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Preston
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Your member of parliament
Sir Mark Hendrick
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Preston at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,291 votes, or 13.2 points. A swing of 6.6 points to Independent would take it. That makes it safer than 300 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 350.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 13.2 points, which is larger than 300 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Independent by 5,291 votes.
Majority
5,291
13.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
51.7%
-8.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
10
39,993 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark HendrickElected | Labour | 14,006 | 35.0% | +1.3 |
| Michael Lavalette | Independent | 8,715 | 21.8% | +19.7 |
| James Elliot | Reform UK | 5,738 | 14.3% | +0.1 |
| Trevor Hart | Conservative | 5,212 | 13.0% | -10.7 |
| Neil Darby | Liberal Democrat | 3,195 | 8.0% | -4.2 |
| Isabella Metcalf-Riener | Green Party | 1,751 | 4.4% | -2.0 |
| Yousuf Bhailok | Independent | 891 | 2.2% | +0.2 |
| Joseph O'Meachair | Rejoin EU | 216 | 0.5% | +0.5 |
| David Brooks | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 145 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
| Derek Killeen | UK Independence Party | 124 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
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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