England · Constituency
Skipton and Ripon
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Your member of parliament
Sir Julian Smith
ConservativeConservative won Skipton and Ripon at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,650 votes, or 3.1 points. A swing of 1.6 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 69 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 581.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 3.1 points, which is larger than 69 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 1,650 votes.
Majority
1,650
3.1% of votes cast.
Turnout
67.5%
+7.8 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
53,450 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian SmithElected | Conservative | 18,833 | 35.2% | +11.5 |
| Malcolm Birks | Labour | 17,183 | 32.1% | -1.6 |
| Simon Garvey | Reform UK | 8,516 | 15.9% | +1.6 |
| Andrew Murday | Liberal Democrat | 4,194 | 7.8% | -4.4 |
| Andy Brown | Green Party | 3,446 | 6.4% | +0.1 |
| Ryan Kett | The Yorkshire Party | 627 | 1.2% | +1.1 |
| Keith Tordoff | Independent | 493 | 0.9% | -1.1 |
| Guy Phoenix | Heritage Party | 158 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
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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