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Stroud
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Your member of parliament
Dr Simon Opher
LabourLabour won Stroud at the 2024 general election with a majority of 11,388 votes, or 20.6 points. A swing of 10.3 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 444 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 206.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 20.6 points, which is larger than 444 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 11,388 votes.
Majority
11,388
20.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
70.9%
+11.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
55,221 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon OpherElected | Labour | 25,607 | 46.4% | +12.7 |
| Siobhan Baillie | Conservative | 14,219 | 25.7% | +2.0 |
| Chris Lester | Reform UK | 6,329 | 11.5% | -2.8 |
| Pete Kennedy | Green Party | 5,729 | 10.4% | +4.0 |
| George James | Liberal Democrat | 2,913 | 5.3% | -6.9 |
| Saskia Whitfield | Independent | 261 | 0.5% | -1.6 |
| Jason Hughes | Volt United Kingdom | 163 | 0.3% | +0.3 |
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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