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Runcorn and Helsby
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Your member of parliament
Sarah Pochin
Reform UKLabour won Runcorn and Helsby at the 2024 general election with a majority of 14,696 votes, or 34.8 points. A swing of 17.4 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 593 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 57.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 34.8 points, which is larger than 593 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
by-election of 1 May 2025
The by-election
This seat has voted since the general election. Sarah Pochin was returned at the by-election of 1 May 2025.
Majority
6
0.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
46.2%
32,655 of 70,666 on the register.
Candidates
15
32,655 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Joanne PochinElected | Reform UK | 12,645 | 38.7% |
| Karen Louise Shore | Labour | 12,639 | 38.7% |
| Sean Houlston | Conservative | 2,341 | 7.2% |
| Chris Copeman | Green Party | 2,314 | 7.1% |
| Paul Duffy | Liberal Democrat | 942 | 2.9% |
| Dan Clarke | Liberal | 454 | 1.4% |
| Michael Williams | Independent | 363 | 1.1% |
| Alan Mckie | Independent | 269 | 0.8% |
| Peter Ford | Workers Party of Britain | 164 | 0.5% |
| John Stevens | Rejoin EU | 129 | 0.4% |
| Howling Laud Hope | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 128 | 0.4% |
| Catherine Anne Blaiklock | English Democrats | 95 | 0.3% |
| Paul Andrew Murphy | Social Democratic Party | 68 | 0.2% |
| Jason Philip Hughes | Volt United Kingdom | 54 | 0.2% |
| Graham Harry Moore | English Constitution Party | 50 | 0.2% |
2024 general election
And at the general election
Majority
14,696
34.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.7%
-0.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
42,235 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike AmesburyElected | Labour | 22,358 | 52.9% | +19.2 |
| Jason Moorcroft | Reform UK | 7,662 | 18.1% | +3.8 |
| Jade Marsden | Conservative | 6,756 | 16.0% | -7.7 |
| Chris Copeman | Green Party | 2,715 | 6.4% | +0.0 |
| Chris Rowe | Liberal Democrat | 2,149 | 5.1% | -7.1 |
| Danny Clarke | Liberal | 479 | 1.1% | +1.1 |
| Paul Murphy | Social Democratic Party | 116 | 0.3% | +0.2 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty 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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