England · Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Covers Minster · Queenborough · Sheerness · Sittingbourne and more
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Your member of parliament
Kevin McKenna
LabourLabour won Sittingbourne and Sheppey at the 2024 general election with a majority of 355 votes, or 0.9 points. A swing of 0.5 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 17 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 633.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 0.9 points, which is larger than 17 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 355 votes.
Majority
355
0.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
51.9%
-7.8 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
40,998 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McKennaElected | Labour | 11,919 | 29.1% | -4.6 |
| Aisha Cuthbert | Conservative | 11,564 | 28.2% | +4.5 |
| William Fotheringham-Bray | Reform UK | 10,512 | 25.6% | +11.3 |
| Mike Baldock | Swale Independents | 3,238 | 7.9% | +7.9 |
| Sam Banks | Green Party | 1,692 | 4.1% | -2.3 |
| Frances Kneller | Liberal Democrat | 1,321 | 3.2% | -9.0 |
| Matt Brown | Independent | 529 | 1.3% | -0.8 |
| Mad Mike Young | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 223 | 0.5% | +0.5 |
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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