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Stoke-on-Trent South
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Photograph shows Blythe Bridge, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Stoke-on-Trent South.
Your member of parliament
Dr Allison Gardner
LabourLabour won Stoke-on-Trent South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 627 votes, or 1.5 points. A swing of 0.8 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 29 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 621.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 1.5 points, which is larger than 29 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 627 votes.
Majority
627
1.5% of votes cast.
Turnout
58.5%
-1.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
40,942 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison GardnerElected | Labour | 14,221 | 34.7% | +1.0 |
| Jack Brereton | Conservative | 13,594 | 33.2% | +9.5 |
| Michael Baily | Reform UK | 8,851 | 21.6% | +7.3 |
| Alec Sandiford | Liberal Democrat | 1,577 | 3.9% | -8.4 |
| Asif Mehmood | Independent | 1,372 | 3.4% | +1.3 |
| Peggy Wiseman | Green Party | 1,207 | 2.9% | -3.4 |
| Carla Parrish | Independent | 120 | 0.3% | -1.8 |
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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