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Rochester and Strood
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Your member of parliament
Lauren Edwards
LabourLabour won Rochester and Strood at the 2024 general election with a majority of 2,930 votes, or 6.9 points. A swing of 3.5 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 147 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 503.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 6.9 points, which is larger than 147 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 2,930 votes.
Majority
2,930
6.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
57.4%
-2.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
42,598 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren EdwardsElected | Labour | 15,403 | 36.2% | +2.5 |
| Kelly Tolhurst | Conservative | 12,473 | 29.3% | +5.6 |
| Daniel Dabin | Reform UK | 9,966 | 23.4% | +9.1 |
| Cat Jamieson | Green Party | 2,427 | 5.7% | -0.7 |
| Graham Colley | Liberal Democrat | 1,894 | 4.4% | -7.8 |
| John Innes | Workers Party of Britain | 245 | 0.6% | -0.2 |
| Peter Burch | Heritage Party | 190 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
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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