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Stoke-on-Trent Central
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Your member of parliament
Gareth Snell
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Stoke-on-Trent Central at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,409 votes, or 18.2 points. A swing of 9.1 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 406 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 244.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 18.2 points, which is larger than 406 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 6,409 votes.
Majority
6,409
18.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
47.8%
-11.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
35,289 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth SnellElected | Labour | 14,950 | 42.4% | +8.7 |
| Luke Shenton | Reform UK | 8,541 | 24.2% | +9.9 |
| Chandra Kanneganti | Conservative | 6,221 | 17.6% | -6.1 |
| Navid Kaleem | Independent | 2,281 | 6.5% | +4.4 |
| Adam Colclough | Green Party | 1,703 | 4.8% | -1.6 |
| Laura McCarthy | Liberal Democrat | 999 | 2.8% | -9.4 |
| Andy Poleshaw | Independent | 315 | 0.9% | -1.2 |
| AliRom Alirom | Independent | 279 | 0.8% | -1.3 |
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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