidballElected | Labour | 19,169 | 43.6% | +9.9 |
| Miriam Cates | Conservative | 10,430 | 23.7% | +0.0 |
| Edward Dillingham | Reform UK | 9,456 | 21.5% | +7.2 |
| Rob Reiss | Liberal Democrat | 2,866 | 6.5% | -5.7 |
| Andy Davies | Green Party | 2,044 | 4.6% | -1.7 |
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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