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St Ives
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Your member of parliament
Andrew George
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won St Ives at the 2024 general election with a majority of 13,786 votes, or 28.7 points. A swing of 14.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 543 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 107.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 28.7 points, which is larger than 543 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 13,786 votes.
Majority
13,786
28.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
68.7%
+9.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
48,106 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew GeorgeElected | Liberal Democrat | 25,033 | 52.0% | +39.8 |
| Derek Thomas | Conservative | 11,247 | 23.4% | -0.3 |
| Giane Mortimer | Reform UK | 6,492 | 13.5% | -0.8 |
| Filson Ali | Labour | 2,788 | 5.8% | -27.9 |
| Ian Flindall | Green Party | 1,797 | 3.7% | -2.7 |
| Dave Laity | Independent | 360 | 0.7% | -1.3 |
| Paul Nicholson | Liberal | 187 | 0.4% | +0.4 |
| Jason Saunders | UK Independence Party | 111 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
| John Harris | The Common People | 91 | 0.2% | +0.2 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. 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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