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Smethwick
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Your member of parliament
Gurinder Singh Josan
LabourLabour won Smethwick at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,188 votes, or 31.9 points. A swing of 15.9 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 572 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 78.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 31.9 points, which is larger than 572 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 11,188 votes.
Majority
11,188
31.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
48.2%
-11.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
35,115 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurinder JosanElected | Labour | 16,858 | 48.0% | +14.3 |
| Pete Durnell | Reform UK | 5,670 | 16.1% | +1.9 |
| Kate Fairhurst | Conservative | 4,546 | 12.9% | -10.8 |
| Roderick MacRorie | Green Party | 2,741 | 7.8% | +1.4 |
| Nahim Rubani | Workers Party of Britain | 2,449 | 7.0% | +6.2 |
| Jay Anandou | Independent | 1,322 | 3.8% | +1.7 |
| Oliver Patrick | Liberal Democrat | 1,018 | 2.9% | -9.3 |
| Christopher Graham | Independent | 348 | 1.0% | -1.1 |
| Ravaldeep Bath | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 163 | 0.5% | +0.4 |
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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