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Sevenoaks
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Your member of parliament
Laura Trott
ConservativeConservative won Sevenoaks at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,440 votes, or 10.9 points. A swing of 5.5 points to Liberal Democrat would take it. That makes it safer than 245 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 405.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 10.9 points, which is larger than 245 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Liberal Democrat by 5,440 votes.
Majority
5,440
10.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.7%
+8.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
49,899 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura TrottElected | Conservative | 18,328 | 36.7% | +13.0 |
| Richard Streatfeild | Liberal Democrat | 12,888 | 25.8% | +13.6 |
| James Milmine | Reform UK | 9,341 | 18.7% | +4.4 |
| Denise Scott-McDonald | Labour | 6,802 | 13.6% | -20.1 |
| Laura Manston | Green Party | 2,033 | 4.1% | -2.3 |
| Elwyn Jones | Rejoin EU | 298 | 0.6% | +0.6 |
| Adam Hibbert | Social Democratic Party | 209 | 0.4% | +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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