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Portsmouth North
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Your member of parliament
Amanda Martin
LabourLabour won Portsmouth North at the 2024 general election with a majority of 780 votes, or 1.9 points. A swing of 0.9 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 39 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 611.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 1.9 points, which is larger than 39 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 780 votes.
Majority
780
1.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.0%
-0.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
5
41,593 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda MartinElected | Labour | 14,495 | 34.8% | +1.1 |
| Penny Mordaunt | Conservative | 13,715 | 33.0% | +9.3 |
| Melvyn Todd | Reform UK | 8,501 | 20.4% | +6.1 |
| Simon Dodd | Liberal Democrat | 3,031 | 7.3% | -4.9 |
| Duncan Robinson | Green Party | 1,851 | 4.5% | -1.9 |
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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