England · Constituency
South West Wiltshire
Covers Mere · Warminster · Westbury · Paxcroft Mead
Photograph shows Warminster, a town in this constituency, not the whole of South West Wiltshire.
Your member of parliament
Dr Andrew Murrison
ConservativeConservative won South West Wiltshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,243 votes, or 7.0 points. A swing of 3.5 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 151 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 499.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 7.0 points, which is larger than 151 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 3,243 votes.
Majority
3,243
7.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
63.2%
+3.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
46,168 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew MurrisonElected | Conservative | 15,617 | 33.8% | +10.1 |
| Evelyn Akoto | Labour | 12,374 | 26.8% | -6.9 |
| Garry Irvin | Reform UK | 7,840 | 17.0% | +2.7 |
| Bret Palmer | Liberal Democrat | 7,205 | 15.6% | +3.4 |
| Fay Whitfield | Green Party | 2,243 | 4.9% | -1.5 |
| James Ward | Independent | 448 | 1.0% | -1.1 |
| Thomas Culshaw | Independent | 441 | 1.0% | -1.1 |
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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