England · Constituency
Penrith and Solway
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Your member of parliament
Markus Campbell-Savours
LabourLabour won Penrith and Solway at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,257 votes, or 10.7 points. A swing of 5.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 240 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 410.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 10.7 points, which is larger than 240 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 5,257 votes.
Majority
5,257
10.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
63.2%
+3.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
49,281 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Campbell-SavoursElected | Labour | 19,986 | 40.6% | +6.9 |
| Mark Jenkinson | Conservative | 14,729 | 29.9% | +6.2 |
| Matthew Moody | Reform UK | 7,624 | 15.5% | +1.2 |
| Julia Aglionby | Liberal Democrat | 4,742 | 9.6% | -2.6 |
| Susan Denham-Smith | Green Party | 1,730 | 3.5% | -2.9 |
| Chris Johnston | Independent | 195 | 0.4% | -1.6 |
| Shaun Long | Social Democratic Party | 156 | 0.3% | +0.2 |
| Roy Ivinson | Independent | 119 | 0.2% | -1.8 |
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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